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We passed this old bridge almost right away on approach. Don't cross it - that's the wrong way.The Protection Mine / Mountain trail is easy to follow.The Protection Mine / Mountain trail is easy to follow.The Protection Mine / Mountain trail is easy to follow.Nearing tree line on the Protection Mountain trail.Nearing tree line on the Protection Mountain trail.Nearing tree line on the Protection Mountain trail.Looking past the mine entrance (L) towards Storm Mountain in the distance.Wietse ascends rubble slopes above the mine site.Traversing SE across the west face to avoid cliffs.Traversing SE across the west face to avoid cliffs.Traversing SE across the west face to avoid cliffs.Looking back across the west face to the mine site at lower left.Ascending the rubbly west face of Protection Mountain to the ridge.Ascending the rubbly west face of Protection Mountain to the ridge.Ascending the rubbly west face of Protection Mountain to the ridge.Mount Temple looms back across the Bow Valley.On the N-S ridge of Protection Mountain looking north to Armor Peak.Armor and Avens at left with Pulsatilla at center across the karst valley.Wietse picks a line down the east side of Protection with Armor (L) and Avens (R) in the bg.