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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
North Kananaskis Pass
- Location: Kananaskis Country (Kananaskis Lakes)
- Activity: Hiking
- Height: 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
- Elevation Gain: 245 m (804 ft)
- Distance: 5.0 km / Round Trip from Turbine Canyon Campground (3.1 mi)
- Avg Steepness: 5.6°
- Estimated Time: 2 hrs
- Technicality: Novice
- Fitness Level: Easy
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Pink line is the actual track I took which was recorded by my GPS. Profile is showing the way back from the end of North Kananaskis pass to Turbine.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
Day 2. Young John suggested we should go to the end of North Kananaskis pass before another weather system moves in. So we decided to finish the journey of the pass in morning.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
Mount Beatty and its glacier.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
Mount Maude and Maude Lake.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
Going farther toward Mount Maude and British Columbia boarder.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
Maude Lake. This is the most best picture I've ever taken and the most beautiful place I've ever been. I was there at the perfect time. Overnight snow decorated the mountains white and glacier looked so fresh. Yet wind was calm there was clear reflection of mountains on the surface of lake. Still early September grass were green. Clouds were heavy and big fighting to occupy as much as space as they could against blue sky. Place like this, I call heaven on the Earth. John made a right choice, the sun only lasted morning not afternoon.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
North Kananaskis pass ends at the boarder. Alberta-British Columbia boarder is based on The Continental Divide of the Americas. There are four divides on the North America, this particular divide AKA Great Divide is by far the most prominent because it follows the Rocky Mountain ranges from Canada to US to Mexico. So If I pee on Alberta side, my pee eventually reaches my home. Let's pee BC side.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
John, John, Kevin and me. Taking picture together at the Continental Divide.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
Farther to BC, Mount Leroy said who's peeing on our side, you stupid Albertan.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
Closer to the summit of Mount Maude. Behind the mountain there is popular Haig Glacier.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
We decided to hike up little to get good view.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
At the end of series of mountain ranges and valleys, there they were, the royal group. As it looks one mountain in the picture but there are two peaks. Mount Prince Albert and Mount King George behind. The other royal family mountains were covered by cloud and couldn't see them.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
Closer look of the peaks. Power of my camera 10x zoom. What a impressive looking mountains. They didn't name the mountains after the royal family for nothing. Mount King George is one of the Rockies 11,000-ers (height over 11,000 feet). It's official height is 3422m (11228ft.)
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
Another picture of the mountains. We were so impressed at this site and stayed here for 30 min just looking at great landscapes. From one spot, looking at SW we could see the royal group and looking at SE we could see the lake and other mountains.
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North Kananaskis Pass | 2008-09-06
Maude Lake reflecting Mount Maude.
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