10:05 am

It is always a bit of an adventure finding this trail head while travelling south along Powderface Trail. And as in the past, it again took a collaborative effort to get us to this point.

Well, it started out kind of bleak and it really never changed all that much--well not until we were at the summit--then Mother Nature flexed her muscles.

The trail head starts at the bottom-left corner and follows the zig-zaggy line north-east up to the top-right corner to Jumpingpound Mountain. Where the ziggy line comes to the T-junction is the 2.5 kilometre section. From here to the summit is an additional kilometre in distance.
Other members of our group took a longer route coming in from the top to the triangle and met us at the summit.

Our journey's end is the white line just above the word Jumpingpound.

The trail head map.

Our trail is the 2.5 kilometer short white line starting from P in the centre of the photo. This will take us to the base of the ridge, and then another kilometre to the summit, a total height gain of 417 metres.

The sound of splashing water from various streams along the trail was quite common.

T-Junction

In a few moments we will be at the base of the ridge with the summit in clear view.

11:35 am

One more kilometre to the summit.
We will sit and have lunch on the other side of those distant trees at the very top.

12:08 am

At The Summit

The stormy weather is beginning to close in around us.

Getting in some personal moments.

I thinkin' our time spent up here is becoming rather limited.

We have been hiking up to this ridge for many a year, and for most of us this qualifies as maybe the most dramatic of weather systems we have experienced.

It was pointed out that we had better get the main purpose of this day taken care of, for the weather is achangin'.
But take a look, someone is missing from the group. Hmmm.

12:38 pm

Oh Canada, Our Home and Native Land,...

It was reported by one of us that the temperature dropped about 10 degrees since arriving at the top--from 13 down to 3. Yikes!

12:48 pm

The weather is fairing much better at Sibbald Lake. This is our annual picnic spot, about a half-hours drive from Jumpingpound.

3:48 pm

No one looks the worst-for-wear after what we described as a wonderful day's hike.

Until next week,
Happy Trails.