![]() ![]() It reminded us a bit of hiking at Lake O’Hara. At times there was actually dirt on the ledges and plants growing. The ground was solid and they were a good width. I set out ahead and it was very easy to find our way… even though you couldn’t see that there were ledges for the life of you, from below! The ledges weren’t bad at all. ![]() Can you see Bill up ahead? The boulders were big, and grippy underfoot, so they were easy to navigate. At the top of the moraine, we could see where we needed to be: across that jumble of big boulders and onto the ledge. Nestled in amongst the boulders were these tiny plants, putting on their brilliant fall colour displays. That’s where we’d turn left and head out onto the ledges. You can see the boulder we were heading for up above. It’s always amazing what you can do, simply putting one foot in front of the other: obstacles like this pass relatively quickly. We headed up that moraine slope with views of the valley, the canyon, and Bow Lake behind us. Then we were aiming for those two big boulders you see, near the top of the moraine. Though it was early in the day, the current was strong and there was a lot of water tossing through it. The first obstacle to cross was the stream. We’d be heading up the side of the lateral moraine, to the point where there were two gigantic boulders embedded in the till, and then setting out along a series of ledges to get into the next level of terraces on this gigantic landscape. The tremendous cutting, carving force of water always amazes me… just look at how deeply cut this passage is! When we emerged from the canyon, we saw the first part of our route ahead, across the wide open valley filled with glacial till. We’d be hiking up the canyon, along the left side of this photo. The first scramble of the day: getting up and over that boulder bridge! These are the views from on top of the boulder! Bow Lake is that turquoise jewel off in the distance. What this picture doesn’t show is that the boulder is wedged in place over the top of the canyon, forming a natural bridge! (It’s called the Chock Stone.) Here Bill climbs up its polished side (polished from the hands and feet of those who have gone before). To access it, you have to climb this boulder… a taste of the adventures to come in the day. Branching off the main trail to the falls, we started off on the trail to Bow Hut. After passing through the delta at the end of the lake, we hiked up the side of this canyon. The moraines are towering! Standing on top of them is like standing on top of an office building! That’s how big this landscape is! Hiking along the path that borders Bow Lake, we could see where we were headed. It used to fill the bowl where the falls are, pushing with incredible force, ground up rock up and into the towering pyramids of rock you see off to the left, immediately below peak known as The Onion. What’s really neat here is you can see for yourself the path through which the glacier has retreated. We started off hiking along the shores of Bow Lake. ![]()
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