The long weekend was looking too nice to stay in the city, and I was fortunate to find two Rambler friends to join me on a last-minute backpacking more...
After a hot and sweaty climb on the trail we enjoyed a nice ridgewalk to the fourth bump just before the crux downclimb .Very pleasant conditions w more...
Participants: Rosanne, Philip, David, Yolande, Susan, Alda, Bill, Gordon, Jenny, guest Randolph
more...I postponed this trip by two days because of more than 50cm of fresh snow from last weekend, and it worked out perfectly. A few deep patches remai more...
Given the uncertainty of snow depth after the weekend storm, we didn’t know how high we’d get. The hike up to the outlier was straightforward despi more...
A relaxed and very pleasant hike taking in the three modest summits of Powderface ridge. The NW outlier , the high point of the main ridge and the more...
All of us were anxious to go hiking today considering the rainy forecast for the next few days. We set out and our first decision was to more...
We were chased away from the first summit by a police helicopter that wanted to land to retrieve some communications equipment and from the second more...
Participants: Sim, Ulrike, Evan, Stephanie. Total stats 19.12km, 1317m of elevation gain, and 10h40min to complete
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After meeting at the parking lot just beyond the Elbow Falls turning, we headed off at about 10 am under a bl more...
Participants: Mike, Carolyn, Tatyana, Stephanie, Mark, David
The total stats for the day was roughly 19 more...
Green meadows ,an abundance of flowers, extensive views and no smoke. A very enjoyable hike with excellent group. Participants: Francisco C/S, more...
What a delightful ridge walk!! We parked at the Jumpingpound summit trail and wandered up and down over three peaks before settli more...
We had a great day: 2 black bears seen from the car, stormy weather in most directions but no rain on us (and quite a bit of sun), some nice flower more...
Participants: Joe, Christine, Terry, Jim, Gary, Jeannette, Colleen. Seven of us has a very good day out cyclin more...
This was a first time traverse of Raspberry ridge for 8 of the participants. We were fortunate that the westerly wind blew away t more...
What a treat to be in Waterton again, and especially to see it at a different time of year than the annual Ramblers tradition.
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After a couple of hours walking in the stony creek beds of north Canyon creek we started the arduous climb to the peak proper. Only the last part i more...
Participants: Ron, Barbara, Susan, Ivan, Bill Enjoyable ride with great group.Thanks everyone.IVAN
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A pretty much perfect day, with a breeze to temper the warm sun, abundant wildflowers, and plenty of time to relax and enjoy the surroundings with more...
Another great day to be out in the mountains. The sky was blue, the temperature was pleasant, and although the winds were brisk at the trailhead th more...
The day started out a little cool, jackets were on as we started up the trail. Within 15 minutes our warmup was done and the first stop was made to more...
We had a very enjoyable ridge traverse from Jumpingpound summit trailhead up to the summit, across to Cox hill then down to Dawso more...
The day started out sunny with 23 degrees. A relaxed walk up to the top of Mount Hoffman got us there in time for a lunch in the sun. Views of the more...
Another spectacular day on a favourite hike with awesome Ramblers.
The trail was in good shape and we appreciated helmets as we carefully more...After the creek crossing and the steep climb we enjoyed a pleasant walk on the wide ridge. Plenty of crocuses and tiny shooting stars in sheltered more...
This was a very rewarding and not too hard hike with decent weather and excellent group. After an early lunch on Belmore Browne we carried on to th more...
Our small group enjoyed a lovely day in the foothills with sunny skies, nice temperatures and little wind. We didn't see any other hikers, but met more...
We had beautiful weather for our trip to Wasootch Peak today. Some of us down climbed from the top and headed to a ridge walk, which was north of t more...
This was my third (and so far favourite) time up this outlier, so you'd think that by now I would unerringly find the toe of the ridge on the way u more...
Enjoyable ride with great group. Thanks everyone. Thanks Dave for pictures. Jeannette, Janet, Bob, Dave K. and IVAN
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This ended up being trip #c306, Gunnery Creek to Fir Creek via Grass Pass, instead of c326 as advertised. Under a blanket of clouds, we enjoyed dec more...
Participants: Jane, Carolyn, Donna, Ingrid, Marianne, Deborah, Colleen, Stephanie
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Participants: Sim, Bill, Dave, Peter, Margot, Stephanie
On the drive in from Calgary the weather wa more...
We were a little worried about the creek crossing, with all the recent rain there was the possibility of it being a raging torrent, however water l more...
It was raining on the drive to the Red Deer Lake carpool location, but not another drop until we returned to Calgary when we encountered li more...
The blooming shooting stars indicated spring, but the cold wind felt like winter. After reaching the snow-covered high point, we retreated to a roc more...
We had a very enjoyable hike wandering along the west Lusk ridge to the pointy peak. Lots of time to chat with each other and sit more...
What a great day out on my first trip as a probationary coordinator. Thanks to everyone who joined and what a great day it was.
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Surprisingly, this popular trip was new for 4 out of the 7 of us, including the coordinator. The long walk was nicer than I expected, and what a tr more...
I have to admit: I don't love this hike, because it takes a long time to get to the really good part. But it's not far from Calgary, dries out ear more...
A sunny warm day , a bit of bushwhacking and 360 degrees views. A worthwhile loop enjoyed by Francisco C/S, Gary, Phyllis, Susan, more...
Our large group enjoyed a lovely spring day in the foothills. There were quite a variety of flowers seen, including a Low Larkspur, many shooting s more...
We enjoyed a safe early season scramble up Loder Peak via Door Jamb. The weather was pretty close "as forecast" eg +8 to +16c, mostly sunny and win more...
This hike isn't very exciting, but it's always pleasant and an early-season option for a longer walk (particularly for the 4 backpackers in the gro more...
Since the coordinator, me, David, was last in this cave in 1994, I decided to check it out again before I die. Thanks to participants: {957 bo more...
Wasootch Peak is a regular spring outing for the Ramblers, provided great views and a hearty workout in a short trip. The strangest sighting was a more...