Canada - Kananaskis Country
June 9, 2023
Mt. Northover
Mt. Northover
Mt. Northover
Mt. Northover
Mt. Northover
Mt. Northover
Mt. Northover
Mt. Northover
Kananaskis Park
The most popular hike close to Canmore: Ha Ling Peak
wild weather in Canmore
Spring in the Rockies
Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak in mid November
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
Mt. Lougheed from Sparrowhawk
Mt. Rae 3,200m
Opal Range from Mt. Rae
Spray Lakes
The trail to Wind Pass and Rimwall
The summit of Rimwall, the mountains in the background: Wind Tower, Mount Lougheed, Mount Sparrowhawk.
The summit of Rimwall with Spray Lake below.
Haig Glacier
Big Sister near Canmore, Alberta
Wind Tower and Mt. Lougheed From Mt. Nestor
Mt. Nestor
Mount Joffre dominates the view - from Mist Mountain
Mt. Joffre’s north face on the right
The “trail” to Joffre
Approach to Mt. Joffre
Wild cloud formations on Mt. Lougheed
Approach to Mt. Joffre
Mt. Joffre BC. Mount Joffre is the white peak in the background.
Lower part of Mt. Joffre
Climbing the north face of Mt. Joffre
North face of Mt. Joffre
Looking back at the basecamp
Summit ridge of Mt. Joffre
High on Mt. Joffre
Summit of Mt. Joffre 3,450m the highest mountain in the Kananaskis area
Looking south from the summit of Joffre
Looking south-east
High on Mt. Joffre
Loose descend from Joffre
Descending from Joffre
On Mt. Chester
The summit of Mt. Chester 3,054m
Winter in Kananaskis
On Mt. Buller
Spray Lake from Mt. Buller 2,805m
Mt. Buller
Mt. Assiniboine group from Mt. Buller
Bow Valley
Bow Valley and Mt. Grotto
Mt. Shark 2,786m
Mt. Assiniboine from the summit of Mt. Shark
Mt. Shark
Mt. Lougheed
The summit of Mt. Lougheed 3,107m
Mt. Sparrowhawk
View from Mt. Lougheed
Mt. Lougheed
Grizzly Peak
View from Grizzly Peak
Summit ridge of the Grizzly Peak 2,536m
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