Monday, July 31, 2017

Elisium Pass July 29, 2017

July 29, 2017

Got up early and drove into jasper. The sky was hazy and the sunrise was spectacular. Left the parking lot at 7:20 on a hike up to Elisium pass.

Walking today with Yitzik and Sharida.  It is a warm day and got to 30 c today. The trail is a slow long uphill from the trail splitting up from Dorothy lake. 

The trail was quite dry and only wet in a few spots. The mountain flowers were out and in full bloom. It was quite incredible. The strawberries were out and tasty. Up at this altitude the Saskatoons were not yet ready to eat.

After taking a few breaks we stopped on the trail a few hundred meters from the top of the pass.  We had lunch then headed to the top of the pass. It was a great view and the expanse of the valley was an awesome sight. After enjoying the view for a while we began our walk down. It was a steady hike downhill on a very hot day

We stopped by the river on they way down about two km from the trail head. It was nice to lay down  by the river and listen.

Went the last two km on sore 
and tired feet. It was a great walk on a great day with great people. 


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