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A large Canadian Lynx watches me from across the North Saskatchewan River.A gorgeous evening drive up hwy 93, this is from a rest stop above the Big Bend, looking back south. Cirrus at left.Ben hikes the wide trail to Kinney Lake as we get our first views of Resplendent Mountain at upper right. Robson at left, obviously.'Skiing' beside the Robson River.Essential skillz for spring ski trips include navigating through dead fall with no snow. ;)Maybe skinning across Kinney Lake isn't a great idea. Maybe if we go fast enough?Reluctantly hiking with the skis on our packs again, around Kinney Lake.Mike grunts his way up a VERY dry Whitehorn Hill.Crossing the cable bridge over the Robson River, just before the Whitehorn campground.The skis are back on! Ben skins along the Robson River on route to the Emperor Hill just ahead to the right.Ben really wants to keep the snow sticks on!Even Ben has to give up at some point! Skis are once again being carried...One of my favorite sections of the approach to Berg Lake is this section of trail up the Emperor Hill.Above the Emperor Hill we finally put the skis back on for the remainder of the approach.The exposure off this section can be interesting - especially on descent when the trail is really icy!Emperor Falls is not looking that impressive today.Crossing this bridge was a PITA so I simply descended to the left and bypassed it completelyBen skis up a narrow switchback on the trail above me while Mike completes his morning yoga session on the bridge at left.Note the hand rail at lower left? This section of trail was mighty interesting on descent. By "interesting", I mean "suicidal".Just past the Emperor Falls campground, skiing along the Robson River flats before Berg Lake but done most of our elevation gains now.
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