September Hiking

So many hikes and such a perfect September! Monday, Dave and I hiked to Woodbury Glacier - it's featured in this post's photo. We'd felt a little discouraged about doing this hike by our hiking book, Don't Waste Your Time in the Kootenays. However, that was completely misleading. The great thing about having had a fire run through the area a few years ago (2003, I think) is that now the views have opened up so much - it's gorgeous looking ahead - you can actually see where you're heading and it makes it good for spotting bears. We didn't see any. Also managed to pick a couple of cups of huckleberries which means I picked huckleberries this year from June 30 - Sept. 28th. All that is required to find the berries is a change in elevation. This hike was super - not very steep, a welcome relief after my 60 km bike ride the day before! September really has been the very best hiking month this year. Today, I see, there's been snowfall on the peaks all around here.