Miner's Peak, round two

On an uncharacteristically warm mid-November weekend, we headed out to the mountains to work out some 'I still can't believe they elected that turd' stress. We're already in fattened up hibernation mode, so we just went for an easy hike up Miner's Peak again (our first peak this season back in April). The day started out so promising, but as we approached the summit, extreme wind gusts threatened to toss us over the ridge, and razorblade-like snow pellets came out of nowhere to cut short our stay up top. The normally steely nerved Anita sat down a few times, refusing to go further because "We're going to die"... but somehow I sweet talked her into finishing, despite the miserable storm that rolled in. She may look relaxed in the summit photos, but beneath the smiles were a torrent of rage against the weather and a husband who refused to turn back.


You can see the snow and wind coming in from the west. 20 minutes later, we would get hammered by it as we neared the top.






Llamas on her toque.




















The missus admits to doing a little schoolgirl whiney crying earlier at the summit.




To end our day, we hit the Georgetown Inn to claim our Triple Crown of Canmore challenge prizes - free T-shirts and a beer. The Triple Crown Challenge simply involves summiting Ha ling Peak, East End of Rundle, and Mt. Lady MacDonald in one season, which we had completed back in August. Some would question whether a free t-shirt is worth it... to which I reply, "don't forget about the FREE BEER!"