This leg from SC to Jasper was our longest carry- 9 days, but due to rain/overcast skies and lots of forest trail, we moved through it faster. Although hiking in forests offers a calm, introspective beauty, we prefer the big expanse of an open landscape trail.
On leaving SC our first camp was at Michelle Lakes where a group of 4 Bighorn rams spent their day grazing and butting heads unimpressed by our proximity. I called them ” Ram-a-dam And The Bum Bums”.
It rained most of the night while we were at Pinto Lake but the morning brought a reprieve which we took advantage of to pack up and move on. Rain brings more volume and energy to the creeks which quickly became obvious. Creeks which would be mild and easy to cross before a rain would be urgently rushing and carving out new pathways afterwards. It was a wet and cold footed day on our way to Cataract Pass.
The Skyline Trail is a popular and gorgeous hike that held our attention the last few days going into Jasper town.
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