by Brian Patton | Sep 15, 2022 | Backpacking, Banff National Park, Trip reports |
Gavin Fitch, daughter Ellie, and companions Marco and Greg backpacked into what we consider one of the most spectacular areas of Banff National Park—the Dolomite Valley. The trip is a great way to sample the North Molar-Pipestone-Dolomite Circuit without arranging... by Brian Patton | Aug 6, 2022 | Backpacking, Banff National Park, Trip reports |
From a basecamp on Forty Mile Creek in the heart of Banff’s Sawback Range, backpackers can day hike to several, seldom-visited backcountry lakes. Canmore backpacker-photographer Zeljko Kozomara recently filed a “comment” on my... by Brian Patton | Jul 12, 2022 | Backpacking, Jasper National Park, Trip reports |
Following Mount Robson’s Berg Lake trail and Jasper National Park’s Twintree Creek bridge washouts in 2021, backpackers have been looking for North Boundary Trail alternatives. The washouts left backpackers with a truncated North Boundary Trail across the... by Brian Patton | Jul 1, 2022 | Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park, Weather |
Updated July 12, 2022 Most hiking trails in the Sunshine Meadows are still snow-covered during the first two weeks of July. Near record snow still blanketed the meadows on the Canada Day weekend. So much that the resort reopened the mountain to skiers during the July... by Brian Patton | Mar 14, 2022 | Backpacking, Banff National Park, Trip reports |
Every summer, faithful Canadian Rockies Trail Guide contributor Jim Shipley conjures up a different trip through the Front Ranges of the Rockies. Late last summer, Jim and his companions set off on a 200-km 11-day trek that would take them from Lake Minnewanka near...