by Brian Patton | Jan 25, 2014 | 2013 Floods, Waterton Lakes National Park
The Akamina Parkway, which runs for 16 km from Waterton townsite to Cameron Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park, suffered serious damage from a major storm on June 19. Several washouts and roadbed collapses forced closure of the road for the remainder of the summer...
by Brian Patton | Jan 15, 2014 | 2013 Floods, Banff National Park, hiking
According to Banff National Park superintendent Dave McDonough, the record storm and flooding that hit the Canadian Rockies in June 2013 caused $19 million in damage to the park. Approximately half of that was to infrastructure, and much of that was the loss of 49...
by Brian Patton | Jan 11, 2014 | Jasper National Park, National Parks, Waterton Lakes National Park
I’m not a big social media fan. I don’t maintain a Facebook page or have a Twitter feed. But lately I’ve been checking out some Facebook pages linked to Parks Canada or created by local support groups. Without exception, I’ve discovered some great current news posted...
by Brian Patton | Jan 4, 2014 | hiking, National Parks
When Bart Robinson and I first published the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, we wanted to provide information on all the known trails in the mountain parks. In addition to the primary day hikes and backpacks we surveyed and measured ourselves, we also collected snippets...
