by Andrew Hempstead | Sep 27, 2015 | Banff National Park, Larch viewing |
2023 UPDATE: Access to Moraine Lake is now restricted. See this page: Getting to Moraine Lake for more information. Although the hiking season is generally spent trying to avoid the crowds, today we headed up to do the Larch Valley Hike on what is surely the busiest... by Brian Patton | Sep 15, 2015 | Banff National Park |
Banff National Park’s Johnston Canyon trail will close on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, so Parks Canada can tend to restoration and infrastructure upgrades on the 2.7-km trail leading through the heart of the canyon to Upper Falls. Johnston Canyon is easily the busiest... by Brian Patton | Jul 29, 2015 | Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Wildflowers |
It should come as no surprise that the Icefields Parkway has some of the best wildflower hikes in the Canadian Rockies. First off, let’s be perfectly clear about alpine wildflowers. These are not the big, showy flowers that hikers find in lush, well-watered... 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... by Brian Patton | Jun 2, 2015 | Banff National Park, Weather |
The best Banff National Park spring hikes start in June, which has always been the start of our hiking season—the time when trails start opening up above the valley bottoms. But this year is well advanced as we enter the month. Thanks to dry, warm conditions and low... by Brian Patton | Oct 31, 2014 | 2013 Floods, Banff National Park, Trip reports |
One of the pleasures of writing this blog is receiving queries from backpackers seeking advice on trips into remote reaches of the Mountain Parks. I received a couple of these this spring, including one from a Jim Shipley of Calgary, who was planning a two-week trip...