Wedge Mountain Hike Had a pretty good Saturday! Woke up early and met a friend and we went and rode the “school of rock” trail on our bikes. Got back and ate lunch and decided to do this hike that I have been curious about for a while. Wedge mountain is North of Coleman in the Crowsnest Pass. The area has been a victim of excessive off-road vehicles and most of the trails have been washed out. I read about this on the hike descriptions but I also heard it was doable in an hour or so which made it appealing anyways! From the pics you can see you start out on a double-track trail and you climb that for the majority of the hike. There is an actual single-track hiking route but it is almost completely grown in so it is hard to see while climbing up. I ended up taking it on the way down which was interesting. From the top you get a great view of Crowsnest Mountain and the valley. When the double-track reaches around the backside of the mountain it eventually goes to a “traditional” hiking trail with some scrambles towards to the top. The wind was strong which was good because it is HOT. Glad I got to do TWO activities in one day! I have been having some stomach issues and its preventing me from running..... I blame this 30-day plant-based challenge I am trying. Apart from the stomach issues I feel great. I believe it is because of the excessive amount of fibre required for this diet and the fact I just switched immediately rather then making a more gradual transitions between eating styles. I believe it will clear up. I am hoping to meet up with a local “adventure” group on Monday where they basically make their own routes towards summits and try to run as much as possible so I hope my body figures out how to manage this new diet by then or I am afraid I won’t be able to make it :(
