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Mountain Aire Lodge, near the
confluence of Red Deer and Panther Rivers, is a nice
place to take a break after a long drive up Highway 940. |
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Linda pets Mountain Aire Lodge's most
charming attraction. |
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Everyone gears up just across the road
from a gas well. |
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Having good company helps as the hike
up the road to the lookout is rather tedious and scenery-deprived. |
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This is the final climb up to the
lookout site. |
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Kelly and Linda pause to catch their
breaths. Their return route (short cut) would eventually follow
the forested ridge in the background. |
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Linda and Kelly make the final push to
the top. |
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Kelly walks across the broad plateau
to a survey marker near the lookout site. |
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Dan, Kelly, Sonny, and Linda take a
break on top of Burnt Timber Lookout (2320 metres). |
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Is it a UFO? No, it's just Kelly
tossing a rock in the air. Meanwhile, Linda watches some smoke
rising in the distance. |
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On the way down, Linda and Kelly observe a herd of
sheep grazing by the side of the fire road. |
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One of the sheep appears to be
sticking its tongue out. |
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Taking the short cut, Kelly slips and
slides down a steep slope as Dan and Linda watch from above. |
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Sonny changes a flat tire at the end
of the hike. |