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Fun photo from Twin Falls Campground in Yoho Natio

Fun photo from Twin Falls Campground in Yoho National Park.

As night fell I was able to take some long exposure shots of Twin Falls Creek as it tumbles through the campground.

Fun 3 day trip with @sio.mellors.

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Top of Guinns Pass, Kananaskis Country 2016 Guinn

Top of Guinns Pass, Kananaskis Country 2016

Guinns Pass connects the valley with Ribbon Lake and Ribbon Creek and the valley with Lillian Lake and Galetea Creek. Stunning views in all directions from the top of the pass.

There is also a scramble up the connecting ridge to the east up to Guinns Peak and onto Mt Kidd South.

Great two days hiking with @emilysjumpinginpuddles

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Larch season is coming to an end in the Rockies, b

Larch season is coming to an end in the Rockies, but last weekend we were treated to quite a display near Taylor Lake in Banff NP

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Amazing sunset over Floe Lake. An early evening s

Amazing sunset over Floe Lake.

An early evening storm and the setting sun shining up and reflecting off the clouds. Completely surreal.

August 17th

Kootenay NP

Part of a 10 day hike along the Great Divide Trail, from Upper Kananaskis Lake to Field, BC

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Well, my epic 15 day hike became a totally epic 10

Well, my epic 15 day hike became a totally epic 10 day adventure.

Lots of photos, but I will start with a picture of the adult wolf I saw just outside of Egypt Lake Campground.

I was luck to see probably the entire pack, 6 wolves, they were coming out of the woods and crossing the trail to Egypt Lake, and I just happened to be there with my camera.

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Bathtub full of gear and Frosty Paws. Must mean ad

Bathtub full of gear and Frosty Paws. Must mean adventure is near.

Leaving Tuesday for 15 days on the Great Divide Trail with daughter Emily.

Hiking from Kananaskis Lakes to Saskatchewan River Crossing.

1st stage is 7 days to Floe Lake, looking like th backpack will be around 45lbs, with tent, food and camera.

Should be a grand adventure.

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Amazing backpacking trip through Yoho NP with Volc

Amazing backpacking trip through Yoho NP with Volcano (@senioradventurepups)

Volcano is turning 13 the first week of August but still crushed the 12km from Laughing Falls CG to view Twin Falls and back to the car via the connector.

Volcano not a big fan of water falls, or me sticking the camera in her face, her expression says it all. But Twin Falls is beautiful and I caught a small rainbow at the bottom.

Had a blast with her, she is always keen to go, jst not as far as before.

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Milky Way over Brachiopod Mt, Baker Lake, Banff NP

Milky Way over Brachiopod Mt, Baker Lake, Banff NP. Super happy to get the reflections on stars in the lake.

Amazing trip to Baker Lake. The resident porcupine chewed a small hole in the fly.

Got up at 2am to take photos of the stars. On the way back, the porcupine was guarding my tent, had to gently shoo it away.

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The light favours the early risers. The low angle

The light favours the early risers.

The low angle morning rays from the sun makes a rainbow on Helmet Falls, Kootenay NP

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Amazing hike along the Rockwall in Kootenay NP, wi

Amazing hike along the Rockwall in Kootenay NP, with @kbsymington

Went from Helmet Falls CG to Tumbling Creek CG. Had to cross snowfields as we approached Rockwall Pass. Was awe inspiring to walk through the snowfields, the white contrasting with the blue skies above and the spectacular tall cliffs of the Rockwall as our scenic backdrop.

Glorious weekend in the Canadian Rockies, made better by lots of laughs and a bit of 🍷

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SeniorAdventurePups went big today on Wind Pass. S

SeniorAdventurePups went big today on Wind Pass. Swipe for close ups of the happy puppies 😀

The Human took a wrong turn and ended up going towards the Rimwall. Some bushwacking and an old trail led us back to Wind Pass trail

Lots of people around. Puppies had a splash in Spray Lakes and are now sleeping the day away.

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Hoping for some more views like this at dinnertime

Hoping for some more views like this at dinnertime this summer.

Hermit Meadows looking over the glaciers of Glacier NP, British Columbia.

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Day 3 Part 2, AZT Passages 16/17. We continued do

Day 3 Part 2, AZT Passages 16/17.

We continued down the valley bottom for the middle part of the day. Our plan was to "hike" up Picketpost Mt and camp at the top (I had found a blog where someone had done it.) We refilled with water as we did not ww did not find water on the mountain.

As soon as we turned off the AZT onto the summit trail we met two older gentleman who were just returning from the top, and they informed us that the staircase we had to scramble up had water flowing down it (the two where also from Canada, about an hour. From where we live, small world). This did not make me too excited given the fact we had backpacking packs on, not day packs.

The trail was very steep. I was busy trying to figure out how to tell Emily I was not keen on going to the top when Emily said she did no want to camp at the summit.

We took a break near the massive cliff and hiked down and found an amazing campsite on the lower slopes.

Even though we were less than 30m minutes from the car, we both agreed it was way better to spend another night in the tent than in a hotel somewhere.

The day ended with a glorious sunset🤩. 1) Picketpost Mt and a cactus
2) Emily made me filter the water from a small Creek
3) Emily in a small oasis
4) heading up there summit trail. The route is straight up, then over to the corner in the shade (where the staircase is)
5) I thought it looked like a T-Rex rising behind the ridge, Emily just shook her head
6) nearly at the cliff, you can how steep the slope is beside Emily
7) our view across the valley, can see Weaver's Needle in the horizon
8) a late afternoon coffee to celebrate our hike
9) sun setting through a teddy bear cholla
10) Frosty Paws our mascot sitting atop our trusty Zpacks tent as the sun disappears behind the horizon

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Astronomical conjunction of Venus and the Pleiades

Astronomical conjunction of Venus and the Pleiades.

A few days ago, Venus was very close to the Pleiades, but it has been very cloudy out so there was no possibility of capturing the image.

Clouds cleared off last night and I was able to get the photo off the deck of my house.

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Day 3 on our AZT trip Passages 16 and 17. Another

Day 3 on our AZT trip Passages 16 and 17.

Another glorious morning to start. We have left the deep canyons of Passage 16 and the trail navigated a rolling valley surrounded by tall red cliffs. There was little elevation on the day until the end when our plan was to scramble up Picketpost Mt and camp at the top.

Photos
1) desert sunrise
2) the sample tower we camped below
3) Emily enjoying her morning coffee, the temperatures are pleasant but cool
4) we are headed that way
5) desert scenery
6) reddy bear cactus and red cliffs
7) trail angles leaving water, we did not need any yet as we had refilled at the rainwater collector
8) a large cache of water stocked by the AZT Assoc
9) our first human in 2 days, stopped and we had a nice chat
10) our destination Picketpost Mt

Full description of our hike on my website, link in bio.

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End of Day 2 on the AZT, Passage 16/17. The was th

End of Day 2 on the AZT, Passage 16/17. The was the second half of Passage 16 and just the first few miles of Passage 17.

What a change in scenery, went from a river valley to canyon country.

The trail was easy to follow, the gradients were all very reasonable, no really steep pitches.

We did refill water at some seasonal streams, but did take advantage of the rain water collector.

Our camp was on a small ridge giving us a great view of the sunset and the night sky that followed.

Full description of our hike on my website, link in bio.

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Day 2 Section 16, Gila River Canyons on the Arizon

Day 2 Section 16, Gila River Canyons on the Arizona Trail.

This first section took us to the end of our walk along the Gila River. After this we would turn north and head into Canyon country.

Photos

1) spectacular desert sunrise

2) Emily beside our trusty Zpacks tent, bundled up because it is is chilly

3) the gear ready to be into the packs. Not the fire ring on the foreground, has grass in it, not used often. GPS coordinates for campsite in my blog, link in bio.

4) classic AZT trail scenery

5) fields of cactus in the morning sun

6) the hills are. Desert, but the river valley is moist and thick with deciduous trees

7) Emily hiking on the right, on a hillside in the desert, the valley tree covered. We turn before the large hill in the mid ground.

8) Emily hiking through a last bit of shade before we turn north at a jeep track just visible in the distance

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Finish of Day 1 on Section 16, Gila River Canyons,

Finish of Day 1 on Section 16, Gila River Canyons, on the Arizona Trail.

Hiking at New year's means short days. We found an access to the Gila River for water and sent up our tent on a ridge for some evening views.

Spectacular first day on the trail, and the night did not disappoint either. We were treated to an astrological conjunction of the crescent moon and Venus.

Photos

1) classic desert scenery

2) the sun setting shining through teddy bear cholla and saguaro cacti

3) filtering the river water in the dark with the moon and Venus watching in the night sky

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Day 1 on the Arizona Trail, Passage 16 along the G

Day 1 on the Arizona Trail, Passage 16 along the Gila River.

Scenery always changing, but the cactus where our constant companions.

Started our under cloudy skies, but we were in great mood as we spent the first hour hiking with our friends @m.gurney and @robininbanff along with their son and chocolate lab Lola.

1) classic desert picture, saguaro cactus high on a ridge

2) good start, Lola leading

3) the varied landscape of the Arizona Trail, massive mountains, desert valleys. The old train bridge is still in use, we saw two trains on our trip. The coloured trees in the valley are along the Gila River, trees are always a good indication of water.

4) Desert plants, anyone know what the plant in the foreground is called? (Fouquieria splendens or ocotillo)

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Welcome to our adventure along the Arizona Trail (

Welcome to our adventure along the Arizona Trail (AZT), along Passage 16 and 17, the Gila River and Alamo Canyon.

My daughter and I spent an amazing 4 days and 3 nights wandering through the varied landscape of the Arizona desert. An amazing place, that will be further explored in the future.

High thanks to the Arizona Trail Association for an amazing website, aztrail.org and for the quick response to email questions.

Photo 1 - Emily signing the register as trip leader

Photo 2 - Start of hike photo, happy and clean, hat decorations by @sena.odyakmaz and friends

Photo 3 - Welcome to the desert, walking in a tunnel of cactus.

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