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Day 1: Drive from Calgary to Waterton Lakes Nat'l Park.
Day 2: Relaxing & exploring above Wall Lake. (Original plan was to hike the
Akamina ridge, but it was closed due to nearby forest fires in the U.S.)
A thin layer of ice created an interesting subject.
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Day 3: The famous Crypt Lake hike. Much of the hike is above treeline,
following a valley whose river cascades several times in addition to the large
Crypt Falls below Crypt Lake. (left)
Before reaching the final lake, you have to go through a tunnel carved out of
the cliff. (right)
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Forest fire smoke causes an early sunset at Cameron
Lake (right)
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Day 4: Scrambling up Mt. Lineham. Water break. (left)
Near the summit (right)
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On
the top with insane wind. Note the visible waves in Upper Rowe Lake in
the background. (left) Our ascent & descent routes (right)
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Lower
Rowe Lake
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Day 5: Carthew Alderson Hike. Scramble up Carthew, but my foot hurts too much to
do Alderson (from a blister), so Marek and Nat do it alone. (no photos online
yet)
Day 6: Drive from Waterton National Park to Yoho National Park in B.C, stock up
on groceries, and set up camp in Yoho.
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Our
campsite, below thundering Takakkaw Falls.
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Day 7: The amazing Iceline hike above Takakkaw valley. We decide to hike
off-trail below the President, climbing alongside a glacier until it gets too
dangerous to continue.
Below the glacier, hundreds of waterfalls flow into the valley. Note the
scale of the one on the right.
Panorama from the highest point in our little off trail adventure. (below)
Note the size of 380m (1250ft) Takakkaw falls in the background! It was
incredible to see the size of the Waputik Icefield that feeds the falls!
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