Mount Baldy ii

Trip #2:Crew: Bennett
Date: November 20, 2016
Time to Summit: 1:30
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Mount Allan

Hike Name: Mount Allan / Olympic Summit / Centennial Ridge

Activity: Hiking/Scrambling

Distance: ~15 km (RT)

Altitude: 2,819 m (Mount Allen), 2,470 m (Olympic Summit)

Elevation Gain: ~1400 m

Area: Kananaskis Valley

Crew: Bennett

Time to Summit: ~3 hours

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Trailhead: Ribbon Creek Parking Area

Getting There:
Head south on Kananaskis Trail (Hwy 40) from the Trans Canada (Hwy 1). Take the turnoff toward Kananaskis Village, then follow the signs to the Ribbon Creek Parking Area.

Additional Info:
Take "Hidden Trail" and follow the Centennial Ridge path. It is the highest maintained trail in Kananaskis, so it is well signed, there is no way to get lost! This is a beautiful hike that I would recommend to anyone. Of the 6 hours, we only spent 1 hour below the treeline. Just be aware that it is a big day at 15km and ~1400m gained! We did a there-and-back from Ribbon, but you can continue along the ridge, the whole Centennial Ridge trail, and drop down into Deadmans' Flats.

Bennett and I 

 Snow. We actually could've avoided this but we were trying to get some respite from the crazy chinook winds

 Playing on the cool rock formations

Bennett on the ridge

Whiteswan Provincial Park

Name: Whiteswan Provincial Park, BC
Activity: Camping/Natural Hot Springs
Crew: Bennett
Dates: November 10-11, 2016

I am on my reading break so Bennett and I decided to go out to Whiteswan Provincial Park in BC to check out the Lussier Hot Springs and go camping. We left Calgary in the early afternoon, stopped in Canmore at the Rocky Mountain Bagel Co (yum) and then made it to the Lussier Hot Springs at sundown and enjoyed the sunset and a little company. There were 4-6 people in the springs, even after dark - it is a pretty popular spot.
However, we were the only ones camping and had the inlet creek campsite to ourselves. We started up a fire and made the best camping quesadillas.. then slept in the back of the truck (may I add - with the tailgate open! It's November!). We visited the hot springs again the next morning (when it was a LOT more crowded) then headed back to Calgary.
I came to Lussier hot springs with my family back when I was in high school as well. It hasn't changed much... except that maybe it is even more popular now!

 Driving!

 The view we woke up to! (We arrived in the dark)

Driving past Whiteswan lake in the morning