Mandy and I headed out to Prairie Mountain for a quick hike. As mentioned previously this is not our favourite hike. Upside: close to our house (15 minutes door to trail head), decent workout, nice views at the top. Downsides: over-popular, steep, washed-out trail. We consider it a "utility hike" - it's a good quick hike when time is short, and a bit of a work-out is needed. As with our luck this hiking season, the day we picked was not ideal - smokey, and overcast, with some showers on the way down.
Despite all of the above negativity we did get a good workout, we saw only one other person on the way up and three grouse on the way down, and we did spend a couple of hours outside in nature. I still feel very lucky to be so close to all of the beautiful places in Kananaskis and to be able to access all variety of trails whether I love them or not. All-in-all I would say a 1.5 thumbs up outing! 😉
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| Summit Selfie |
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| Summit Descent - Looking Towards Iyarhe Ipan |
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| Smokey Peekaboo View |
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| Elbow River And Fall Colours Just Before The Trailhead |
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