Participants: Yolande,Annie,guest Lorna Jurgens.

At least once a year, Forgetmenot Ridge is a fabulous destination. Doing it in the fall means waders are generally not required as they were not on this trip. The ascent was steep and rocky---faster and easier going up than the descent.

Ramblers enjoying the Forgetmenot Ridge hike.

Along the way we admired the holey tree ---there are now two of them. To the west and far below was the lovely sapphire jewel of Forgetmenot Pond

Looking west past Holey Tree to the sapphire jewel of Forgetmenot Pond.

and to the east a view the splendid fall colors of deciduous trees.


Fall colors in the Elbow Valley looking east from Forgetmenot Ridge.

We only met 3 hikers on the ridge and a little family of four on the Wildhorse trail. We figured that most hikers were scouting out the larches in K-Country. None to be found here, but the grasses on the ridge were beautifully colored copper, bronze and even pink.

We climbed the rocky knob

Heading up to the Rocky knob on Forgetmenot Ridge.

Rocky knob along Forgetmenot Ridge.

and continued southwest through a boulder-strewn stretch toward Forgetmenot Mountain. At one time at the high point to the right (once called Old Forgetmenot) someone had constructed a larger than life Inukshuk---eventually dismantled.

We continued south to a weather station that looked, from a distance, like a Sputnik with its antennaes and concrete dome structure.

Sputnik-like weather station on Forgetmenot.

On the north side of it we had lunch with a great view of peaks to the west including Glasgow Outlier ridge that one of the hikers planned to do on Thanksgiving Day. To the east was Forgetmenot Ridge that we had just traversed.

Forgetmenot Ridge looking east from the lunch spot.

The day was glorious with clear skies and an occasional cool breeze.

Coming back we were conscious of hiking at just the right angle not to miss the large cairn that marks the junction of the south and north tops.

The hike took 6 1/2 hours at a moderate, steady pace with a leisurely lunch break.

We crossed the Little Elbow on the way back, a great way to cool and refresh our feet and also cut off about 20 minutes of the return.

Cooling our heels in the Little Elbow after hiking Forgetmenot Ridge.

Great day on Forgetmenot!!