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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
Little Bertha
- Location: Waterton Lakes National Park
- Activity: Scrambling
- Height: 2,169 m (7,116 ft)
- Elevation Gain: 980 m (3,215 ft)
- Distance: 15.4 km / Round Trip (9.6 mi)
- Avg Steepness: 7.3°
- Estimated Time: 5-8 hrs
- Technicality: Intermediate
- Fitness Level: Moderate
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Pink line is the actual track I took which was recorded by my GPS. There is a little parking lot at the trailhead but I had to park at Cameron Falls Parking due to snow.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
Frozen ices were pushed toward shore.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
After hours of snowshoeing, finally arrived at Bertha Lake. I don't know how this can be created but it looks very neat.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
Bertha Lake and Bertha Peak on the right. I took the ridge to get up the smaller peak left of Bertha Peak and that what I call 'Little Bertha'.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
Branches are bloomed with snow flowers.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
Going up the ridge. Little Bertha on the left and Bertha Peak on the right.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
I was quite surprised how much snow up here. Elevation wise peaks in Waterton are not as high as many of central Canadian Rockies which I usually go, but defiantly there was more snow than most of peaks I have done this early winter.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
Just as I reached Little Bertha, sun fell into the horizon of Mount Alderson. Mouse over to see names.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
Even from here Bertha Peak was little far. My plan was to go there but I decided not to. It would have added at least 2 hours from here if I kept going. Sucks to be winter and almost shortest day of the year.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
Still it was an enjoyable solo hike. I made a good use of a warm winter day instead of rushing to stores for Boxing day sales.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
There are 4 lakes in this picture but as closely located as they are, 2 of them are semi frozen and one is 100% frozen and one is 100% not frozen. I thought it is interesting.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
Even the top of mountain peaks were losing sun.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
Back to Bertha Lake. Need headlamp.
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Little Bertha | 2009-12-26
One more picture of snow flower.
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