Tag: Patricia Lake
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Six Appeal

All photos taken on September 20, 2021. Walking back from the Red Chairs, we opted to take Trail 6 back, rather than hike uphill on the Water Tower Trail. We had often shied away from this trail, as it is also used by horses, with the double hazards of lumpy horse exhaust and humps and…
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Reverse Course

All photos taken on September 20, 2025. Today was Saturday and we had no desire to be in with the crowds in Jasper town or on the more popular trails. As such, we were going to mostly stay put on the nearby trails and drive sparingly. The hikes from our first day came to mind,…
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PLB – Day 5 – A Little Bit of a Good Thing

All photos taken on September 20, 2025. Some days are better than others for time at the lake. This day was still a good day, but we had other things to occupy our time, including an afternoon CFL football game in which our team was playing. The morning was glorious and I walked down at…
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PLB – Day 4 – Misty Morn

All photos taken on September 19, 2025. Every day was different on this visit. After the hot sunny weather of the first three days, things cooled off and got a wee bit misty. Both Scott and M and sister M and brother K were heading home today, but, we had three more days to go.…
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PLB – Day 3 – Under Orange Skies

All photos taken on September 18, 2025. This day had promised to be tinged with smoke and we had no reason to doubt that would be so, even if the smell was not always evident. Down to the lake at 7:40 AM for a bit of a nice sunrise reflection. I was looking West as…
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Bench Pressed

All photos taken on September 17, 2025. The rocky formation above Pyramid Lake is often called Pyramid Bench. It is largely responsible for saving this area from the July 2024 wildfire. The fire did not make it over the crest of the ridge between the Athabasca Valley and Pyramid Road. Lucky for us. On day…