The Owen Creek drainage eventually funnels into these deeply carved limestone channels.
Ending this trip with yet another hilite photo spot.
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Showing posts with label GDT 2008. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Owen Creek Gorge
Owen Creek Drainage
A bright sunny day for playing in the creek bed. 
Lots of downed trees and tricky spots to navigate.
Good-bye to Michele Lakes
Self portrait.
Onwards and upwards, one more pass before re-entering Banff National Park and the Owen Creek drainage.
Michele Lakes
Camping above timberline with scenery like this... doesn't get any better.
Pass 2590m to 'Point' overlook
A steady grind / easy scramble to a high point above Michele Lakes. Awsome awsome views at every turn with Michele Lakes as the focal but distant mountains and icefields too.
Waterfalls Creek to pass 2590m
Climbing but ever changing views make it worthwhile and actually hardly noticeable until we looked back down where we started from.
Pinto Lake - Waterfall Valley
A day of ups and downs route finding our way over some very lightly used high country. 
A sidetrip to the head of Waterfall valley. One of several falls feeding the creek.
Cardiac shot of Forget-me-nots & one of the waterfalls.
Marten
A marten coming to visit me at our camp by Pinto Lake.
Side tripping day with a mixed bag of weather from sun to snow showers. Made for some interesting views though.
Sunset Meadows - Pinto Lake
Mt. Coleman from Sunset Meadows
Overlooking Pinto Lake
Hank using a fixed line to decend to Pinto Lake.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
GDT
The GDT or Great Divide Trail runs from the U.S. border north 1200km to Kakwa Lake crossing the continental divide over 30 times. It is a combination of roads, trails, and routes with no official status as the 'GDT' and perhaps that's ok. Hank and I covered a modest section of this route over five days (including the trails high point at 2590m) and a good chunk of it was pristine alpine that wouldn’t hold up well to the masses who are often attracted to high profile trails (Like the West Coast Trail etc.) July 31 to Aug 4 with more pictures to come when I get time.
This shot is from a high point above Michelle Lakes, one of many spectacular view points from this trip.
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