Little Lougheed (773 m elev. gain)

Little Lougheed

Toro and Chelsea on way down from Little Lougheed in late November. Spray Lake Reservoir below.

Kona Little Lougheed

Kona on Little Lougheed summit with ascent slope of Wind Tower behind.

Kona Little Lougheed

View to north along Spray Lake Reservoir.

Kona Little Lougheed

View to south along Spray Lake Reservoir.

Kona Little Lougheed

View up Sparling Creek valley with Lougheed Peaks on left and Sparrowhawk on right.

Mt. Yamnuska (900 m elev. gain)

Kona Yamnuska

Kona on Mt. Yamnuska (John Laurie) in early November, via the west col trail route – Gap Peak, Morrowmount with CMC Valley below.

Kona Yamnuska

Heading back down to west col trail, Mt. Loder and Goat Mtn behind.

Bear – Yamnuska

Young black bear heading up a tree near the trailhead in July, likely the same one we saw earlier in the summer in the same area.

Yamnuska trail

Butterfly on thistle along the trail in July.

Prairie Mountain (700 m elev. gain)

Kona Prairie Mtn

Kona on Prairie Mtn. after an unexpected late October winter blast of snow.

Kona Deer

One of three young deer on the trail on way up; also saw them at the same spot on the way down.

Kona Prairie

View to north of Moose Mountain.

Kona Moose Mountain

Kona on Moose Mountain in whiteout conditions in early October the day before it was closed due to Grizzly feeding on a kill near the approach trail. This early snow subsequently melted completely away before the more recent snowfall.