With the 2014/15 ski season in full swing, we decided to do a ski lift pass price comparison for each...
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New hiking bridges in Kootenay National Park
Kootenay National Park’s Paint Pots and Stanley Glacier trails are fully operational again thanks to the installation of two bridges....
Read moreNo comments Autumn Road Closures in the Mountain Parks
As happens every year following the Thanksgiving weekend, Parks Canada has closed all the side roads in Banff, Jasper and...
Read more8 comments Hiking to Lake O’Hara and the Canadian Rockies’ best alpine larch trails
Ask me about the best alpine larch hiking in North America and I won’t hesitate to tell you Lake O’Hara....
Read more Mudslide closes Jasper’s Cavell Road and area trails
The landscape just keeps moving beneath the north face of Mount Edith Cavell. Once again, Cavell Pond has overflowed and...
Read more Hiking with Gem Trek in the Canadian Rockies
When we published the first editions of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, we only recommended government-produced maps from the National...
Read more A new approach to Jasper’s South Boundary
It isn’t news to active hikers and backpackers in Jasper, but the South Boundary Trail as it appears in the...
Read more Stanley Glacier trail closed for repairs in Kootenay National Park
One of Kootenay Park’s most popular half-day hikes, the 4.2-km Stanley Glacier trail (161), will be closed from Wednesday, July...
Read more Hydrating with SteriPEN in the Canadian Rockies
This week’s warm weather brought memories of a day hike last summer during similar conditions. As has been my habit,...
Read more Hiking in Hokas: A Canadian Rockies review
Hiking in running shoes is nothing new. We started using Nike and Adidas runners on day hikes when we were...
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