RHH's photos with the keyword: rearguard mountain

This was the grand view from the Mumm Basin trail the last night of our backpacking trip to Mount Robson Provincial Park. We had set up camp at Robson Pass and hiked up the Mumm Basin trail for this view of the valley below. From right to left are Robson Glacier, Rearguard Mountain, Berg Glacier and Berg Lake and Mount Robson.

This was our destination and our camp at Robson Pass with Rearguard Mountain in the background. We had a choice of campsites in the trees or in the open and opted for the latter on a account of the mosquitoes. My wife is enjoying a cup of tea, reward for a good day of hiking.

After hiking along the Robson River from Emperor we came down on to the flood plain below Berg Lake (still not visible) and hiked across it with Berg Glacier just coming into view and would continue on around the trees on the left of the photo to the shores of Berg Lake and the Marmot campsites. The closest peak in the photo is Rearguard Mountain with Mount Resplendent visible in the distance.

Mount Robson and Berg Glacier from the Mumm Basin Trail in the evening - taken on a recent three-day backpacking trip.

Taken from the Mumm Basin Trail at Berg Lake in Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia on a recent backpacking rip there.

This is where we've been the last four days. We left Edmonton Monday evening, June 26, and drove to Hinton, Alberta, where we spent the night. Early Tuesday morning we drove on to Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia and picked up our permits at the visitors' center. Shouldering our backpacks we started out for Berg Lake. We went about half the way, 11km (7 miles), Tuesday to Whitehorn where we camped for the night. After a breakfast of instant oatmeal and coffee we headed out again on Wednesday morning and hiked another 13 km (8 miles) including a grueling 4 km climb up Emperor Hill to Berg Lake and beyond to Robson Pass. After setting up camp and eating our evening meal we hiked another 4km (2.5 miles) up and back down the Mumm Basin Trail, where this photo and the insets were taken. We had planned on hiking out Friday but the weather reports were for rain and so we hiked out Thursday, all 24km (15 miles). We did the trip partly because family in Edmonton all had strep throat but also to prove to ourselves we could still do it, and we did, though barely, for a total of 52km (32 miles) and several thousand feet of elevation.

This photo was taken early in the morning as we were hiking out on the last day of our backpacking trip. The story of the day's hike and more pictures can be found at: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2010/07/backpacking... We will be away for a couple of days visiting our handicapped son. I'll catch up on commenting when I return. Thanks to all my Flickr friends for their visits, comments and favorites.