Nordegg July 2020

Baldy Fire Lookout, Coliseum Mountain (1 and 2) & Crescent Falls

When the mountains are calling, never say no

Forced to stop by a Tonka truck at the Genesee Power Plant

Evening hike to Baldy Fire Lookout (2090 m) 

At the back there is our objective for the next day - Coliseum Mountain

Baldy was only 400 m elevation gain to the summit, but nice hike

You could 'easily' cycle to the summit, but definitely cycle down

Setting up for the hike. Looks like someone missed the memo - Pawel is not going

Guess which one is Pawel?

Team says bye and off we go

Hike is easy, but it requires some skills - Ewa knows how to jump

Relatively fast we get enough elevation gain to see beautiful foothills 

But you still need to work for the view

Path to the summit goes on the ridge to the right - such a scenic walk

Most of  the 700 m elevation gain is already behind us

Enjoyable walk on the rocky part

The summit is like an alpine meadow. It is only 2035 m, but views west to the Rockies

and east to the Prairies are fantastic. 

Lunch at the summit. Sandwich with a hard boiled egg - great memories

I convinced Jola to explore the 'other' summit (2030 m)

So in this picture you can see the cairn for 2030 m, true summit at 2035 m and right behind it Baldy at 2090 m. I call it three summits in two days

This is Nordegg area map. Includes the track to the summit of Coliseum Mountain

Shunda is the old name of the Baldy Fire Lookout

But the day is long in Alberta in the summer, so we had time to walk to Crescent Falls

Coming up from the creek bed was tricky and demanding

Grand Canyon of Alberta. Total for the day - 40k steps

Lunch at Brazeau Reservoir with Power Plant concludes the voyage

Thank you Ewa and Pawel for your hospitality