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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Ben's zoom lens was catching interesting atmospherics and rock formations in the distance
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Ben ponders how to cross the creek
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Paintbrush, one of our favourites
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - The trail crosses this rocky ridge en route to the snowy summit in the distance on the left
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - The ridge in the distance is our objective for today
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Although we drove through the rain to get here, the skies above us were clear at this moment
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Scenic slopes on the way up
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Larry in an aspen grove near the trailhead at the start
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - This is Dwarf Fireweed, also known as River Beauty, and by gosh it was beside a creek!
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Larry looking over the valley of the North Saskatchewan River
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - We had a brief bit of weather come through
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - The valley views here are of the North Saskatchwan River valley
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Jacob's Ladder was in abundance on the ridge above the river. A Chickweed flower is in the middle of the bunch
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - We were grateful to have our rain jackets with us on this hike
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Continuing on toward the summit through the rain
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Larry with the valley of North Saskatchewan River behind him
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - We did pass through a few patches of snow along way
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - As we ascended through the forest, the rain began to dissipate
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Leaving the forest, views ahead of the summit
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - We enjoyed being back in the sunshine as we left the forested slopes, but could see there was weather in the distance
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Distant atmospherics
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Ben on the open slopes leading to the summit
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Ben heading towards the summit in snow that wasn't so deep
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Ben skirting some deeper snow
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Ben at the top
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Views to the north from top of the ridge
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Ben taking a picture of Larry from the summit area
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Larry backdropped by the mountains above the North Saskatchewan River
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Ben treads carefully near the summit
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Two O'Clock Ridge Summit Hike - Ben backdropped by the mountains above the North Saskatchewan River
