Our group set off from Ribbon Creek parking lot a little before 9.30am on a beautiful clear sunny Sunday, steadily climbing the steep switchbacked more...
Our group headed off at about 10 am under a moderate smoke haze and no wind. Being a Sunday, the climb to the summit was fairly busy but we saw jus more...
What a spectacular day! We left the people behind at Rockbound Lake and walked through the giant limestone playground that forms the plateau betwee more...
We had a fine trip, if a bit more arduous and tricky than we who did it a while ago remembered.
Only a few drops of rain, mixed sun and cloud. < more...
We enjoyed a very pleasant hike . This is one of those maximum reward with minimum effort hikes. Two hours to the summit for excellent views ,a bit more...
Participants: Sim, Tatyana, Stephanie, Mark, Serena
Distance: 12.2km, trip length: 8h37min, elevation gain: 14 more...
We started out as the smoke was clearing from the top of nihahi ridge. The water level at the first crossing was about 10 cm below my knee and the more...
We started off with a little smoke, hoping that it did not increase over the day. A snack stop and watching the fish jump was made at Lillian Lake, more...
Reaching trailhead was the opening of our day. staying to the right side of suspension bridge on ascent the trail steepens, opening into meadows hi more...
Sometimes plan B ends up being the better one! Having moved this trip from the day prior due to lingering wildfire smoke, and downgraded from the m more...
It was a nice moderate temperature for this foothills hike after the recent hot weather. The trail was dusty in spots reflecting the lack of precip more...
Overall, a fantastic trip filled with superb walking over passes and along ridges, abundant wildflowers, unique wildlife encounters, a peaceful cam more...
This was another wonderful fun day in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Even with the smell of smoke in the air, a dry trail, and the other hikers all more...
Despite the smoky conditions i think we all enjoyed this outing. Participants: Rosanne, Philip, Francisco C/S, Douglas, Jeannette more...
Participants: Christine, Leslie, David, guest Daryl, guest Brenda
UPPER KANANASKIS PADDLE
Upper Kananaskis Lake, located more...
We started off shortly before 9 with temperatures still a refreshing 14 or 15 degrees, pausing for a rest at the climbing wall.
We r more...
A trip full of experience, starting with the drive. Below old "Copper Mountain" at the washroom break, the sighting of three grizzly bears, one ful more...
Mount Niles was a long and challenging scramble, but the summit views made it well worth the effort. Key stats: 24 km, 11.5 hrs, 1,564 m elevation more...
Participants: Leslie, Barb, David, Deborah, Judy, Bruce
For most of the week leading up to our planne more...
A great short trip close to the city for a hot day, and fortunately the smoky air cleared up nicely by late morning . We walked the full length of more...
Participants: Scott, Tatyana, Stephanie, Serena
Trip length: 28.9km, approximate start time: 5:45am, approximate end time: more...
The day started out a little smoky but we were still able to hike. Our group of nine headed up to the summit. A stop along the way for refreshment more...
We set off on the trail at 9:30 am with 11 hikers, which was significantly less than the 20 who had originally signed up for the trip. The amount o more...
Participants: Chip, Gordon, Jenny, Cristina, Kristina
Conditions were forecast for hot and increasingly smoky more...
While I had done Ruby Ridge a number of times, I've always had my eyes on doing a traverse, ascending the southeast ridge to the slightly lower eas more...
Trailhead discussion centred around the warning of an aggressive bear incident two weeks prior, with all feeling comfortable with the plan to maint more...
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been on a “New to Her” peak with Alda.
Well this is just a "Hill", but it still got Alda out. Note the butte more...
We arrived at the trailhead seeing lots of smoke but rather than cancel we decided to go as far up as we could until the smoke became too much of a more...
What a lovely trail! Flowers, views, forest, rocks, creeks and beaches.
The trail breaks off from the one going to Bertha Lake about 2km from more...
It was a long , challenging day. But we made it.
We set out from the Bertha Lake trailhead just after 9. And trudged up the lake trail first more...
On a promising morning under mostly blue skies at Cameron Lake, we headed up on an out and back to Carthew Summit as fire smoke gradually encroache more...
The objective was to climb Anderson Peak via the basin to the south. We hiked up the scenic Blakiston Creek for an hour before turning up the drain more...
This is a lovely short hike that Jo and I like to do on the day we come to Waterton and before we check in to our hotel. Its 8 km long with about 3 more...
The day being not as hot, but humid, was felt on the trail within the forest. Once it opened up to views, a little breeze, more comfort was had. Fl more...
Excellent crew for my annual Wedge trip today! We lucked out that it wasn't crazy hot on the ascent, there was a cool breeze on the ridgewalk, and more...
Definitely not the right destination if you are looking for solitude or to have a "wilderness experience". Never the less we had a very pleasant da more...
It was a hot, windy, and smoky day. It was nice to get out in the mountains but the smoke and wind prevented us from reaching south baldy peak. We more...
Well, there was quite a bit of sweating today, and also a surprising amount of smoke. But we had a lovely (if challenging) trip that most had not d more...
After twice changing plans due to unexpected closures first the Sawmill parking lot and second the Headwall lakes trail we decided on Chester lake more...
After a bit of mucking around trying to avoid the always present boggy section low down, a relaxed walk on the old road led to lunch at treeline un more...
Wonderful hikes are always showing up on the menu. With a group of six, and off we head into the forest, a good moderate to the lookout. Above whi more...
Being one of the more favorite hikes is always settling, enjoyable. On the accent in the lower section there was 3-4 snowpacks to go over before r more...
Participants: Sim, Bill, Jack, Chip, Pam, Marianne, Nathalie, Matthew
One of those days more...
We had a fine day in lovely weather.
We started a few minutes after 9. In order to make a loop of most of the trip, and to include the lovely tr more...
We had a very nice hike up to Powderface Ridge. Temperature was nice, with the cooling breeze. There were lots of varied flowers.
When we rea more...
What a beautiful day to do Wasootch Peak. It was a bit windy but it helped keep us cool as it was rather warm out. It was a great group of hikers t more...
What a beautiful day! The flowers were spectacular: yellow glacier lilies and buttercups; white spring beauty, pasqueflower, globeflower, and marsh more...
To explore this and do this hike was rather interesting, certainly nice area for a scramble. A not bad trail to follow by All Trails, once moving more...
Pigeon Hike
This really is a beautiful hike for views and flowers and so close to town. The drive out was uneventful although we did unfortun more...
Participants: Sim, Jack, John, Jenny, Matthew
Not the most exciting or scenic scramble, but with the hott more...
We had a beautiful summer day for a flowery hike.
Surprisingly, after all the rain, the trails were almost completely dry and t more...
Being a repeat hike and scramble becomes fun, outdoors, something that started long ago. A beautiful day, wonderful participants, involved in an more...
After a long period of forced R&R (Rest and Recovery) it was a great pleasure to be out there again and doing one of my favorite hikes in the s more...
A little drive on a dusty road and we are ready. The trail turns steep taking us to the traverse, then the little scramble to Hailstone ridge. O more...
RMRA Stampede Pancake breakfast was attended by 44 well dressed members. We ate our way through pancakes, eggs and sausages and consumed coffee fro more...
Participants: Ivan, Jeannette, David Good ride in noisy environment. Thanks.
more...Participants: Sim, Jack, Pam, Linda
This is one of my favorite early season scrambles, with its relativel more...
With a change to Pigeon Mountain, humid conditions puts us on this path. Muddy and water in places on lower section, with no worries moves us to more...
Pouring rain in Calgary in the morning, more rain on the drive out. Sprinkles on the drive home. Not a drop while we were on the hike!
I'm tr more...
We had a fantastic day! Great company, a satisfying workout with almost no other people on the trail, nice cool temperatures, and no rain... althou more...
Participants: Leslie, Jeannette, David
Trip report for Powderface Ridge via Powderface Creek trail
Powderface Ridge, locat more...
It was a cloudy but promising day as we headed up Fir Creek through mostly open forest to the meadows.
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An 8:30am start puts us on the summit before noon. Once leaving the river bottom area the trail turns steeper, onward stays with us. Moderate pac more...