Bob Truman
Bob Truman, First Place Realty 403-650-2514 Information is Power!

Hiking Trips


What does hiking have to do with real estate, you ask? Well, this is definitely some of the nicest "real estate" around here, and it keeps me "grounded." I hope you enjoy these photos from my hiking trips.
Mount Kent


Peak of Mount Kent with my friend Chip


Nathan & Chip climbing


Bob & Chip at the peak of Mount Kent


Descending Mount Kent. It was late October


Rugged terrain on the way to Mount Kent


This creek bed was the only place we could walk

Yamnuska


Sitting on the peak of Yamnuska.


The infamous "ledge" on Yamnuska.


Yamnuska scenery. That's Nakoda Lake in the background. You can even see Ghost lake from up here.


Your boots will be very white when you've finished the Yamnuska hike.

Iceline, Yoho National Park


On my way up to the Iceline trail in Yoho National Park. Takakkaw Falls in background


Glaciers on the Iceline trail

Iceline Trail with Glaciers in the background. Approx 600 metres elevation 

Miscellaneous


 Centennial Ridge trail in Kananaskis Country.


 Tessa


Old Baldy Ridge, Kananaskis Country

Hillside covered in wild flowers. Mostly shooting stars, forget-me-nots, and alpine buttercups.

 

 

 

 

 

 




Forget-Me-Nots with the "Wedge" in the background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Forget-Me-Nots close-up

















Shooting Star



















Yellow Mountain Heather

Old Baldy Peak


















High point on the ridge. It's a climb  of 865 Meters


















Tessa and Bob among wildflowers


















Cow Parsnip. Bears like to eat the roots of this plant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

















 

 

 

Mount Kidd/Terrace Trail in Kananaskis 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Northern Sweetvetch. Also known as Hedysarum. Bears like to eat the roots of this plant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Yellow Columbine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Purple Clematis

 









 

 

 

Arnica



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


I'm standing in the drainage that takes the snow melt from Mt. Kidd. You can see this clearly from Hwy 40 when you're driving past here. In this case, Hwy 40 is in the background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Tessa the "wonder" dog.


 

 

 

 

 





Red Paintbrush

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Glacier Lily


Waterfall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Lake Minnewanka  shoreline, Banff National Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Cascade River


Calypso Orchids; also known as Fairy Slipper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Lake Minnewanka


Curious Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

The whistle around my neck is to let the bears know we're around

Sun setting on the lake

 

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