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Mt Richardson, Canada - 8th September 2012
By: smaug
Hi Mum, hi Dad,
Today was another lovely sunny day, so we went hiking around Lake Louise . As we emerged from the trees we had the first glimpse of Mount Richardson, our destination today,...
...and of Mt Temple in the opposite direction.
Later on we reached the lovely Hidden Lake .
As we gained elevation we had a better view of Hidden Lake, not so hidden from up here .
We could also see Kicking Horse Pass...
...and the summit of Mount Richardson, getting closer and closer.
Eventually we reached the top from where we had a great view of Merlin Lake and valley (but no round table knights ),...
...of Mount Hector in the north, ...
...and of Lake Louise and Mt Victoria .
We could also see the backbowls of the Lake Louise ski area. According to sammino, the area just behind my head has the best runs in the whole western Canada and it’s called, of course, Eagle Ridge .
On the way back we stopped to take a final photo of Mount Richardson from Hidden Lake and then headed back to the car .
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Posted Oct 1, 2012, 3:52 am
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Forgetmenot Ridge, Canada - 17th November 2012
By: smaug
Hi Mum, hi Dad
After a few freezing, very freezing days, today it was suddenly well above zero degrees, so we made the most of it and headed to the mountains . After a bit of walking in the trees we reached our first viewpoint from where we could see Powderface Ridge (where we were just less than a week ago),...
...Nihahi Ridge...
...and the Rockies in the west .
With another little effort we reached the summit. From there we could see the Elbow Valley making its way north-east,...
...the prairies in the distance,...
...and the Big Elbow and Little Elbow valleys .
Near the top we found this impressive cairn .
As it happens nobody told the wind that it was supposed to be a warm day and up there it was actual freezing cold . So when sammino suggested that the cairn was probably taller than smaug, we took his word for that and, rather than engaging in a proper survey to find out if he was right, we quickly found some shelter .
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Calgary, Canada - 19th November 2012
By: smaug
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Posted Dec 3, 2012, 3:44 am Last edited Dec 3, 2012, 3:46 am by smaug
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