The Highwood Pass is the highest driveable pass in the Canadian Rockies. These mountain goats (below) were there to accompany us just as we approached the pass.
Looking back to the north from Highwood Pass.
This is the mountain that dominated the Sundance Lodge campground.
This is heaven's waiting room. You have to see it to believe it. We are camped out in a family sized tipi at the Sundance Lodge adventure camp, 2kms north of the Kananaskis Village and resort. After getting our bedding, cook kit and extra cot we set up ourselves in the tipi. Just as we pulled into the property a bolt of lightning hit the mountain across the valley, then sent a thunderclap booming across the camp. A minute later another one hit just a few hundred yards away. We enjoyed a nice shower while we were cooking our macoroni and cheese on the propane stove. This will be our campfire since there is still a ban on all fires in this area of Alberta.
Kananaskis Village is nice to explore. They've got excellent paved trails around the edge which look out over the valley and plain about 500 feet below. The view is awesome, because on the other side you see mountain peeks which rise several thousand feet. On the way in today we saw a small herd of MOUNTAIN GOATS scrambling up a grassy slope, then later we saw a COYOTE at the Ribbon Creek park. Later we looked at the Beaver Ponds picnic area which is right beside this campsite. The water is absolutely crystal clear.
This is heaven's waiting room. You have to see it to believe it. We are camped out in a family sized tipi at the Sundance Lodge adventure camp, 2kms north of the Kananaskis Village and resort. After getting our bedding, cook kit and extra cot we set up ourselves in the tipi. Just as we pulled into the property a bolt of lightning hit the mountain across the valley, then sent a thunderclap booming across the camp. A minute later another one hit just a few hundred yards away. We enjoyed a nice shower while we were cooking our macoroni and cheese on the propane stove. This will be our campfire since there is still a ban on all fires in this area of Alberta.Kananaskis Village is nice to explore. They've got excellent paved trails around the edge which look out over the valley and plain about 500 feet below. The view is awesome, because on the other side you see mountain peeks which rise several thousand feet. On the way in today we saw a small herd of MOUNTAIN GOATS scrambling up a grassy slope, then later we saw a COYOTE at the Ribbon Creek park. Later we looked at the Beaver Ponds picnic area which is right beside this campsite. The water is absolutely crystal clear.
