hike – Page 12 – DOGS ON PEAKS

Mt. Hunter (945 m gain)

Angus Mt hunter2 — Angus on Mt. Hunter, Yoho National Park

Angus on Mt. Hunter in Yoho Park.

Wasootch Peak (900 m elev. gain)

DSCF5873 — Kona on corniced Wasootch Peak summit ridge

Kona eager to get back over the summit ridge on a snowy late April day. The Wedge behind left. l. to r. – Mt. Lawson, Mt. Inflexible, Mt. James Walker, The Fortress, Gusty Peak, and Mt. Kidd.

Wasootch Peak (left of scree ridge) from Mt. Collembola in winter Feb 15, 1998. Nakiska ski area at right.

Prairie Mtn (elevation gain 715 m)

DSCF5853 — Benny on Prairie Mountain mid-April

Benny on Prairie Mtn on a snowy mid-April day.

Heart Mtn east ridge (gain about 875 m)

Kona on east ridge of Heart Mtn. / Grant MacEwan Peak in mid-April. Door Jamb Mtn., Loder Peak, Goat Mtn. and Mt. Yamnuska in background. McConnell Ridge (Barrier Lake Fire Lookout) below foreground.

DSCF5849 — Kona on east ridge of Heart Mountain / Grant MacEwan Peak in April

Returning over the ridge.

Yam from Heart — Mt. Yamnuska from Heart Mountain 12×16 oil KrisT 2005

Artistic impression of Mt. Yamnuska from Heart Mtn. circa 2005.

Cox Hill (730 m elev gain)

Kona with eye on breakfast burrito in wind-sheltered spot on Cox Hill on April Fools Day. Tiara Peak and Belmore Brown Peak to west across Powderface Trail.

Keeva on Cox Hill

Ripley on Cox Hill