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Mt Alderson Summit Hike - Larry on the trail, other hikers and a dog ahead
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Ben ascendng the lower slopes of Mt Alderson, the Carthew Alderson Trail below
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - One blossom and many seed heads of the same plant
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Views of the upper Carthew Lake from the start of the ridge to Mt Alderson summit
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - A zoom shot of the upper Carthew Lake from the start of the ridge to Mt Alderson summit - note the hiker on the upper right
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Mt Alderson Summit Hike - Me on the summit ridge
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Larry at the Carthew Alderson Pass, with the ridge to the Mt Alderson summit on the right
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Ben on one of the scramble sections on the way to the summit
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - We spotted this marmot sunning itself on the rocks above us
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Ben on the final leg to the summit
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Ben happy to be on the summit
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Ben on the summit
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - An interesting summit area
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Mt Alderson Summit Hike - Summit cairn
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Larry arrives at the summit area
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Mt Alderson Summit Hike - View of Bertha Lake from the summit
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - There were numerous butterflies like this on the summit
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Summit selfie
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - On the return, Ben at the Carthew Alderson Pass, with the Carthew Lakes in the distance
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - A local resident passes through the area
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Looking back at the summit from the start of the access ridge
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - There is no reflection on this Carthew Lake. What you see in the water is the bottom of the lake through crystal clear water near the shore
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Ben's shot of local resident passing through
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - An extreme zoom shot of other hikers reaching the Alderson summit
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - On the return, we spotted a Clark's Nutcracker
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Crowds enjoying Cameron Lake at the end of our hike
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - Just the facts
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Mount Alderson Summit via the Carthew Alderson Trail - A glimpse of the iconic Prince of Wales Hotel as we drove back to Pincher Creek