by Brian Patton | Aug 27, 2013 | Banff National Park, Wildlife |
Banff National Park’s Helen Lake Hiking Trail is one of the most popular day hikes from the Icefield Parkway. It is also a favourite summer feeding ground for grizzly bears, particularly sow bears with cubs. Sometimes hikers and bears have coexisted peacefully.... by Brian Patton | Aug 23, 2013 | Kootenay National Park, Wildfire |
The photo to the left show the Numa Creek Wildfire as seen from Highway 93 through Kootenay National Park during late afternoon on August 22, 2013. Kootenay National Park’s Numa Creek wildfire, which has been smouldering since late July, blew up into a major... by Brian Patton | Aug 22, 2013 | Kootenay National Park, Wildlife |
Already suffering trail closures from bridge washouts and the Numa Creek fire, Kootenay National Park has closed several more trails at the north end of the park due to grizzly bear activity. The closure went into effect August 20, 2013. Trails affected by the closure... by Brian Patton | Aug 13, 2013 | Banff National Park, Kananaskis Country |
By mid-summer, all of the snow has disappeared from the highest hiking trails in the Canadian Rockies parks and most hikers are in a bit better shape than they were in the spring. If you’d like to hike to the highest trail-accessible points in the parks, this is the... by Brian Patton | Aug 10, 2013 | 2013 Floods, Banff National Park |
With the closure of the Sunshine Village Road and washouts on Pharaoh Creek as a result of the June 2013 flood, its been a discouraging summer for getting to Sunshine Meadows and Egypt Lakes. But backpackers travelling from Spray Valley Provincial Park to Highway 93...