Today's hike
[begin casual-speak mode]
Went for a hike today - Troll Falls. I was joined by (or, more precisely, I joined) Alu, Amanda, Angel (Amanda's goofy dog), and The Other Dog (AKA Ahab).
From Calgary, it's a swift drive west on Hwy 1, followed by a short stint south on Hwy 40 to the Kananaskis Village turnoff. There is a parking lot in that area listed as the Stoney Trailhead, but there are a number of hiking / x-country skiing / equestarian trails that can be joined at that junction.
Anyways, it was about 45 minutes from the cars to the falls, trekking along some well-groomed snow, covering something around 2 km.
Aside from a gargantuan bear-like dog, there wasn't much traffic on the trail - rather surprising for a +9 Celcius day.
So we get to the falls, and lo! it is completely frozen over, creating a tunnel walled on one side by a thick sheet of clear ice, and on the other by the rockface. So we climb into it, all 5 of us, and catch an amazing glimpse of water still flowing inside the ice cocoon. It gave the impression of a light-blue velvet curtain being jostled lightly by a breeze. I want one in my room.
Anyways, it was so gorgeous there that we busted out the stove, made some tea, and sipped it gently while enjoying the solitude.
Booyah.
Went for a hike today - Troll Falls. I was joined by (or, more precisely, I joined) Alu, Amanda, Angel (Amanda's goofy dog), and The Other Dog (AKA Ahab).
From Calgary, it's a swift drive west on Hwy 1, followed by a short stint south on Hwy 40 to the Kananaskis Village turnoff. There is a parking lot in that area listed as the Stoney Trailhead, but there are a number of hiking / x-country skiing / equestarian trails that can be joined at that junction.
Anyways, it was about 45 minutes from the cars to the falls, trekking along some well-groomed snow, covering something around 2 km.
Aside from a gargantuan bear-like dog, there wasn't much traffic on the trail - rather surprising for a +9 Celcius day.
So we get to the falls, and lo! it is completely frozen over, creating a tunnel walled on one side by a thick sheet of clear ice, and on the other by the rockface. So we climb into it, all 5 of us, and catch an amazing glimpse of water still flowing inside the ice cocoon. It gave the impression of a light-blue velvet curtain being jostled lightly by a breeze. I want one in my room.
Anyways, it was so gorgeous there that we busted out the stove, made some tea, and sipped it gently while enjoying the solitude.
Booyah.
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