by Bart Robinson | Feb 26, 2018 | backpacking, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park
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 point...
by Bart Robinson | Jan 20, 2018 | backpacking, Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park, Yoho National Park
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 in 2018. The system will become fully operational at 8:00 am MST on March 1st, providing an online means...
by Bart Robinson | Jun 23, 2015 | Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, hiking, 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...
