by Bart Robinson | Feb 26, 2018 | Backcountry camping, Backpacking, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park |
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park visitation has increased steadily over the past several years, prompting one backpacking friend of ours to refer to the summer camping scene at Magog Lake as “Burning Man in the Mountains.” While clearly hyperbole, the comparison does... by Bart Robinson | Jan 20, 2018 | Backcountry camping, Backpacking |
Building on the online backcountry reservation system unveiled for Jasper two years ago, Parks Canada is expanding the system to include Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks in 2018. The system will become fully operational at 8:00 am MST on March 1st, providing an... by Bart Robinson | Jun 23, 2015 | Banff National Park, Wildflowers |
Brian and I have been monitoring the arrival of an early 2015 hiking season. Neither of us, though, were prepared for just how quickly the snow at altitude would vanish, and neither of us can remember a season quite like it in the 40-some years we’ve been watching...