Northern Lookout The beautiful northern Lookout on Seymour has excellent views towards Ampersand Mountain and Lake. The weather is starting to lift a little, with a higher cloud deck and more sunny patches. The rents in the cloud create neat patterns on the fall foliage below. [enlarge]

Markus at Northern Lookout A great spot for a lunch stop. [enlarge]

Standard Markus Lunch Markus eats his standard hike sandwich, with the Ampersands far away in the background. [enlarge]

Andrew at Lookout If I look a bit strained it is because in this picture I am eating my lunch and have stopped in mid-chew with a bunch of food in my mouth (so the picture can be taken). [enlarge]

courtesy Markus

The Sewards This is a shot of the Seward range as seen from one of the lookouts on Seymour's summit. Seward mtn is the highest and rightmost of the three peaks, all of which are 46ers. [enlarge]

Interplay of light and shadow The fall foliage is lit up in creative ways by the holes in the passing clouds. [enlarge]

Fall Patchwork The clouds continue to break up, giving us a very nice show in the process. [enlarge]

Hiking Back This is a shot taken while hiking back. At the point one turns left, off of the old road, and onto a hiking trail proper. It is about 7-8km from this point back to the trailhead. [enlarge]

The long trudge home [enlarge]

Interactive trackmap with photo points - Mt Seymour - click map to view Interactive trackmap with photo points - Mt Seymour - click to view

Elevation Profile over Distance This is the GPS-derived profile of the elevation, graphed over distance. Of note is how the approach to this hike is very flat. All of the Elevation gain occurs when the herdpath to the top starts. As a result, the herdpath section is pretty steep. [enlarge]

Elevation Profile over Time This is the GPS-derived profile of the elevation, graphed over time. Spent about an hour at the top. [enlarge]

Annotated Hike Map This is a topographic map of the hike, overlain with the GPS-generated track of the hike. Waypoint markus from my GPS data are also drawn in. Details: Start time: 7:22 am End time: 2:56 pm Total distance: 22.72 km Average Speed (including stops): 3.0 km/hr Start Elevation: ~1800 feet Maximum Elevation: 4090 feet [enlarge]