Kona on Deer Ridge on a smokey late June day. Parked on Sibbald Flats road for a shorter approach with a bit more elevation gain. Pics of wildflowers below:
Deer Ridge (300 m elev. gain)
Jumpingpound North (400 m elev. gain)
Kona on Jumpingpound North Ridge in late May, Powderface trail below.
Waiting for a treat.
Wildflowers on ridge.
Trail sign near our high point showing trail veering off toward Cox Hill.
Cleared a few trees across the trail on way back.
Jumpingpound Summit (430 m elev. gain)
Kona on Jumpingpound in late May, still some snow on trail.
Wildflowers on summit slopes.
Clump of Prairie Crocus on summit slopes.
Cleared wind-blown trees blocking the trail in several places on the return leg.
Mt. Hoffman (500 m elev. gain)
Kona on Mt. Hoffman in late May after a spring snowfall.
Prairie Crocuses near the summit.
Mt. Gibraltar and south end of Mt. Burns.
Wildflowers on way down.
Deer Ridge Loop (250 m elev. gain)
Kona (12-1/2 yrs) on the lower viewpoint in early May, Moose Mountain in background over Sibbald Flats.
Mr. Toad part way up the trail.
Always good to have the Swiss Army chainsaw in the pack. Cut these windblown trees and several others 2 weeks earlier and finished off a few more this trip.
DOGS ON PEAKS 