Akamina Ridge #2

It's now 10:30 at night and I'd like to go to sleep...I'm sensing a pattern here...blogging and sleeping. Hmm. Anywhooo...

Here are the rest of the pictures. Once these are up, I'll have to come back once again to label all the shots...but that will be tomorrow or some other day.

Ahh...breathtaking! Early morning (sometime before 6) rest stop on the way up to the ridge
Three uncconcerned deer we saw on our way up...they just continued to eat while we snapped more than a few shots :)This guy had the biggest rack...it was awesome. My first time seeing a deer with antlers!Not a great technical shot, but this is a shot of the beginning of our scramble up to the ridge. I LOVE scrambling :)Halfway up the scramble we had Wall Lake on our right, and Forum Lake on our left...this is Wall.Two of the peaks we crossed along the ridgeMy first time seeing a marmot! It was the cutest thing ever, and I wanted to take it home :) It had the cutest mannerisms!Forum Lake from halfway up the scrambleThe view from our lunch spot...at 8:30 in the morning :)Another view from our lunch rest stopThe lower saddle coming up to the ridge. Leah and I were ahead and hunkered down behind the rocks to get out of the wind while we waitedLeah waiting patiently for the guysUp we go!Leah finding her way up the next scramble sectionA variation of wild crocusesAnother lake seen from the ridge..not sure what it was. I love the different types of mountains in this shotStill going up!Mountain range seen from the ridgeKevan and Leah at one of the peaksI love that red rock!And another type of rock...there was a mountain goat that Kevan saw in there somewhere!All the way down to Wall Lake...after bushwhacking for about 10-15 minutes, which felt like an hour! We lost the trail because of an avalanche. The lake was a welcome sight!Almost back to the car! Crossing the border back into Alberta

Oy! That took longer than I wanted it to. Off to Dreamland I go...

~K~