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Pocaterra Ridge (630 m elev. gain)

Kona Pocaterra Ridge

Kona on Pocaterra Ridge in late September, looking north at Gap Mountain, Mt. Elpoca and Elbow Pass, with Mt. Rae slopes at right.

Kona – Highwood

Kona ignoring the herd of Bighorn sheep in the meadow.

Tyrwhitt

Grizzly Pass and Mt. Tyrwhitt to the south, showing the arch on the ridge.

Highwood area

View south showing Highwood Ridge, Grizzly Ridge and Tyrwhitt (Kona traversed all three in 2020).

Kris T Tyrwhitt 1987

View to north of Pocaterra Ridge through the arch on Tyrwhitt, Kona’s “Dad” in 1987.

Sheep -Highwood

Bighorn Sheep in meadows below Pocaterra Ridge.

Bellevue Hill (724 m elev. gain)

Kona Bellevue Hill

Kona (10 yrs) on Bellevue Hill, Waterton Park on a warm and windy mid-October day. Shoulder of Mt. Blakiston at left, Mt. Galwey at right.

Ruby Ridge, Blakiston and Galwey.

Wind gusts over 80 kph.

Buddy Mt. Galwey

Buddy (6 yrs) at his high point on Mt. Galwey in 2006.

Bellevue Hill

Silver-leaf phacelia on dry scree slopes.

Deer Ridge (300 m gain)

Kona on east peak of Deer Ridge with Yamnuska in background, on a warm early February day.

Near the “trailhead” at the junction of the Sibbald and Powderface roads, a much shorter approach with a bit more elevation gain than the standard tralhead.

Artistic impression of the view from Deer Ridge in January by Kona’s “grandad”.