Oh, and by the way, here's a pic of the exit onto the gravel Powderface Trail and the lay-by car parking. Looks nice and flat, doesn't it?! Well, that's the number that climbs up to stupendous viewpoints and Jumpingpound Mountain itself. This trailhead's located 17.1 kilometres from the turnoff off the #68 highway.
And, one final shot of The Fox, usually only a drinker-of-water-from-home, who guzzled half of the Jumpingpound Creek down as well as getting a good washdown and sweat scraped clean.
This area, by the way, is a definite wildlife corridor - the closest I've ever come to a magnificent grizzly (my eyes watered, the scent was THAT strong - really!) happened one earlier fall riding alphamare The Best. We were, say, 40 yards apart and both just sizing each other up with no particular hassle. Bear spray though recommended here, folks, and not tucked into your saddlebag either (!). Cougars too, up higher, black bears and in winter the tracking in snow are just amazing experiences, one after another - pine marten, snowshoe hares, the brush of a landing owl's wing. Magic.
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