Banff National Park
November 30, 2020
Mount Bourgeau
Mount Bourgeau
Mount Bourgeau
Mount Bourgeau
Mount Bourgeau
On Mt. Weed
Mt. Weed
The Twin summits of Mt. Weed
Deception Pass - view to the Skoki Mountain
Redoubt Mountain
Deception Pass
Mount Richardson and Ptarmigan Peak
Hidden Lake and Ptarmigan Peak
Hidden Lake
Mount Richardson
Mt. Richardson
The ascend ridge on Mt. Richardson
Mt. Richardson summit 3,086m
The view east of Ptarmigan Peak, Hidden Lake from Mt. Richardson
Summit panorama from Mt. Richardson
Mount Hector from Mt. Richardson
Lake Louise, Mt. Lefroy and Mt. Victoria from Mt. Richardson
Merlin Lake from Mt. Richardson
The view to Yoho NP from Mt. Richardson
The Wall of Jericho from Mt. Richardson
Mt. Richardson
Descending from Mt. Richardson with Lake Louise on the horizon (left)
Mt. Richardson and the Hidden Lake
Hidden Lake
Hidden Lake area
The trail between Lake Louise ski area and Skoki
Healy Pass
Egypt Lake
Egypt Lake
Egypt Lake
The view from the Sphinx
Egypt Lake and The Pharaoh Peak from the Sphinx
The Pharaoh Peak and Egypt Lake
The View from the Pharaoh Peak. The smoky haze is from the terrible 2020 forrest fires in the USA.
The profile view of the steep Pharaoh Peak
The Pharaoh Peak
Haiduk Lake and Mt. Ball from The Lesser Pharaoh Peak
The Panorama from the Lesser Pharaoh Peak
The Pharaoh Peak from my tent
Healy Pass
The start of the steep climb up Cory Mountain near Banff townsite
Cory Mountain
Cory Mountain with Mt. Assinibone on the horizon
The summit ridge of Cory
The view from Cory
The view from Cory
Mt. Cory
Mt. Cory
Mt. Cory
Mt. Cory
An abandoned mining cabin on the way to Protection Mountain
An abandoned mine on Protection Mountain
The view towards Mount Temple from the slopes of Protection Mountain
The 5 km long ridge of Protection Mountain
Protection Mountain, you can see Mt. Assiniboine far in the distance.
Protection Mountain
Armor Peak in the distance
Protection Mountain
Mount Edith
Mount Edith
Mount Edith
Mount Cory from Mt. Edith
Cory Pass
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