Heading to the end of Forgetmenot Ridge (skyline) where we'll start our ascent.
Forgetmenot Ridge and Mountain With cool temperatures and snow coming to the mountains we settled on hiking up Forgetmenot Ridge and Forgetmenot Mountain. The route unfolds as it is described in the guide book. We walked over the suspension bridge but after that deviated slightly from the book by keeping left, by the river bank and in the sunshine. Then we caught an old road that took us into the trees and onto the main trail. In a short time, we came to the cairn marking the trail up Forgetmenot Ridge. The trail ascends steeply without respite until it reaches an open ridge. After that, the grade levels and the trail ends. We hiked the open ridge toward the summit of Forgetmenot Ridge, Old Forgetmenot, interrupted by brief, easy scrambling up a cliff band. After reaching the summit, we continued along the ridge, losing nearly 150 m in the process, to climb Forgetmenot Mountain. The book says the summits are of equal height; we were hoping that, for the added effort, Forgetmenot Mountain would be higher. It wasn't case: our GPS units showed Forgetmenot Mountain was lower than Old Forgetmenot by ten metres. Nonetheless, Forgetmenot Mountain provided great views of Bluerock Mountain, Mount Rose and Threepoint Mountain. We spent forty minutes on the summit, most of it spent in a fruitless search for the cave mentioned in the book, before heading back. I was expecting a monotonous hike but some reason — perhaps it was was the wide-open vistas — Forgetmenot Ridge turned out to be a memorable experience. |
Heading to the end of Forgetmenot Ridge (skyline) where we'll start our ascent.
Harebell covered in frost: Record lows were reported in a few places in
Southern Alberta the pervious night.
Hiking up the ridge we come across tree with rocks.
Several of these birds, probably red crossbills, were busy feeding on pine cones. Mouse over
any to enlarge.
The northernmost summit is left but we didn't bother doing it.
Nahahi Ridge fills the background.
The trail ends at a cairn.
Dinah reaches the cairn. Behind it is the ridge we followed.
We head to Old Forgetmenot ahead.
The summit of Old Forgetmenot is near the point on the left.
The trail heads up the left side of a minor cliff band.
Climbing up the rock band.
We continue our walk to the summit.
I check out some interesting rocks. Mouse over the reverse view.
A great deal of annoying loose, jagged rocks before the summit.
Banded Peak, Outlaw Peak, Mount Cornwall and Mount Glasgow on the skyline
On the broad summit of Old Forgetmenot
Starting out for Forgetmenot Mountain
Looking back at Old Forgetmenot as we ascend Forgetmenot Mountain
Threepoint Mountain
Bluerock Mountain, Mount Rose and Threepoint Mountain
Hiking to the summit
On the summit
Summit view from Forgetmenot Mountain
82 J/15 Bragg Creek
