The temperature was cool, perfect for hiking, as five Ramblers set off saturday morning from the Upper Kananaskis Lake parking lot around the North side of the lake. We easily covered the 8km to the Fork campground in under two and a half hours. After setting up tents and having lunch, we set off, with much lighter packs, up the trail to Three Isle Lake. A female moose grazing beside the steep section up the headwall paid us scant attention as we grunted by.


Cow moose on Three Isle headwall

Two of our number opted to bask in the sun beside Three Isle Lake (aptly named for its two islands which, with the low water level, had coalesced into one) while the rest carried on up to a viewpoint


Approaching Northover Ridge viewpoint

to have a peek at the exit route from Northover Ridge.


Northover Ridge exit

Sunday morning saw us on the trail to North Kananaskis Pass where, with high spirits, we took a brief rest after negotiating a long, steep section of switchbacks.


Taking a short break after the uphill slog.

The views were expansive


View toward North Kananaskis Pass

as we continued along to our lunch stop at Turbine Canyon.


Turbine Canyon

A couple of kilometers after lunch got us to Maude Lake and the pass


Linda above Maude Lake and North Kananaskis Pass

where we had an extended stop


Linda, Anita and Marianne at North Kananaskis Pass

and admired the somewhat hazy views down Le Roy Creek to the Palliser River.


Le Roy Creek toward Palliser River

We had planned to return to our campsite via the south Kananaskis Pass but for a variety of reasons we wisely decided to return the way we came. On monday morning, instead of the planned hike to Beatty Lake, we opted for a leisurely breakfast


Breakfast at Fork Campground

(interrupted by a rather anxious bull moose trotting through the campsite) before setting off home in the gathering heat of the day.

Thanks to Anita for great trip. Participants: Kaare, Linda, Anita (coordinator), Jim and Marianne.