Devon Lakes and Pipestone Pass
One of the best backpack trips we’ve done – anywhere. And the weather wasn’t exactly great, providing a good test for some of our gear, and confirming the retirement of some well used items.
Hiking
Mount Niles Col and Wenkchemna Pass
Just a normal weekend when you live in Calgary. Heading up to the mountains on Friday after work for a couple of days of fantastic day hiking. The best of our two hikes was the hike to Mount Niles in Yoho National Park, just on the BC side of the Rockies near to Lake Louise. Given this … [Read more…]
The Skyline
The Skyline is an epic point to point 45 km trail in Jasper National Park with around 30 km spent above the tree line in alpine valleys and along fabulous ridges. While a spectacular hike, it’s also very busy – lots of trail runners completing the trail in one day. Our sense of being in the … [Read more…]
Akamina Ridge and Lineham Ridge – Waterton Lakes
We headed down to Waterton Lakes for Canada Day long weekend. Last May it snowed on us at the village campsite, but this July 1st was fabulous. We base camped at Crandall Lake – this is a 2 km hike from the Red Rock Canyon road. With all the car accessible sites in the park … [Read more…]
Follow me!