Our first day was the Middle Sister, one of three nice peaks visible from the Canadian Tire Parking lot as well as Kobus' front yard. An easy 15 km drive up a nearby gravel road and a couple of km of very slow driving on a narrow, rutted trail, was followed by 1200m of elevation gain in about 6 km. The backside of the Sisters is a very attractive area, nice valleys, scree slopes, a moose and great views. Middle Sister seemed like one of the highest peaks in the Fernie area, from our perspective at least.
A bull moose was the only wildlife we saw, although there was some relatively fresh bear poop along the trail, which encouraged us to make lots of noise as we hiked along through the woods. Views from the summit (aside from the ubiquitous green fiberglass antenna enclosure) included Lake Kokanusa, Crowsnest Mtn and a sea of peaks in every direction. I'm sure that I could almost see home from there!
The next day was supposed to be Crowsnest Mtn, but all the access roads and woods were closed because of the fire hazard (hmmm - a different approach compared to BC's). Our alternate peak became Mt Proctor (7 km 1500 m), but a later-than-normal start, sore feet and a longer distance, meant that we only got part of the way. It's going to be a long hike the next time we give it a try.
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