Here we are at the very top of Amber Mountain…we were pretty thrilled to be up there but a nasty rainstorm was headed our way so we didn’t stop for long…It took us about 3 hours of hiking across the top and then we descended to our camp…another 2-3 hours of hiking.
The Skyline Trail…Day Two & Three
Day two we hiked through two mountain passes. This was a great day…coming out of the tree line to see the valleys in between the mountains was so refreshing…no more switchbacks….for a while…Yay!! Again we hiked for about 6-7 hours straight with stops to rest our feet and have a snack or two and to fill our water bottles pumping fresh water from the streams…it was so cold!
As evening approached we had the chance to see the sun setting high above the clouds…so amazing and beautiful…I felt like I could reach out and touch the tip top of the mountain…we made it to the camp that night to have dinner and set up our tent in the black of night….that was fun!
Day three was the climbing up to the Notch…The Notch is the high column leading to the summit ridge of Amber Mountain. It was pretty windy up there but we managed to not get blown off the tip top… Can you see the big black and white photo..see the snow at the top of the mountain?…That’s the Notch…Day three was great at the top of Amber mountain it was breath taking….I’ve never experienced the mountains like that, it was so beautiful!!
Day four coming soon…Thanks for stopping by!
Patricia Lake…Jasper
Going through images…I found this one that is so pretty…thought I’d share with you.
Jasper Get Away
We had a little time to get away for a few days…I (Julie) was celebrating my birthday and what a perfect place to celebrate with my little family…Jasper! It is one of our very favorite places to visit. The beauty found in the mountains is breathtaking. Last year we did a 6km hike …with a our little people and they did so well. Any chance we get to go to Jasper I will go. We took the kids to the Chaba Theatre..that was fun, I’ve never been there before and it’s quite the treat! We hung out in the cabin, read books, played games, went for walks but it got a little cold the last few days we were there so we decided to stay warm and drive to the icefields, I am glad we did that too..the view is always amazing! Enjoy the images!
Jasper
A little peek at our last week in Jasper…
Our Travels
2009 took us on a little trip back to NYC…always an amazing place to visit. Take a peek at some of our images. Here is an image of the NYC skyline taken from Liberty Island and the images below are the Guggenheim Museum, Canal Street ,The Brooklyn Bridge and a few random images.
