DOGS ON PEAKS

Mt. Carthew (1,100 m elev. gain)

Kona (10 years) on Mt. Carthew in late-July with one of the three Carthew lakes and Mt. Alderson behind.

View back down to starting point at Cameron Lake from near summit.

View of ridge to summit (at right) from near high point of Carthew Lakes hiking trail.

Cas (3 years) cooling off on way up Carthew.

Sandberg’s Wild Parsley (confirmed by Alberta Native Wildflowers FB Group) on Carthew ridge.

Alpine Cinquefoil on summit ridge, Cameron Lake and parking lot below.

Sky Pilot / Skunkweed on Carthew ridge. Cameron Lake and trailhead below.

Mix of blue Alpine Forget-Me-Not, yellow Cinquefoil of some type, and white Alpine Sandwort / Twinflower Stitchwort (per Alberta Native Wildflowers FB Group).

Silver-leafed Scorpionweed on Carthew Lakes trail.

Cow Parsnip along Carthew Lakes trail.

Umbrella Plant / Wild Buckwheat (confirmed by Alberta Native Wildflowers FB group) on Carthew Lakes trail south-facing scree slope.

Beargrass along Carthew trail in the 2017 Waterton Forest Fire burn.

Birchleaf Spirea on trail above Cameron Lake.

Red Monkey Flower on wet trail above Cameron Lake.

Mt. St. Piran (900 m elev. gain)

Kona finding a cool spot 8:30 am in late July on Mt. St. Piran slopes, Mt. Lefroy behind, with The Mitre left of centre.

View of Lake Louise with the Beehive lookout at upper left.

View of Lipalian and Unity peaks (Kona was on them a few days ago) beyond Lake Agnes after doing the traverse of St. Piran, descending via the Piran / Niblock col.

Common Butterwort (insectivorous!) in boggy drainage basin above Lake Agnes.

Very small False Asphodel (thanks again to Alberta Native Wildflowers FB group) in drainage basin above Lake Agnes.

Silky Scorpionweed on slopes below Piran / Niblock col.

Western Saxifrage (maybe?) on slopes below Piran / Niblock col.

Cut-leaved Fleabane near Piran / Niblock col.

Clump of Moss Campion on ascent slope above Little Beehive; Mt. Aberdeen glacier at left, The Mitre in distance.

Western Anemone / Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla) on ascent slope above Little Beehive.

Glacier Lilies (yellow), Paintbrush (red) and Heliotrope / Valerian (white) on trail to Little Beehive above Lake Agnes Teahouse.

Old Goat Glacier (750m elev. gain)

Some bare ice and meltwater on Old Goat Glacier in mid-July.

View back down the lateral moraine of Old Goat Glacier.

Dryad (maybe) on Old Goat moraine.

Possibly Tufted Alpine Saxifrage on the moraine.

Tufted Alpine Saxifrage (per Alberta Native Wildflowers…Facebook group help) on the moraine.

Purple Saxifrage on the moraine.

White Draba on the moraine.

White Dryad / White Mountain Avens (maybe) on Old Goat moraine. Note red algae on glacier.

Something about to bud on the moraine.

Daisy / Cutleaf Fleabane on Old Goat moraine.

Clump of Sweet-Flowered Androsace / Rock Jasmine (maybe) below the moraine.

Western or Few-flowered Anemone (maybe) on trail to Old Goat glacier.

Glacier Lilies on trail to Old Goat Glacier

Wild Heliotrope / Valerian on trail to Old Goat Glacier.

Mt. Lipalian, Purple Peak & Unity Peak (1,300m elev. gain)

Kona cooling off on Mt. Lipalian in mid-July with Mt. Hector at left distance, Mt. Whitehorn Ski Louise slopes in front, Richardson / Pika / Ptarmigan group in centre, and Redoubt at right, Fossil back right.

From Lipalian, Unity Peak at left and Purple Peak at right and connecting ridges on the route. High peaks Douglas and St. Bride behind.

From Purple Peak, Unity Peak at right, Mt. Redoubt at left, Fossil Mountain with inverted-V snow slope in centre distance.

Long-stalk Starwort (id. courtesy Alberta Native Wildflowers… Facebook Group) on Purple Peak.

Alpine / Pallas’s Wallflower on Purple Peak, Wolverine Ridge behind.

Approaching Unity Peak from Purple Peak; headed generally to the right and traversing for weaknesses in the cliffs, with a few difficulties requiring coaxing and boosts for Kona.

View from near summit of Unity back to Purple and Lipalian with Ten Peaks and Mt. Temple behind.

Not much room on summit of Unity Peak.

Redoubt Lake at base of Heather Ridge, still frozen over in mid-July, Deception Pass and Fossil Mountain behind.

Heartleaf Arnica (maybe) in Wolverine Valley.

Mountain Sorrel in Wolverine Valley.

Yellow Columbine in Wolverine Valley.

Alpine Laurel / Northern Bog Laurel in Wolverine Valley.

Mt. Fairview and Saddle Peak (1,100 m combined elev.)

Kona on Fairview in mid-July with eye on the MacD apple pie. Glaciated Mt. Temple behind, Haddow Peak at right, connecting to Mt. Sheol, centre. Two of the Ten Peaks in the Moraine Lake area in centre distance.

Ptarmigan in summer plumage (all white in winter) on Fairview slopes pecking away at the alpine plants.

White Mountain Heather or Rocky Mountain White Heather on Saddle Peak, Lake Annette below Mt. Temple north face.

Moss Campion on Saddle Peak, with one Western Anemone / Pasqueflower.

Yellow Heather (maybe) on Fairview slopes. Glaciated Mt. Victoria in distance, lower Aberdeen glacier at left.

Grouping of Western Pasqueflower / Anemone (large white), “Alpine” / “Snow” Buttercup (technically Eschscholtz’s Buttercup per Alberta Native Wildflowers Facebook group help, but harder to pronounce) and Western Spring Beauty (small white) near The Saddleback on way up Mt. Fairview.