Mostly Mango - Oct Nov 2024

Still the star of  the show!

Trying to play with ibruiser, the neighbour's cat.  He's a bit long in the tooth and just wants to be left alone, but Mango just wants someone to play with.

Morning nose hill cat hike

Crowsnest peak, early in the morning, hadn't been up this one in about 30 years

Fortunately I didn't run into any 'killer' marmots

7 sisters

Nice to have a chain, but not necessary when the rock is dry

Looking south to the Castle Wildland area and into Montana

Crownest peak in the afternoon

...and again, approching sunset with  the famous Burmis tree in the foreground

Great place to spend the night, Butcher Lake, with Victoria Peak, the objective for the next day, in the background

Victoria Peak in the early morning light

Victoria Peak's shadow

Pink Piggy with a pink summit register on Victoria Peakk

Walked about half of Victoria ridge to make a loop back.  Straight ahead, then left

I'd never seen a larch bush!

Looking back at Victoria Peak and ridge

Castle peak

Looking north to Prairie pk from partway up Drywood pk.  3rd peak in a row turned out to be too much at age 62.  Wind blew me over X3, so I turned back 200m from the summit.  Got home and ended up with double bursitis and double tendonitis...in the left ankle.

The iconic Crowsnest pk again

Heading up jumpingpound pk

Mr. Mango in the pack, as it was too windy for him, once we got out of the trees

Carla's birthday meal....Lasanga from Tops Pizza

Sweet 16!

Mango's big, scary Halloween shadow

Cling ons?

Ride  to work

Riding in WBC West Bragg Creek

Checking out the 28th Anniversary rose

The portrait

Fresh bench!

...and you thought my shadow was scary

First real taste of snow

The cold seems to affect his ears😕

This tree is up a bit early this year.  Wonder how long it stays standing?