Drew, Maureen, Kali, and I decided to hike Ha Ling Peak this morning (the curved double peak on the right). The story goes that in the early 1800s there was a Chinese cook named Ha Ling working at a mining camp in the area. He was bet that he couldn't climb this peak and return in 10 hours - he made it in about 5 hours! Pretty impressive considering there wasn't the nice trail there is now. 
The peak rises 2408 metres high, which we covered in a distance of 7 km (then of course 7 km back). We took a few periodic water breaks on the way up, and lunch at the top, so did the hike in 3 hours (it was recommended at 2-4 hours). Here's a few shots from the view on the way up.
The peak rises 2408 metres high, which we covered in a distance of 7 km (then of course 7 km back). We took a few periodic water breaks on the way up, and lunch at the top, so did the hike in 3 hours (it was recommended at 2-4 hours). Here's a few shots from the view on the way up.
Drew & Maureen paused to check out some limestone on the way up... Kali was probably wondering what the hold up was.
Drew and Maureen on the curved part of the mountain between the two peaks:
Canmore stretching out below Ha Ling Peak:
Oops... a bit more hiking to do. Amazing views, but the wind was pretty cold and strong at this point.
Kali, the amazing hiking puppy. She got tons of comments on her schnazzy back-pack and about how cute she was. She decided to snuggle some guys on the top of the peak (by rubbing their legs as she tried to sneak through them... a bit sketchily knocking them around on top of the peak).
We followed the hike up with a quick side-trip to see some old coal mines (for which I forgot my camera in the car), then headed back to my place for a cold one & BBQ in the backyard. What a sweet day!
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