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Day 99 - Mount Robson

The weather was perfect, 80 sunny and clear with a cool breeze for my attempted  40km, 24 mile round trip hike to Berg Lake at Mount Robson Park. 

At 7km, I reached the reflective Lake Kinney. The trail was flat and easy up to here and I made quick time. 

At 11km I arrived at the Valley of A Thousand Falls, a colorful glacier valley with beautiful waterfalls falling from all corners. The river flowing in form the left was white while the one from the right was blue--interesting. 

At 14km White Falls came into view, first of three major falls. This fall cascaded from down the dark rocks and seemed like artwork to me. 

At 17km I experienced the most famous waterfall called Emporer Falls, named for its placement below the steep, nearly unclimable  Emporer Face of Mount Robson.  I scrambled below the fall toward small drops of water to rinse off and was promptly drenched by a wind gust. 

At 18km I started up the valley toward Berg Lake to breathtaking views of the backside of Robson. You can see a massive ice fall and the beginnings of Berg Glacier. 

At 20km I arrived to Berg Lake: Victory!  

The first 10km of the hike back was pure bliss with incredible valley views and mostly downhill stomping. The final 10km were a bit of a pain, with my toes rubbing, my ankles tightening and my energy drained, but I made it back in one piece. Happy. Beautiful day. 
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  1. Dave NeameJuly 4, 2015 at 3:54 PM

    Wow, that quite a trek in 1 day. We backpacked into that region a few years ago and took 4 days to explore the area and valleys above Berg Lake. Your photos make me want to return. Cheers, Dave.

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    1. LeeJuly 6, 2015 at 5:11 PM

      Hey Dave! Thank you so much for all the wonderful hiking suggestions you gave me. The Canadian Rockies were truly stunning as you had said. Wow! I arrived at the Robson welcome station an hour before they opened in hopes they would have a first come campsite, but no luck: all booked. So I hiked quickly for ten hours instead!! It was worth it:)

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