Kona on ridge (2,378 m) on the Foster Peak side of Numa Pass in early October. Larches losing needles. Floe Lake and “Floe Peak” in the Vermilion Range behind.
Imposing Mount Deltaform in Valley of the Ten Peaks from Numa Pass.
Kona and Rocky and friends at Numa Pass – The Rockwall behind.
Heading down from Numa Pass back to the lake.
Kona and Rocky at Floe Lake
Glacial remnant at Floe Lake.
Kona on Fossil Mountain in late fall with Mount Douglas behind.
Rindle (4 yrs) on upper slopes of Fossil Mountain.
Memorial to skiers avalanched in 1988. This is new since Kona’s “dad” was last here January 6, 1985 using a ski approach to Deception Pass.
Baker Lake and larches below Brachiopod Mountain from Fossil Mountain. Tilted Lake and Little Baker Lake beyond.
Ptarmigan Peak, Pika Peak, Mount Richardson and Wall of Jericho above Zigadenus Lake from Fossil slopes. Deception Pass and Packer Peak at lower left.
Saddleback and surrounding Lake Louise peaks from Fossil Mountain. Whitehorn Mountain at SkiLouise in foreground.
Mount Temple from Boulder Pass.
Kona and friend on a windy late September day on Limestone Mountain. Mount Kidd and Kidd South behind. Second time up this peak this summer, by the easier, but less distinct west ridge route this time.
View of The Fortress and larches in late September from Limestone Mountain.
Reaching the Saddleback with Mt. Temple behind. Larches beginning to turn in mid-September.
On lower slopes of Fairview with Aberdeen Glacier behind.
On Mt. Fairview with Mt. Aberdeen, Mt. Lefroy and Mt. Victoria behind.
Surprise view of Mont des Poilus in Yoho Valley and Mt. Niles from Fairview.
Not many four-legged visitors up here.
Glaciers and mountain apparel styles have both deteriorated in 33 years.
Heading down from summit of Mt. Jimmy Simpson Jr. in early September with views of Bow Lake, Iceberg Lake with Bow Falls outflow and an unnamed tarn at lower right.
Mt. St. Nicholas from Mt. Jimmy Simpson Jr. with Mt. Olive S. at left, glaciated Mt. Gordon at right and The Onion in the foreground.
Reflection of Mt. Hector, Bow Peak, Crowfoot Glacier and Crowfoot Peak in Bow Lake.
Iceberg Lake and Bow Falls below Bow Glacier and the Wapta Icefield from Mt. Jimmy Simpson Jr. ascent. Portal Peak and Mt. Thompson at right.
View of upper ridge and “summit” of Jimmy Simpson Jr. from Jimmy Simpson in 2011.
