Adventures for Wilderness, Black Rock Mountain – Aug. 21, 2022
August 21, 2022
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Text and photos: Heinz Unger
Led by Heinz and Kris Unger
A group of five hikers started out from the trailhead through a forest that had burned less than two years ago, but below the black tree trunks small pine seedlings could be spotted in the fairly lush forest floor cover. After an hour the trail rose rapidly through rock and scree and up a steep gully to a gently rising plateau with a short alpine meadow. The peak ‘pyramid’ was one more steep climb through scree until the rocky ridge leading to the peak with the slowly collapsing former lookout structure was reached. The expansive views, all the way to Calgary in the east and the high Rockies in the west, were a great reward for the strenuous climb. It was good to see many still intact bright green wetlands in the upper reaches of the Ghost River tributaries. The group also carried out a badly needed bit of trail repair in the steep and rocky section of the trail. Well deserved cold drinks were had at the Unger’s in Benchlands on the way out of the Ghost Valley.
