Sundance Canyon

After leaving the Cave and Basin yesterday I started on the trail I originally planned on doing, Sundance Canyon. The trail leading to the canyon is paved and there is very little elevation gain, so it does not take very long to complete. The mountains in most of the photos are part of the Sawback Mountain Range. The body of water in the pictures is the Bow River. At the end of the paved walkway there is an additional unpaved trail that leads through the canyon and loops back around one of the ridges. I left the trail to scramble to the top of the ridge and it was very interesting to see the canyon from above. The photos don’t look as impressive as I’d hoped but it was an excellent hike with some great views of both the mountains and the canyon. I’ve since heard Sundance is much more impressive in the summer because the snowmelt transforms the stream into a roaring brook. Looks like I’ll have to go back!