Coyote Hill II
December
24, 2009
Elevation gain:
540
m
Ascent time:
2:40
Descent time:
1:15
Solo snowshoeing.
Mark and I first ascended this minor peak in March of 2005. Given that I couldn’t think of anything else to do and I desperately wanted to get some decent exercise, I set out to repeat the ascent. Mark and I had ascended the south ridge and descended the southeast side of the peak. This time I chose to ascend the southeast side because it gains elevation earlier in the trip.
The ascent was pleasant, though
fairly strenuous at times. A
few sunny breaks in the weather were cause for some photos, but
otherwise I was
about 3 or 4 hours too early in the day to experience totally clear
skies – too
bad, because the views of
While I did the entire ascent on foot, snowshoes were ideal for the descent.
Alpenglow on Baril Peak
Same as above
Big rocks and blue sky
Mount Cornwell and outliers of Courcelette Peak
Lineham Creek Peaks and Patterson's Peak (right)
Mount Strachan (right) and an unnamed peak southwest of Mount Muir
Mounts Muir (centre) and McPhail (right)
The east face of Mount Armstrong
