Mount Athabasca
Our climb of Mt. Athabasca is now some decades past so most of this post is just a collection of memories, not a guide to completing the route. We were still on film cameras then, so by modern standards I … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Rockies
Snow Dome
Snow Dome Mountain is the snow-capped massif standing on the Continental Divide in the Columbia Icefield. It stands 11 400 feet and is considered the hydrographic apex of North America with meltwaters flowing to three oceans (the Arctic via Hudson … Continue reading →
Cirque Peak
We had hiked to Dolomite Pass a number of times and had looked up to Cirque Peak at the end of the valley. This time, we planned to scramble to the summit from the outset and, on a sunny day, … Continue reading →
Mount Temple
Mount Temple, at 11 760 feet looms above all the other mountains of the Lake Louise-Moraine Lake area. I had been to Sentinel Pass below Temple more than a dozen times and had even hiked up the Temple Trail to … Continue reading →
Sunburst and Cerulean Lakes
In the Mount Assiniboine area, most hikers basecamp from Lake Magog and do day hikes on a number of trails and just about everyone does the lakes loop past Sunburst Lake, Cerulean Lake and Elizabeth Lake. The most logical route … Continue reading →
Wonder Pass
Backpackers to Assiniboine often come to the core via Assiniboine Pass, then exit through Wonder Pass, creating a partial loop route, but Wonder Pass is a prime day hike too. From Assiniboine Lodge, the main trail runs east past the … Continue reading →