This was one of the most rewarding and awe inspiring hikes that I have done. It was one of the most beautiful fall days I have ever hiked in. The clarity from the summits was epic and pictures on this day will never do justice. This hike was a long one but well worth the time and energy. We summited 3 named (Bauerman, Lost, and Anderson) and one unofficial summit (Kootenai Brown). We started at Red Rock Canyon and took the Blakiston Falls trail and continued on as if we were to hike to Twin Lakes. Once on the high point of the ridge overlooking Twin Lakes we headed East towards Bauerman Peak and continued that same ridge and bagged all the Peaks along the way till we finally reached Anderson and then headed down the south col all the way to the trail we had come on before. Noting to technical with this scramble but it is very long and lots of ups and downs. I always like checking out other summits from the hikes I do and this one was no exception. Just to illustrate the clarity from up top, one could see all the way to Crownest Mountain to the north and then to Chief Mountain to the South East, truly spectacular.
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| Fall colors on Lone Mountains north side |
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| Nice view of the Continental divide ridge between Festubert and Kishinena Peaks |
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| This is the High point overlooking Twin Lakes where you leave the trail and head towards Bauerman (little cairn marks the way) |
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| Looking down on Twin Lakes |
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| Not sure why the pine trees turned this color? |
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| Peak one for the day (Bauerman) |
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| Ridge walk between Bauerman and Kootenai Brown |
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| Looking back at Bauerman and the cliff below. |
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| The two "named" peaks that we reached at the end with Lost on the right and Anderson in the middle |
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| Looking back at Bauerman and Kishinena Peak behind it |
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| Summit two for the day (Kootenai Brown) |
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| Coming down Kootenai Brown |
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| Cliff to the north of Lost |
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| Summit three for the day Lost |
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| Chief Mountain in the distance |
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| The peak that has what look like feet is called Castle Peak and then Crownest Mountain in the distance to the right |
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| Cloudy Peak and Dungarvan Peak |
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| Looking down from Anderson to where Red Rock Canyon would be, but the parking lot is blocked by the mountain |
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| Peak four for the day Anderson |
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| Heading down (Mount Blakiston on the right) |
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| Heading down with Blakiston on left and Hawkins on right |
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| Sun setting on Lone Mountain and still not back on the trail |
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| Got back with just enough light to snap this silhouette picture of Anderson Peak from Red Rock canyon |
Panorama on Bauerman
Panorama on Lost
Panorama on Anderson
Google Track of Hike
Stats of Hike:
Total distance: 26.00 km (16.2 mi)
Total time: 12:14:39
Moving time: 11:04:33
Average speed: 2.12 km/h (1.3 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 2.35 km/h (1.5 mi/h)
Max speed: 5.22 km/h (3.2 mi/h)
Average pace: 28:15 min/km (45:29 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 25:34 min/km (41:08 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 11:29 min/km (18:29 min/mi)
Max elevation: 2661 m (8729 ft)
Min elevation: 1460 m (4790 ft)
Elevation gain: 3309 m (10856 ft)
Max grade: 44 %
Min grade: -67 %
Recorded: 9/20/2014 7:54 AM
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