Interesting clouds in the sky west of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Saturday, September 28, 2024

More views of the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Yes, we were out hiking again yesterday. Besides seeing my sister, this was the main reason for coming. And of course the cheap airfare deal from Ottawa to Calgary return helped as well! We paid only $188 CAD ($139 USD) return per person for the flights.

And that included free beer and wine! Hard to go wrong at that price.

So Friday morning we drove over to the Wasootch Ridge Trail. This is a return trip trail that goes up to Wasootch Peak, but it's a tough hike and it was still pretty windy up there, so we turned around after our lunch stop. We ended up doing 7.2 kms (4.5 miles) round trip with 1,800' of elevation gain.

Mixed skies, with lots of wind and a high of 15C (60F).

There is now some snow at higher elevations.

Alison and Ruth coming up behind.

Nakiska Mountain Resort.

This is usually the first ski resort to open on Canada. Last year, it opened on November 4th. There will be lots of snow and cold coming during the month of October.

Scenery along the way.


Selfie in the mountains.








Ruth and Alison on the right side.

I saw some wildflife!

Alison and Ruth.

Ruth and Alison coming up the ridge.

There are several viewpoints along the way.



More wildlife!

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2 comments:

  1. What beautiful scenery! Looks like a gorgeous place to hike, and no people! What were the temperatures like? Ruth looks pretty bundled up.

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    1. The scenery was fantastic, especially with the fall colours showing. This is definitely a great area for hiking. There were people but not many which was great.

      Kevin did mention the temperature under one of the pictures, it was 15 C (60 F) which was perfect for hiking but as we got higher, there was a fair bit of wind so when the sun went behind the clouds it was a bit chilly feeling but other than that it was perfect.

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