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... 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...