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Sarrail Ridge
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - A view of Sarrail Ridge from the trailhead parking area
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Larry clearly enthralled at hiking on a day like today...
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - The trail to Rawson Lake starts by following the Upper Kananaskis lakeshore for about a kilometre
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - There is only one bridge on our route, on the Upper Kananaskis lakeshore section
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - At about a kilometre, the climb begins in earnest
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Larry in the woods below Rawson Lake, with snowshoes in the heals up postion for the ascent
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Nature's snow sculptures dot the trail
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Ben on the trail to Rawson Lake
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Arriving at Rawson Lake, approximately 300 m's above the trailhead
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Looking towards Mount Sarrail
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Ben assesses our route up to Sarrail Ridge
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Now above Rawson Lake, part way to Sarrail Ridge
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - We were SO thrilled to find somebody had pushed through a nicely switchbacked snowshoe trail to treeline
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Nearing the treeline, the track in open areas had already started to fill with blown snow
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - In good weather, this area near treeline would offer great views
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Ben leaning into the wind near the summit
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Summit selfie - with the strong winds and even stronger gusts, we thought it best to do our selife on our knees...
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - The summit cairn
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Ben approaching the summit
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - On a better weather day, the scenics would be stunning...
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Ben dressed to do battle with the elements. His eyeglasses got wet and cold, so he switched to goggles.
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - The high winds near Rawson Lake brough down a lot tree debris while we were on the ridge above
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Larry returning along the lakeshore trail section
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - View across Upper Kananaskis Lake from the bridge
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Ben sees his way across the bridge
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Skies start to open up across the Upper Kananaskis Lake
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Just the facts
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Hike profile - we don't know what caused those weird jumps - our feet were more-or-less firmly planted in the snow at all times...
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Sarrail Ridge Summit Snowshoe - Our GPS track on a 3D topo