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Event Coordinator(s): Rhonda S
Participants: Graeme, Lora Risk, Bridget, Holly P, Rhonda S We have renamed this hike the "Buns of Steel" hike. We drove up to this hike, which is near Sundre, via the Forestry Trunk Road, NW of Cochrane. The road was gravel most of the way, and was very rough in spots. The scenery was quite nice for those of us in the front car... those in the back just ate our dust. We came back on Highway 22 so that we didn't have to do the gravel road all the way again. This was a really tough hump up a road to the lookout station on Blue Hill - 8km one-way, so 16km round-trip. The view, in my humble opinion, was not worth the effort to get there. Bridget and Ethel gave up before reaching the top, and the rest of us nearly gave up a few times, too. One of the best things about this hike was talking with Sharon, the lookout lady, at the top. She was really nice, but had some horror stories about people going up to lookouts and intruding on the watch people's privacy (for example, helping themselves to their cabin and/or food... taking photos of them bathing). I had learned of this trail from Mike Potter's "Fire Lookout Hikes", and she specifically mentioned that book as doing a tremendous disservice to the lookout watch people as it has dramatically increased the amount of traffic up to the lookouts, but has not provided people with information about respecting the lookouts. She recommends that anyone wanting to hike up to fire lookouts to call the Alberta Government Right Number, 310-0000, and speak with Land and Forest to confirm that the lookout is receptive to visitors, and that it's a good time to visit (ie. they're not on high alert for fires). It was a real eye-opening experience. |
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Rhonda
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Gravel road trail
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Gravel road trail
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Bridget, Graeme, Rhonda, Holly
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At the lookout
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View from the lookout