Back from the Pass!

I'm back from the Athabasca Pass trip, which I feel, went very well. I know I had a excellent time and was grateful for the participants who allowed me to guide them on this trip.

The participants were: Alan, Nate of California, Cody of Idaho, and John of Alberta. The first three being of the same group. This was a very easy group to guide and at times felt more like fun than actual work. I did my best to thrill their taste buds and know that I at least succeeded with the decadence chocolate pie.

We experience nearly every type weather you could imagine and even witnessed three clear nights. We also experienced quite a bit of rain and grapple. Overall the group hiked over 50km including the Scott Glacier basin day trip.

I hiked 101 km in 7 days and an additional 63 km in 2 days, less than a week earlier; Overall 164 km in 9 days. The more I hiked this area, the more I liked it. Neil accompanied me on the way in to carry the food cache. Neil, Jason and JF flew in to hike out with me. I think that I will return again to the Athabasca Pass, next time with a couple of mountains in mind.

The Athabasca Pass is a very historic route and very scenic for an area with a lot of forest. Furthermore, these were some of the most beautiful forests I have ever seen. A lot of old growth that was surprisingly diverse with various berries, mushrooms, mosses and lichens. I wish that I would have taken more photographs in the forests. Then again you can never take enough photographs and at the time there is no time to take them.
As it is, I hope that you enjoy the photos of the trip. I will try to post them in chronological order, but it may take me a few days to complete.