Kona and friend on west peak of Grotto in early April, main summit and ridge behind.
Lucky find near tree-line!
Grotto West Peak (1250 m elev. gain)
Category: Grotto Mountain
Grotto Mtn Hike (940 m elev. gain)
Kona at high point of hike up Grotto Mountain. Main summit in distance at far left. Didn’t meet anyone else on this route although parking lots at other trailheads were overflowing with vehicles on a Sunday during Covid.
Three Sisters are lined up across the Bow Valley.
Oil sketch of Three Sisters above clouds, view from Grotto Mountain.
Grotto Mtn. trail (600 m elev. gain)
Kona on short hike up Grotto Mountain trail in mid-January. Mount Rundle and Town of Canmore behind.
Wind Mountain and Lougheed Peaks in morning alpenglow from Grotto Mtn trail. Wind Ridge at right foreground.
Oil sketch of morning alpenglow on Three Sisters from Grotto Mtn trail.
Summer view watercolour of Three Sisters – Western Silk by Karin
Grotto Mtn. (1425 m elev gain)
Kitsy on way down from summit via the ACC hut route in mid-June.
Kona at about half-way point on descent with Canmore Industrial area below.
Kona resting after a snack and drink on summit – a blustery day with Lougheed peaks, Wind Mtn, Wind Tower, Allan and Collembola behind. Wind Ridge and Rimwall Summit at right.
Grotto Bataan Trail (810 m elev. gain)
Kona at high point of hike up along the Bataan Wall climbers access route on a pleasant mid-February day.
Viewpoint about halfway up. Ha Ling Peak and EEOR (East End of Rundle) behind above Canmore.
DOGS ON PEAKS 