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      <image:caption>Smoky start to the day at Upper Kananaskis Lake. We’re going up the middle valley there and to the right to Aster Lake</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Upper Kananaskis falls was kinda zoomin’</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gaining the scree towards the Aster Lake headwall, Fossil Falls to Brandon’s right</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking back to (not so) Hidden Lake in the foreground and Upper Kananaskis in the background, Mount Indefatigable presiding</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This is where the snow bridge usually is, but unfortunately no dice this year after our wicked heatwave.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A closer look. We hands-on’d it to the right on the main snow patch, and continued to the cliffband just out of picture here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Almost to the top! Scenery was nice, again despite smoke</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Aster Lake Campground, our home for the night! At 2300 m, it is not really a place you want to be stuck at in a storm…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The lovely Aster Lake with Warrior Mountain (2937 m) looking on</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Brandon inspecting the lands</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An Aster and Aster Lake. Hah!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Alpine cuisine, mmmmmmm</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>He swore this was comfortable…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The sun breaks over Aster Lake—blue sky! We got better weather than we were counting on</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Smoke on the water as the sun sets behind an outlier of Mount Northover</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An alpine bee taking a well-deserved break amongst the innumerable flowers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And the legendary Aster Lake Camp biffy view.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Soft morning light on a mirror-still Aster Lake. Moments like these of pure solitude and quiet stick with you for a long time</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The trail around Aster was a little… tight in places</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>More unbelievably still reflections as we curve around the lake</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The wildflowers through here were simply unbelievable—I found it impossible to do the neon colours justice with just my iPhone camera</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Look at that!! Not edited, just natural and vibrant pink in the outwash flats.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We’re now firmly on the flats below Warrior, where the trail peters out and dissapeares. We’re heading for the obvious weak point to the right of the peak, where we’ll cut right into a gully that’s still invisible from here. Mt. Joffre (3450 m) is visible to the extreme left, while Mt. Northover (2999 m) looms in the far right corner</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking back over a very hazy Aster Lake to the distant Mount Sarrail (3159 m)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We might be all smiles now, but holy SHIT was this climb steep</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cutting up into the previously unseen gully and away from the main col now. It’s still mercifully cool and breezy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Crossing into BC as we summit the first col! Brandon is in the forsaken territory, I remain in Alberta</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Views starting to arise over the Northover Tarns (foreground), which allow random camping by virtue of being in BC—this presents a popular alternative to the hard-to-book Aster Lake Camp. However, make sure you have a sturdy tent and bear cannister with you…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Feeling small in the alpine vol. 965,104—Mount King George (3,413 m) introduces himself and the rest of the Royal Group through the smoke</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking back as the sharp fang of Joffre dominates the south view</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The nastiness has started. Scree bash galore from here to the high col—hard to do the vertical justice on the phone camera</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And at the summit!! Northover Glacier hanging on for dear life to the ridge in the foreground</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Walkin’ on top of the world</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stunning views from the ridge. We’re only getting higher still</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Brandon leads the charge towards the Royal Group</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Do you see the goats?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hello!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At about 2/3rds of the way, the ridge starts to narrow…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And narrow…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking back on the crux. It doesn’t look bad here, but there’s almost no horizontal support and a fall either way would kill you. It’s nothing to write home about for people with some level of scrambling experience, but might give someone pause with a 20-40 lb pack on</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Absolute majesty</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Defender (L) and Onslow (R) mountains frame King George wonderfully—both named after Royal Navy ships, both 2800 m!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Starting our descent towards Three Isle Lake, and entering scree hell</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Doesn’t look that bad, but it’s some of the chossiest crap I’ve ever had the misfortune of skiing (and falling) down. Eughhchchc</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>One last sentimental pano before we lose the ridge</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This was… not as comfortable, according to Brandon</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Below the nastiest part of the scree descent is the moonscape of the upper Three Isle Creek valley</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Greenery returns as we descend lower and lower. It was getting pretty toasty by now—we’re aiming for the right side of the gap by the lake.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hey, we were on top of that! The valley seemed to stretch on forever, though…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Absolute bliss at our campsite retreat</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Brandon cheesin’… or something</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AB Parks has replaced the old chain with these ~fancy new wooden steps—seems slightly less dangerous!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tired Sam found this way more funny than he should have</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Upper Kananaskis Falls is pretty cool. Gurgle gurgle!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gettin’ geared up at Nigel Pass Trailhead</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All smiles as we set off! The packs started wearing pretty quick, though…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The beginning of the trail follows an old road grade before splitting off and crossing Nigel Creek. Susan and Andrew set the pace!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I have a sneaking feeling Parks (or at least the Jasper Field Unit) is replacing those classic brown/ yellow signs with this crispier green ones.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Andrew defines backcountry style as we plod up the trail</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Susan working her way up Nigel Pass. Ususally, you can see back west to some striking Columbia Icefield-area peaks, but not today</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Andrew looks back towards an outlier of Nigel Peak as we approach the pass</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Munching and lunching at Nigel Pas, just above the river crossing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Crossing a very young Brazeau River. This is at worst an annoying rockhop and totally doable in boots</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An unnamed peak rises in the smoke as we push beyond the pass</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some lovely views down the upper Brazeau River Valley, yet another unnamed peak presiding. Our camp is at the valley floor just to the right of said peak</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The lower valley is really nice! Andrew helps Susan with some pack difficulties as I lounge in the flowers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bridge no. 1 — notice the elegant steps in the angled portion. we’re in the lap of luxury!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Junior on the bridge crossing Four Point Creek. This one was really cool, shame I didn’t get a better pic—it zigged and zagged across baskets of rocks that served as piers, changing elevation in the middle. Ingenuity in the backcountry, baby</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Boulder Creek in the late afternoon. Pretty aptly named, I’d say</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The lovely upper valley of the Brazeau as we approach camp</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Made it to camp!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Avoiding bugs in a relaxing evening on the banks of the Brazeau, as Susan the scribe scribbles away</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Leaving Four Point Campground en route to Brazeau Lake as Susan looks on. Less smoky today, woohoo!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I love the architecture/ style of PC patrol cabins. Back in the day, a ranger would be assigned to a ‘district’ and be responsible for the maintenance and surveying of a slice of a national park, until districting was phased out in the 70s in favour of a centralized approach, a decision that some former wardens still lament</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The lovely Brazeau River Valley. Much of the walking in the first part of the day followed these flats, which is a superb alternative to hemmed-in tree walking</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>More handiwork of the FTC. This bridge is now disussed as the trail used to cross the Brazeau for a few km here and return, but now stays completely on the east side. The bridge remains, however, and is a testament to the handiwork of the group.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This bridge, not so lucky. Even with excellent design and maintenance, structures can fail here so easily due to natural forces of erosion, flood, log jams, ice jams etc. Collapsing bridges pose a significant threat to the viability of some longer and more remote backpacks all throughout the Canadian Rockies—some casualties include the North/ South Boundary Trails, Fortress Lake Trail etc.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Probably the neatest design we encountered on our trip, crossing the Northwest Brazeau River. Felt a little bendy but I trusted it!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At the junction with the South Boundary Trail, an isolated and rugged 165 km trail along the outskirts of Jasper National Park. If you want to complete the trail that way, budget for 7-10 days of solitude along rarely-visited valleys and trails. Unfortunately, previously-mentioned lacking trail maintenance combined with a few forest fires has made this trail very difficult to complete in full, but a few hardy souls end up doing it each season. Crazy stuff</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>FTC shrapnel everywhere… (bespoke sawhorses, anyone?)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And the shrapnel source! Why is this report 90% bridge admiration?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The peaceful and quaint Brazeau Lake campsite</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Million-dollar views over Brazeau Lake</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>More views. Hard to get a scale of this place in photographs (lovely lenticular rays, though!)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A throne for a King!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Susan leads the foray out of Brazeau Lake Campground</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gettin’ the photographic goods amidst the gradually revegetating remnants of the Brazeau Slide</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gaining the John-John Creek Valley bit by bit</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some cool rocks up through here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>After a nasty and hot tree slog, views start to emerge over the beginnings of Poboktan Pass</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The air is so clear up here! (well, very smoky but you get over it eventually)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The pass! I just adore these signs</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Starting down the south side of Poboktan Pass</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Made it! Sweaty. but optimistic was the vibe of the day</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>View from the bridge to camp at dusk. Only place the mosquitos weren’t so ravenous :(</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An… intimate experience</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The early morning light was enchanting as we gained the valley above Jonas Cut-off</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Poboktan Mountain is deceptively huge, clocking in around 3335 m. And it’s a pretty easy scramble!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Susan looking very small underneath Poboktan as we get higher and higher above treeline</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Entering the lovely, rolling meadows of Jonas Pass after descending from the shoulder</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In his words, “EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At the summit of Jonas Pass now! We have to descend to the end of this valley to get back to Four Point</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jonas Pass is splendid. Though we missed prime wildflower season by a week or two, we still got some lovely spurts of colour throughout the green carpet</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Susan demonstrates immaculate leg-thrashing technique as we negotiate the willows that have firmly infested the lower third of the valley</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Back at camp, enjoying one last divine evening on the Upper Brazeau</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All smiles! I think everyone in this photo was firmly done with life at this point, but that’s perseverance baby!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Saying one last goodbye to the Brazeau Valley</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Yours truly negotiating the bendy bridge.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Remerging into the upper Brazeau meadows. Now things are getting familiar!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Yet another unnamed peak catches the last of the morning light as we head up valley</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At Nigel Pass now, looking up into Cataract Pass, the source of the Brazeau River and gateway to the White Goat Wilderness Area. You can hike up there (no trail) and travel through some beautiful meadows to link up with another trail on Highway 93, which several people we passed had as their itinerary</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Each of these sheets represented a ‘scene’ in the score, where a light cue would take place. Each blue/ yellow square ended up being a piece of data to be transferred into each part for a light change—in the end, it was ~500 individual cues.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Each of these sheets represented a ‘scene’ in the score, where a light cue would take place. Each blue/ yellow square ended up being a piece of data to be transferred into each part for a light change—in the end, it was ~500 individual cues.</image:caption>
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