Twelve of us hit the trail around 11:00. This trail required our stabilizers for sure footing along the suspended walk-way that followed Johnston Canyon.
Finally, we arrived at the Ink Pots! Here is the story! If you click on the photo you can find out all about them.
Once we reached the junction and carried on towards the Meadows for a short bit, was when the loop was thrown into the original plan. Three of us had GPS systems so we knew we could safely veer off track and not get lost. A quick left, and we were off to the left, bushwacking! This was my first time for bushwacking and I loved it! It was new untouched powder snow a couple of feet deep. Good thing it was downhill bushwacking. We were able to cut off 2 kms from our trip and have so much more fun. I'm in the bush here somewhere! We came to an opening and had to maneuver our way down a big hill to the roadside. As it turns out, we came out onto the Bow Valley Parkway and had about a km to walk back to the start.
That is spectacular. And I love that rockin garmie elevation/distance chart. Amazing pics. Wish I was there.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been an awesome day! Scary walk along the canyon - not to mention watching those ice climbers! I wouldn't know what a stabilizer is if it hit me on the head, but it sounds like fun anyway!
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