Riding out Covid 19 in Banff is no different to doing so anywhere else in the world. But there is...
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Category Archives: National Parks
Parks Canada Campground Reservations 2016
The opening date for Parks Canada campground reservations for 2016 have been brought from April to mid-January. The online release of...
Read moreNo comments 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 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 Hollywood hiking in the Canadian Rockies
Oscars time again and it always amazes me how Hollywood hoopla captivates the media, even here in Canada. And everyone...
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