"K" Country

On the trails again

July 9/09

Chester Lake and Three Lake Valley

Peter Lougheed Prov. Park

4 1/2 hrs return

smooth trailbed to Chester Lake

taunting ground squrrels ( leash would be good)

rocky trail at 3 Lake Valley

streams and lakes

an umbrella could be useful

no people after Chester Lake

2 paws up

(I could use a raincoat, you know.)

July 10/09

Mt. Indefatigable, eastern outlier

Peter Lougheed Prov. Park

5 hours return

rocky, busy trail at the start

ground squirrel fiesta meadows

you may need a leash

no water until the tarn

windy up above

did I mention the ground squirrels?

3 paws up

(a grizzly discovery, it's not a ground squirrel))

July 11/09

Pocaterra Cirque Trail

Peter Lougheed Prov. Park

30 min. to scree slope and creek

mud bog supreme!

trail starts in a mossy, creek slope

uphill over a ridge

meadows and scree slope

this animal was not a ground squirrel

we left him to wander into the cirque

plan "B" as follows...

Raswon Lake Trail

Peter Lougheed Prov. Park

1 hour to the lake

smooth trail

Lakeshore walk

forest

a lake at both ends of the trail

too many people, dogs and kids

leash is essential, yuck

1 paw

(Yes, I'm coming.)