Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Lake Louise

Mt. St. Piran/Bee Hives/Mirror Lk. Loop
Banff National Park
Total Elevation gained approx 1,400m
Approx. 15.5 k round trip

a sea of tea-seeking humans for the first 3 k
bring a leash
soft trail, rocky and snowy on Mt. St. Piran
squirrels at Mirror Lk.
keep you eyes open for "larches"
water for swimming

2 paws up

on top

what's a larch?



So if that is the bee hive, where are the bees?

The summit of Mt. Saint Piran- where milk bones taste better.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

My Summer Vacation

You may recall my last summer vacation. It did not go well for me and I decided to boycott all subsequent vacations. Time heals and I had another vacation this summer. It was much better.

Here are some of my adventures-

Fight Lake Trail
Wells Gray Provincial Park
approx. 22 k return

Steep for the first 40 minutes to Philip Lake
nice soft trailbed
huckleberries (I don't care, but the humans do!)
huge meadows to play in
Canada Geese honking and pooping
water for swimming
mosquitos and black flies, oh my poor naked belly

2 paws up

                             Smoke filled Caribou Meadows
                           smokey sunset at Fight Lake
                         Yahoo! Sleeping in the tent is one of my favorite things to do.

Fight Lake to Battle Mt.
Wells Gray Provincial Park
approx 5 k

wildflowers rule
soft trail
streams for drinking
a tuya with volcanic rocks
not much shade

2 paws (the smoke filled sky brought the score down)
I am on 52 Ridge looking over Bull Valley towards Battle Mountain.



                       Afternoon sun over the Clearwater River Valley


An afternoon picnic at Barview, Clearwater Lake.
                        Canoeing. Another interesting human invention.


                                      I finally figured out how to canoe!



Pyramind Mountain Trail
Wells Gray Prov. Park-
again

                          A smoke filled trail on Pyramid Mountain.

Flatiron Trail
Wells Gray Provincial Park

a soft trail
no water
some blow down for hopping over and scooting under
shady pines

1 paw up
                          Flatiron trail is also smokey,



Shiela Lake
Wells Gray Provincial Park
approx 5 k return

easy trail
streams and a lake for water
soft trailbed
birds taunting

2 paws up
The wind was strong and I was freezing at Shiela Lake.