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New Orleans, Louisiana
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Posted - 03/16/2010 : 5:52 PM
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Originally posted by pmjwright
Marilynx, of course if you can hike down into the canyon then you can hike back out!
But at many places the terrain is treacherous, cliff bands and loose rock, and that's where people could get into big trouble if they were to try to go down or up there.
As you get closer to the canyon viewpoint, the walls are sheer. I'll have to find those pics for you. The rim trail is right near the edge and there's a fence along only part of it. I don't know the story about the girl, but her memorial was at the viewpoint so I must believe she either climbed over or went beyond the fence and plunged off the cliff.
OK. Sorry. Never said I was awake when I typed that. More pictures are always highly worthwhile. Engor's pictures made it clear what you meant about getting down in and not being able to get back out. Terrain's not as dry, of course, but those shots remind me of a smaller version of some of the view points for Arizona's Grand Canyon, which used to be a day trip for us.
Way too easy to slip on loose rock and not have anything to grab onto.
Thanks for the clarification.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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Posted - 03/16/2010 : 6:47 PM
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Originally posted by caribou
You can download maps of Nordegg and the Bighorn Region here - or contact the Alberta Government and ask them to send you a free copy
http://www.srd.alberta.ca/RecreationPublicUse/RecreationOnPublicLand/BighornBackcountry/Brochure.aspx
The sites you are interested in are in the Kiska-Willson Forest Land Use Zone. Crescent Falls and Ram Falls are marked. The Bighorn Canyon is not marked on the maps, but about 5 km east of Crescent Falls.
Hah! I did have to go look up what a FLUZ -- Forest Land Use Zone -- was. Those maps will be eminently useful -- much more detailed than anything I had. My husband, the overly-tall hobbit, glanced over at my monitor and then immediately went and pulled up the maps for a closer look on his machine.They quite made his evening!
Looking at the terrain, and the pictures, I can see why you folk recommended this area for a mountain training base!
I'm going to go browsing that Alberta government site and then ask for maps.(Already found some useful historical posters about Bertie Beaver which give me some ideas!) Parks Canada pointed me in the direction of some useful material early on. But you know, for some odd reason, I don't feel quite comfortable about asking them about things like where the best place to shove someone off a cliff might be, per http://www.clubtread.com/sforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30928. Can't imagine why....
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Calgary, Alberta
Andorra
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Posted - 03/17/2010 : 10:19 PM
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Originally posted by Marilynx
But you know, for some odd reason, I don't feel quite comfortable about asking them about things like where the best place to shove someone off a cliff might be, per http://www.clubtread.com/sforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30928. Can't imagine why....
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Posted - 03/23/2010 : 2:34 PM
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:D Excellent maps, as long as you know where you're looking.
Yes. Quite. The trick is not only knowing where you are, but knowing where HERE is in relation to everything else!  |
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