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Ha Ling Peak again

No-one else wanted to come and play, so I did a solo bike-hike up Ha Ling (aka Chinaman’s) Peak. The trail was still pretty snowy – though down low there were some bare/mud/killer ice patches, then it was back to packed snow of varying slush levels.

The Yaktrax worked great for it (underneath the shoe they’re a diamond pattern of wire spiralled over rubber – grippy enough unless you’re on ice, then something spiky would be better – apparently some people don’t like the Yaktrax as they fall apart? Maybe if you’re running in them).

 

Ze goggles

 

 

Snowy trail

 

 

Yaktrax, and my 5-10 shoes which are coming apart at the front and letting snow, water and mud in. Toes nice and wet by the end of the day.

 

 

Summit shot from Ha Ling Peak, looking out over Canmore, and Grotto Mountain, and towards Calgary

 

 

Steep drop-off, there’s a few rock routes up the cliff below me.

 

 

Back down the hill to rescue the bike from the tree it was tied to, then down the road to home.

 

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