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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - 8:00 a.m. A sunny Saturday morning, and all of Calgary is on the road to the mountains
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - The treed summit in the middle is our destination for today
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Ben on the first bridge in the valley section
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - A cluster of Arnicas greet us
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Bunchberry Dogwoods (Cornus canadensis) in dappled light
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Ben continues through the valley
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Wind Creek
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Swift creeks divide the valley
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Larry on the valley trail
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Wind Creek rushes through the valley
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Pink Wintergreen
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Views of nearby peaks
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Fortunately this is NOT today's destination...
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - White Wintergreen
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Round-leaved Orchid
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Ben in the forests below the ridge
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Larry in the forested slopes below the ridge
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - The trail leaves the forest
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Staring up the steep meadow section
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Meadows and mountains
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - The trail through the alpine meadows
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - On the ridge
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Alpine wildflowers
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Larry does the crux
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - (Cirsium hookerianum) Hooker's Thistle or White Thistle
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Ben on the ridge
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Paintbrush
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Unknown butterfly
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - A Clark's Nutcracker
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Wind Ridge Summit Hike - Ben with the Bow River Valley in the distance
