by Brian Patton | Aug 10, 2013 | 2013 Floods, Waterton Lakes National Park |
Parks Canada has announced that damage to the Akamina Parkway in Waterton Lakes National Park resulting from spring flooding is major and the road will be closed for the rest of the 2013 summer. In order to relieve some of the traffic that is pressuring the Red Rock... by Brian Patton | Aug 8, 2013 | Wildflowers |
Heading into mid-August hikers are looking for those final summer trips that will take them into the best wildflower meadows before the first killing frosts of the season. Many of the traditional destinations are out of reach this year because of flood-related road... by Brian Patton | Aug 5, 2013 | Jasper National Park, Wildflowers |
The hike to the Cavell Meadows is probably the best half-day hike to wildflowers in Jasper National Park. And it certainly lived up to its reputation on Monday, July 29. The damage from the collapse of Ghost Glacier had no impact on the Meadows trail, though the lower... by Brian Patton | Aug 4, 2013 | Jasper National Park |
Much of the Path of the Glacier trail, in Jasper National Park, was destroyed in the wee hours of August 10, 2012 when a major chunk of the Ghost Glacier fell from the face of Mount Edith Cavell and plunged into Cavell Tarn. As described by the Jasper Trail Alliance:... by Brian Patton | Aug 4, 2013 | Banff National Park, Wildflowers |
The switchbacking trail to the alpine summit of Parker Ridge in northern Banff National Park has a reputation for being the most scenic short hike in the Canadian Rockies. On Sunday, July 28, 2013, I recorded my 57th “ascent” of the ridge. Most of my Parker Ridge...