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Day 2 Rockwall North – To Tumbling Creek CG – Kootenay NP

Ken crossing the snowfield going over Rockwall Pass.

Helmet Falls CG to Tumbling Creek CG, 14.5 km, 900 m Elevation Gain, 750 m Elevation Loss, 7 hrs 40 min.

I arrived back at camp at 8 am an hour after I had left to find Niel and Ken just making breakfast. It was only a 12 km day so there was no rush. We headed out of camp at 9 am. First stop was a detour back to Helmet Falls. Ken and Neil dropped their packs by the broken bridge and headed for a closer look at the falls.

Leaving camp. Can see the moon over Helmet Falls. Can see the snow covered peaks of Helmet Mt (3142 m) part of the Washmawapta Icefield which is the source of water for the falls.
Filling up with water. Neil and Ken are 1 L water bottle type of hikers. I carry a water bladder.

The side trip to Helmet Falls took about 30 minutes. With the sun high in the sky there was no rainbow effect but the sight of the water tumbling for over 350 m (1000ft) is an awe inspiriting feature of nature and an excellent example of the wonders of the natural world and one of the reasons I go hiking.

People to give a scale as to the size of the falls.
Neil getting his obligatory photos with the falls.
Ken looking somewhat pleased.

We headed back to pick up the packs and start the hike to Tumbling Creek. The day would involve hiking over two passes and crossing a snow field. The day involves hiking over two passe. The first pass involves hiking up 405 m to Limestone Summit. This pass provides an excellent long view of the Rockwall. A 300 m descent is then followed by a 376 m climb to Rockwall Pass before dropping 360 m to Tumbling Creek CG.

Off we go Neil leading the way, 9:40 am.

The soon after the little stream crossing the trail headed uphill through a series of switchbacks. The gradient of the trail was never too steep as we gained the 405 m to the first pass in 3.2 km. Neil took up position at the head of the group where he would spend the majority of the trip. I acted as the caboose so I guess that makes Ken the coal car!

Trail cuts up through old growth. Was steep so glad for the switchbacks.
An extreme close up. Yellow Columbine.
Always make time to check out the flowers. White globeflowe.

We had our last look at Helmet Falls and headed around the end of Limestone Peak. There was some snow on the trail and there were plenty of muddy spots. We stopped for a break after 1 hr 15 min having covered 3.1 km.

Last look at Helmet Falls.
Coming around the end of Limestone Peak.
Goodsir Pass. I will be hiking over that in about 5 weeks.
Working through some snow!
Hard to remember that this is July 11th with all the snow.

We came out of the woods onto a fairly flat stretch and made a quick right hand turn onto a grassy meadow and the Rockwall came into full view giving us a view all the way to Wolverine Pass!

View from Limestone Summit. Snow covered Rockwall Pass in the distance. The peak in the trees is Mt Drysdale (2932 m), the peak at centre is Tumbling Peak (3121 m) in the far distance is Mt Foster (3204 m) which overlooks Floe Lake. A straight line distance of 16 km.

The view from the grassy meadow of Limestone Summit was so stunning it took us 5 minutes to walk just 130 m. We stopped looked at the view, took photos, and just tried to absorb the scenery that we had traveled to see. The young ladies from last night arrived just as we were starting to head off. The “oohs” and “ahhs” and exclamations of awe must have mimicked what we sounded like.

Just standing and looking at the view. A worthwhile way to spend a few minutes.
Flowers working hard in what is spring in the sub alpine. White Globeflower.
Brotherly advice on how best to frame the photo.

We quickly lost all the elevation we had gained dropping 220 m in 1.5 km. The ground was very wet at the low point and you could just imagine how wet this must have been only a week or so ago as the last of the snow melted. The trail was dry for the most part but there was still some wet sections.

I am intrigued by the brown bands of rock in the cliffs below Limestone Peak.
Following the trail down. Was pretty hard to get lost.
Despite the moisture not a lot of trees at the bottom. Can see the land rising to Rockwall Pass in the distance.
Pano of the Rockwall.
A minor stream crossing. Through the trees you can see that we will begin to go back up shortly.

As we reached the bottom it was close to noon so we decided to find a spot for lunch. We would settle on a nice little turquoise pond with a view south to Rockwall Pass.

More colourful flowers.
Looking at the drainage flowing from Rockwall Pass. The water will flow into Helmet Creek. You could follow the creek all the way to the trail from yesterday. The mountains in the distance are at the back of Lake Louise.
Lunchtime!

We relaxed by the pond for about 35 minutes. Across the pond a couple of hikers took advantage of a large rock and stretched out and relaxed in the sun. My lunch was my typical hiking lunch. Whole wheat wraps with pepperoni and crushed potato chips. Since this was a short trip I had the luxury of fresh red peppers to add some sweetness to the meal. I finished off the lunch with a desert of a little bit of chocolate.

Lunch. I ate two wraps. Malteesers are a favourite treat on the trail.
Neil and Ken relaxing before we tackle the next pass.
Looking almost due north. The tall peak is Deltaform Mt (3424 m or 11234 ft). Deltaform Mt is at the back or Morraine Lake in the Lake Louise area and is only 120 m shorter than Mt Temple.

As we followed the trail after lunch we quickly left the valley via a small bridge for the wooded slopes to the east. This would be the steepest part of the day as we gained 200 m in the next 1.3 km. The woods ended abruptly at a small drainage presenting us with the remnants of the winter snowfield before us. Crossing the snowfield would take us up and over Rockwall Pass and lead us to Wolverine Pass. Wolverine Pass is not strictly on the Rockwall Trail. It is pass though the Rockwall heading west, the only break to the west along the length of the Rockwall.

Ken already heading up the hill. Neil has lot of danglies on his backpack.

We packed up and headed off after a good break. Ken stopped to fill up his water in a stream draining the snowfields above as the pond we had lunch at was quite silty. We crossed over a small bridge over the stream and into a lightly forested hillside where we would spend the next 35 minutes gaining most of the elevation to Rockwall Pass with only the occasional view of the Rockwall.

Artistic attempt at a side stream.
Trail is steep but mostly clear of snow.
A small pond forming at a terminal moraine. We ate just below the moraine.
Mt Drysdale (2932 m)

The forest ended abruptly is a side drainage. On the other side of the drainage was a massive snowfield leading up and over Rockwall Pass. I was a little surprised that there was no we trodden trail through the snow. We watched a couple pass and by and head into the snowfield veering to the left which was up the slope. It appeared that no one knew where the trail actually went and when you looked at the tracks they just fanned out all across the snow.

Frosty Paws enjoying some snow in July.
The gang. The couple of hikers who passed us. They veered off to the left and up the slope. We would stay more to the right.

While we were putting out traction aids on the young ladies arrived and prepared to cross the snowfield. In talking with them they had only the PDF camping map of Kootenay NP as a map. As we crossed the snowfield they kept up with us and it was quiet apparent they were using us as a guide.

Neil leading Ken across the snowfield.

After a bit of debating about the route I pulled out my tablet and pulled up my Viewranger App that I had running. I used the tablet as a guide as we went across the snowfield to stay on the trail. I was vindicated by the app when we came to a dry patch of ground and found we were right on the trail. Ken uses a different app and followed his with equal success. Looking back the ladies were following a few hundred feet behind.

Ken and Neil discussing the route.
Right on the trial. The white/yellow plastic stakes marked the trail. Not sure why they are used as any amount of snow would bury them.
Trail and trail marker has on on course as Ken heads back into the snow.
Neil making his way across the snow.
Snow, ice and towering walls of limestone highlight the Rockwall in July.
Wolverine Pass at cente right with the towering peak of Mount Grey (3000 m) to the south.

It took us about 50 minutes to cross the 2.0 km of the snowfield. As passed under the slopes of Mt Drysdale over to the junction with Wolverine Pass Neil had us go one at a time as there was a small risk of avalanche from the slope.

We have finished crossing the snowfield. Just a few isolated patches of snow left.
The gang has gotten a little bigger.
Back onto hard trail, but only temporarily.
Ken leading the way to Wolverine Pass.
The view north east from the entrance to Wolverine Pass. Stanley Peak (3155 m) in the distance at centre.
Wolverine Pass is right at that ridge.

Our group had become 6 with the young ladies joining us. It was decided to spend a few minutes checking out the view from Wolverine Pass. Neil learning from lessons as a former guide takes every opportunity to either sit down and relax or remove his pack. Heading over to the pass Neil took off his pack and everyone followed suit except me. I was considering this hike as training for my Great Divide Trail hike later in the summer so I kept my pack on.

Off to check out Wolverine Pass. No packs but Ken has his bear spray.
Looking over Wolverine Pass.
Looking back can just make out the backpacks at centre on the green slope.

I was pretty unimpressed with Wolverine Pass. The view on the other side was dominated by trees and an angry sky. Looking back to the east we had blue skies, snowy peaks and a sub alpine vista. What made the side trip to Wolverine Pass memorable was the three hikers we met who had come up from the other side. They were relaxing having a beer and quite talkative. One of the hikers had a tattoo of Marvin the Paranoid Android from Hithchikers Guide to the Galaxy. The guy was super cool and let me take a photograph of Marvin. Anyone with a Marvin tattoo is someone worth getting to know.

Marvin the Paranoid Android

We said goodby to Marvin and headed back to retrieve the packs and make our way to Tumbling Creek CG. The side trip to Wolverine Pass too a little under 30 minutes. We passed a beat up Parks Canada sign that said 3.0 km to the campground and 10.9 km to Hwy 93. My Viewranger App had the distance to the campground as 3.5 km with a further 11.1 km to the Parking lot at the Paint Pots tomorrow. Think the sign needs to be updated. It would take us 1hr 12 min to get to Tumbling Creek CG dropping a stiff 292m in the process.

A sign in need of updating and repair.

We followed the trail south from Wolverine Pass. We had to cross a small snowfield Neil and Ken lead the way. Part way along my left foot slipped and I came down and pressed my right foot right up to my bum. Due to deterioration of my right knee under normal circumstances I cannot get my foot to withing 20 cm, so slamming all the way down created an intense shot of pain through my knee. As I sat in the snow I was quite worried that I may have done something serious to my knee. Getting up gingerly with the help of my poles I was quite relieved after a few steps nothing seemed to be amiss.

Ken taking in the view before heading off across the snow.
Tumbling Glacier.

We were presented with a couple of well defined trails through the snow. We picked the trail to the left lower down. The trail took us to a drainage that appeared to head towards the valley where the campground would be. The trail became less defined and we got a bit uneasy about our choice. After about 5 minutes I checked my Viewranger and we were not on the trail! The trail we should have chosen was the one on the right that stayed a little higher. We just cut straight up the hill out of the drainage and quickly found the other trail.

Ken heading left to the lower trail.
Just had to make our way up this small rise to the correct trail.

The rest of the hike to the campground was pretty uneventful. It was surprising how long the snow lasted on the trail. I kept thinking that we had crossed the last little snow patch when another one appeared. The trail was only snow free for the last 1.5 km. The drop into the campground was short but steep. I kept thinking about how I would have to hike up this in 5 weeks.

Trail is a little sloppy.
More snow crossings.
Ken looking pleased, is this the end of the snow?
Tumbling Pass.
Dry trail.

Just mere metres before arriving at the campground we had one more obstacle to cross. A small stream was covered in snow and since we could hear the water running under the snow the concern with the crossing was falling through a snow bridge into the water. I am a little surprised I do not have any photos but a snap shot of the Viewranger tracking shows our wandering around and how far out of our way we went to find what appeared to be a safe crossing. It was a successful crossing and no one got wet.

The above screen shot from my Viewranger had some interesting information. At point “A” is where we cut up from the lower drainage back to the trail. It looks like had we stayed in the drainage we would have ended up following the small stream and ended up at “B” and we had no idea what obstacles we would have had to negotiate. Point “B” is where we had difficulty crossing the snow. We went a fair way out of our way to cross the little creek.

We arrived at the campground and chose some campsites near the bottom. The time was 4:38 pm it had taken us a comfortable 7hrs 10 min to hike from Helmet Falls CG. Had the tent set up and clothes drying by 5:15 pm.

Tent set up. Neil and Ken are in the behemoth tent just above. I would take their spot when I came back on the GDT hike. The trail leads right to a little stream.
Cooling a well earned beverage in a stream.

Got around to cooking dinner at 6:15 pm. It was quite a party atmosphere with our group of six. The dining area was in a beautiful meadow with a glorious view of the Rockwall and the Tumbling Glacier. At one point Neil was waxing poetically about the virtue of stiff hiking boots. The ladies being new to hiking where keen on learning insights about backpacking. I completely disagree with Neil. I am prefer hiking shoes and have carried loads over 70 lbs comfortably. I did have boots on this trip as Ken had recommended boots for the snow crossings but I would have just as happy in shoes and gators. The added benefit of my shoes is that they would have been dry in the morning. I chose not say anything as I was happy to sit an observe the flow of the conversation without really partaking in it.

My little kitchen.
The evening light on Tumbling Peak and Tumbling Glacier.

Drank some more wine. Ken tried to share his whisky but did not get many takers. Think it is because it is more an “Old Guy” drink. Headed to bed just after 8 pm. I was living large in my Zpack Duplex 2 person tent. going solo it gave me a ton of space. I read for a little while but I am never very successful reading in a tent and was quickly turning out the lights on a fantastic day on the Rockwall.

Rockwall North Day 3 – To Paint Pots

Rockwall North Home

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View looking West over the Tonto Platform from the View looking West over the Tonto Platform from the South Kaibab Trail.

This April will be our 10 year anniversary of our first trip to the Grand Canyon.

It is truly one of my happy places, have visited five times and camped below the rim three times.

Looking to get back sometime soon, but good things are worth the wait.

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Sunday morning sunrise! There are perks for getti Sunday morning sunrise!

There are perks for getting up early on a Sunday to go grocery shopping, and the mountain sunrises are one of them.

Shot off my phone from the parking in downtown Canmore.

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No doubt 2020 was a prickly year, and 2021 has sta No doubt 2020 was a prickly year, and 2021 has started out a little rough.

Just like hiking, if we keep going we will see beauty in amongst the prickles, but we need to stay on the trail.

Here's to good times ahead.

From our hike last year Emily hiking among the cactii towards the feature we affectionately named the Thumb, Passage 16 on the Arizona Trail

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Looking at a fun trip last summer through Yoho NP Looking at a fun trip last summer through Yoho NP with @sio.mellors 

Lots of waterfalls to see in the park, Laughing Falls is a fun and loud falls right off the main trail located surprisingly, next to Laughing Falls CG.

We stopped by on our way to Twin Falls CG after spending the day hiking the Iceline Trail

Like this photo of Siobhan getting close to the falls for her own picture. 

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Haiduk Lake, Banff NP. Haiduk Lake is just beyond Haiduk Lake, Banff NP.

Haiduk Lake is just beyond Whistling Pass as you hike from Egypt Lake to Balls Pass Junction.

Very pretty Lake. We were lucky enough to pass by early in the morning as we hiked from Egypt Lake to Floe Lake during our #gdt hike this summer.

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Chasing th Aurora on Friday night at Lake Minnewan Chasing th Aurora on Friday night at Lake Minnewanka in Banff NP.

Sadly it did not come right out to play,  but was obviously a lot of light coming from th North East.

Always fun to be outside in a dark place to see th glory of the night sky.

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Hiking the GDT Day 1. I was almost completely sa Hiking the GDT Day 1. 

I was almost completely satisfied with or trip on the Great Divide Trail when on Day 1 we finished the uphill to Turbine Canyon and popped out of the woods and saw this amazing alpine vista.

I remember remarking to Emily "this is why I hike"

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Morning from Floe Lake with Floe Peak selection of Morning from Floe Lake with Floe Peak selection off the mirror smooth waters.

Another amazing morning hiking the GDT.

Never get tired of Floe Lake, was my third visit and just a year after my previous visit.

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Golden hour! Morning sun shining off of Tumbling Golden hour!

Morning sun shining off of Tumbling Glacier and the Rockwall. 

Waking up at Tumbling Creek Campground during my Great Divide Hike this summer. 

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Flower Field, Tumbling Pass, Kootenay NP. From la Flower Field, Tumbling Pass, Kootenay NP.

From last summer's Great Divide Trail hike. At th top of Tumbling Pass on the Rockwall, treated to a visual feast of colour.

Awesome day, epic hike.

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As we head into winter, a shot from last spring at As we head into winter, a shot from last spring at the end of winter. The snow was just clearing from the trails, and flowers poking through to greet the warmth.

Heading out over Rockwall Pass, Kootenay NP, with @kbsymington  and @neil.real.deal .

Had some snowfields to cross, good day out on th trail

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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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