Mt. Baldy (700 m elev. gain)

Kona Mt. Baldy

On way down ridge of Mt. Baldy on Canada Day, Barrier Lake below.

Kona – Mt. Baldy

Gap Peak and Mt. Fable with snow in the distance, Heart Mountain / Grant MacEwan Peak traverse route in midground.

Flowers – Mt. Baldy

Few-flowered Milkvetch (maybe) on Baldy slopes.

Mt. Baldy

Alpine Cinquefoil (maybe) on Mt. Baldy slopes.

Mt. Baldy

White Dryad / White Mountain Avens (maybe) on Mt. Baldy slopes.

Hailstone Butte (350 m elev. gain)

Kona – Hailstone Butte

View north to the Fire Lookout from the higher south end of Hailstone Butte at end of June.

Kona-Hailstone Butte

View to west

Hailstone Butte

Alpine flowers on the ridge, Yellow Draba, maybe.

Hailstone Butte

Alpine flowers on slopes, blue Forget-Me-Nots, white Mountain Fleabane, and yellow Mountain Meadow Cinquefoil (maybe).

Hailstone Butte

Mountain Meadow Cinquefoil, maybe

Hailstone Butte

Mountain Fleabane, maybe.

Hailstone Butte

Rock Jasmine / Sweet-flowered Androsace, maybe.

Mt. Hoffman (500 m elev. gain)

Kona – Mt. Hoffman

Kona on Mt. Hoffman in mid-June after some fresh snow on the peaks – Gibraltar Mt. behind.

Forget-Me-Not – Mt. Hoffman

Alpine Forget-Me-Not on Mt. Hoffman

Shooting Stars and Forget-Me-Not

Shooting Stars and Forget-Me-Nots.

Blue Beardtongue – Mt. Hoffman

Blue Beardtongue, maybe

Kona – Sheep River

Interesting vertical rock strata at Sheep River bridge area.

Bluerock Knob (500 m total elev. gain)

Kona – Bluerock Knob

Bluerock Knob in early June with Shunga-la-she Mountain across Sheep River valley behind.

Mt. Burns from Bluerock Knob

View of Mount Burns to west. “Burns East” at centre; main summit at far right.

Prairie Crocus – Bluerock Knob

Prairie Crocus / Pasque Flower on summit.

Bluerock Knob from Shunga-la-she

View to Bluerock Knob (at left, middle) and starting point at lower right from ridge on Shunga-la-she in August, 2012.