Three peaks in one weekend. This was Heidi’s first three day long hike and she was amazing. We arrived mid afternoon and canoed across Buttle lake to the Philips Creek camp ground. From there we hiked up to Marble Meadows and set up camp on the Friday night there. This was beautiful. Some of the most amazing alpine wild flowers I have ever seen and the moon was almost full.
The first peak we summitted was Marble Peak. This was the hardest for Heidi as their were some scrambling sections. After this hike I went out a bought her a harness with a handle so I could help her more effectively on scrambling sections. This was in the summer so she is A LOT more confident now. We climbed done Mable Peak and carried on through the meadows and past an alpine emergency hut. We got up to the ridge and set up camp by a little lake. That night we went to the left of the ridge and to the top of Morrison Spire. The moon was full that night and the sky was clear. We had some fried dried mac and cheese and went to sleep.
The next morning we woke up early and headed to the summit. we ran into some really experienced trail runners and one of them gave me some great hiking ideas and inspiration for future trips. He told us “leave no stone unturned” which we repeated for the rest of the hike. We made it to the top of Mount McBride around noon.
The next morning we woke up early and headed to the summit. we ran into some really experienced trail runners and one of them gave me some great hiking ideas and inspiration for future trips. He told us “leave no stone unturned” which we repeated for the rest of the hike. We made it to the top of Mount McBride around noon.
We made our way down. It was a long long hike out and canoe back to the car. We made it back at about nine as the sun was setting on the lake. It was such a pretty finish to the hike.
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