Grotto Mountain

Hike Name: Grotto Mountain
Activity: Hiking/Scrambling

Distance: 8.7 km (RT)

Altitude: 2,725 m

Elevation Gain: 1373 m

Area: Bow Valley (Canmore)

Crew: Mark

Time to Summit: Unknown (blog created post-hike)

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Trailhead: Alpine Club  of Canada, Canmore lower parking lot. 
 Getting There:

Heading West from Calgary on the Trans-Canada (Hwy 1), take the Canmore exit onto the 1A and head back East on the 1A. You will shortly see a sign that says "Indian Flats Road" that goes towards the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC). Turn left off of the 1A onto Indian Flats Road, and continue to the ACC lower parking lot.

Additional Info:
There are two routes up this mountain, we took the ACC route. It is very steep and you gain a lot of elevation, so be ready for a big day!

Mark on the ridge

 Me on the ridge

Loder Peak & Doorjamb Mountain

Hike Name: Loder Peak & Doorjamb Mountain
Activity: Hiking/Scrambling

Distance: 7 km (RT)

Altitude: 1,996 m (DoorJamb) - 2,088 m (Loder)

Elevation Gain: 800m

Area: Bow Valley (Exshaw)

Crew: Steph, Trevor, Jaimie

Time to Summit: Unknown (Blog created post-hike)

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Trailhead: Bay Mag Cement Plant

Getting There:

Heading west on the TransCanada (Hwy 1) from Calgary, take the exit towards Seebee/Exshaw. Continue on the 1X and then turn left (towards Canmore) on the 1A. There is a little "parking lot" at the base of DoorJamb/Loder Peak.

Additional Info:
This is a nice quick hike that is good for shoulder season hiking since it is windy and the snow has been swept away. Before Doorjamb Mountain, stick to the top of the ridge. We stayed too close to the climber's left and ended up under some slabs that were too steep to scramble up. So we back-tracked a bit and then found our way up the ridge. From here the path is clear to Loder.

 Weather coming in through the Bow Valley

Trevor, Steph, and Jaimie on our way down. Doorjamb in the center.

Mount Royal

Activity: Hiking

Location: Montreal, Quebec

Crew: Julia, Sam, JJ, Jay

We were in Montreal for an engineering competition and had a free day to roam around and explore - so of course we HAD to go up the "mountain" in Montreal, Mount Royal. We did a LOT of walking this day... from our hotel to Mount Royal, then all the way across Saint Laurent Street to Old Montreal.. and then we gave up and started Uber-ing - to Schwartz, the famous smoked meat spot, then back to our hotel to grab our bags before our flight home to Calgary.

 Trying to be artsy..

 We love fun.

 "Summit" Pano

And the main event!