#waterton

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1963 Waterton Glacier

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Waterton, Alberta

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Hutterite girls at Red Rock Canyon

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[icabelle]

Lundbreck Falls on the way to Waterton NP. Great summer!

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Pincher Creek, Alberta

Apr 2014 | R. Clark-Martin

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Hiking Journal: Waterton Lakes NP,

Bauerman/Blakiston Valleys Loop Part II, July 22

We ate our largely flavourless protein-rich oatmeal with its nicer chunks of freeze-dried fruit by the lake as dawn fell down along the east aspect of Avion Ridge. The most ambitious plan for the day had been 10km of up-and-over alpine walking along the top of the ridge, descending via the Castle River Divide to Snowshoe campground. But as morning winds rose, hesitancy prevailed and we opted to return to the low valley road. In the morning light, the unnamed middle peak between Anderson Peak and Mount Bauerman made a cool sight as we came down from Goat Lake the way we’d come up the afternoon before.

Back in the valley floor it was hot again, but thankfully we quickly passed the end of the 2017 burn so the forest was more shaded. I’d almost forgotten what real trees with wide green boughs looked like. We arrived to Snowshoe in time for lunch.

After pitching camp, it was agreed we could try tackling Avion Ridge from the other side, which seemed to be the more popular direction anyway. Some other campers from Goat had taken the ridge and we re-encountered them, telling of a good traverse. So we made our way gradually up through the trees to the Castle River Divide, the edge of the park and border of less-regulated Castle country. From that subalpine saddle the trail up the side of the ridge turned steep, and hot. The views were alright, but it was a slog. We turned around well before the summit and returned to a lazy camp dinner.