*I hope people use their own wise judgement when hiking always plan ahead and be prepared. One should never go beyond their abilities.*

Over the years I've had a few goals my first was to Summit all the Peaks of Waterton. Here is My Waterton Summit List I completed that goal on September 26, 2016.

My next goal I'm still working on and that is to summit the 6 10,000 foot Summmits of Glacier National Park. I have one left Kintla.

My 2018 Goal that I accomplished was to summit 40 peaks in my 40th year and that I finished on September 26, 2018.

Not sure what will be my next goal, once Glacier's Summits are done?

I commonly use 3 Hashtags on my social media. The first one is #itookthepathlesstraveledby which is to reference this blog. The next two relate to my father and grandfather who were also hikers. #milesformarkellingson is to remember my
Dad, Mark Ellingson and #dustfromthetrailandhowitsettledonme is to remember my Grandfather Earl Ellingson

September 11, 2021

Forum Peak (Custer Attempt) September 8, 2021 Waterton Lakes National Park

 So today the smoke came back after we thought it was going to be ok.  We have had on our radar Mt. Custer for years and we figured today would be the day, well we started and it looked a little smokey, but then we got on Forum Peak and the wind had blown in the smoke.  We couldn't even see Blakiston Peak which is not far away.   So we decided to bail and try another day.  So stay tuned for the next attempt, maybe the 15th?

Didn't look bad as we started the morning up Akamina Trail

First of many BC/Alberta border markers we saw

Another marker still not too smokey yet

Great view of Cameron Lake, getting a little smokier

Summit Block of Forum Peak we went on the right

Looking down on Forum Ridge with Forum lake on left and Cameron on right

First of three cairns on Forum, getting really smokey now, can barely see Alderson on middle right of picture in the distance

Cool reflection of sun on the lake

Looking towards Kintla Lake, very smokey there

As far as we would go, that was our goal in the middle, but next time eh

Another view down on Cameron

Looking back at the first downclimb from Forum Peak

Leaving Waterton we saw a momma bear and cubs up in a tree, pretty cool

Track of Hike

Photo Sphere on Forum



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