 Mount
Goldie
- Canadian Rockies
Saturday July 19
2003
This mountain is
located near Invermere BC. The route to the top starts at the
Panorama Ski Hill on Toby Creek.
The day I decided to
do this scramble, which is really mostly a hike, was a hot one. The
temperature was forecast to be around 30-35 Deg C. I also should
have started sooner, but did some socializing first.
I got under way at
around 11:00 AM with the intention of summating both Mount Goldie
and also Mount Taynton as well in an allotted eight hours. The hike
was more than I bargained for and I probably covered the better part
of 30k and 1500 meters vertical just to get to Goldie and back.
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A map of the area |
I started off by
going up to the left of what I thought was Taynton creek but was
just really a minor drainage that runs down the center of the ski
hill.
I took a break after
the first hour and then continued up a double black diamond ski run.
At 2:05 I finally made it to the summit of the ski hill to a newly
constructed coffee shop/hut. From there the views were great and I
had a chance to try out my new digital camera. The photos and movies
on this page were made with it. Its a Sony DSC F717 and after getting
home and analyzing the images I would agree with the reviews I have
read about the camera.
It's awesome!
At the top
is the terminus of what will be a new Ski lift.
At this point the way
to the summit of Mount Goldie is a great hike along a beautiful
ridge that leads you over several small peaks, and forests of Larch
and then eventually above tree line to the top.
Once on top the
views, although hazy, were expansive and I could see hundreds of
miles up and down the Rocky Mountain Trench. The summit temperature
was about 85 Deg C. The flies, in particular a few horse flies, were
a minor irritant in what would otherwise be an idyllic setting.
After having shot the
photos I decided to go down and check the Alpine Tarn below the
summit. It looked inviting and I decided to cool off with a dip. The
soft talus made for a quick and easy decent to the lake.
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Some wild Raspberries
I tried them
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After the dip I
continued down, but had to climb back up a small amount. At one
point I startled a deer but was not quick enough with the camera. A
kilometer or so later I caught up with him. He was patient while I
removed my camera from my back pack and took a photo of him watching
me.
Note for Sept 31
2003
On the way down I was very relaxed. After such a great day who
wouldn't be? I was also eager to get back and hang out with Kathleen
and Katie. Although I never got to visit with them and see Infinity
Solstice perform at the local tavern in Panorama Village, that day
and the next were the best of my summer. I wish I had used my new
camera to capture Katie and Kathleen on the tennis courts at
Panorama Village.
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ANY WAY'S! 3.1 MB MPG movie of me on the summit of Mount
Goldie
A jet contrail develops above me
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The jet contrail
This is a Hi-Res
image (1024 x 1018 pixels), the black dots are flies.
My camera can take
TIFF but I need to get BIG memory first |
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A gift
This is a 5x
Telephoto shot of the Panorama Mountain Ski Hill top from Mount
Goldie. I used a tripod.
It's 800 x 600
and will fit your Windows Desktop |
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 f you do not the expect
the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or
trail.
Heraclitus
BC 535-475, Greek Philosopher
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