Nature's cycle underway in the vast burnt area.Ĭlosing the loop by returning to Akamina Pass on the Wall Lake trail. Heading for another break in meadows before the final significant hump.Ī look back at where we came from, just before dropping into some intact forest above Wall Lake. Up and down along the easygoing crest of the ridge. One of hundreds of colonies of low lying alpine wildflowers. From here to the end of the ridge several km away, there's not a lot to say except that it was a great afternoon of strolling at a relaxed pace- taking it all in. Heading towards the highpoint, with Upper Kintla lake far below in Glacier. Panorama looking south into Glacier National Park, Montana. Onwards to the next of several bumps along the undulating ridge, via the right hand side of the pyramid.ĭirect route up the ridge, as the trail below at left is still blocked by a cornice. Our route will pretty much traverse the skyline. For once- the Waterton winds are appreciated, for both keeping the bugs away, and for cooling on a hot afternoon. It's mostly just steep hiking, grovelling up loose beaten in trails.Įxiting to the ridgeline via a short hands-on rock pitch.īut first- lunch. Snack break, with the upcoming scramble section up the ridge above. Looking back here at Forum Lake.Ī view of Wall Lake, which we will get to later in the day after traversing the ridge above. Out of the trees and into winds keeping the bugs at bay. The trail is under there somewhere! We are aiming for the saddle at right. No lingering here as the mosquitos were swarming. Lots of arnica too, adding color to the burnt forest.īuttercup meadows, flooded a bit by high water from the late snowmelt. Good to see plenty of beargrass thriving in the aftermath of the devastating 2017 fire. The rest, accessed via the old road to Akamina Pass- is in BC's Akamina-Kishenina provincial park. After a superb ridge walk a few days earlier near Invermere, could it get any better? Lets see.Īlthough Akamina Ridge is often thought of as a Waterton hike, only the first 1.5 km is in the national park. On the morning of July 14, we met up with some of the usual suspects at the Akamina Pass trailhead in Waterton National Park to do the 20 km circuit across Akamina Ridge. This dates back to mid July, and the culmination of a week long camping, biking and hiking trip in the east Kootenays of BC and then in Waterton on the Alberta side of the divide.
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