by Brian Patton | Jul 11, 2023 | History |
Some of the most scenic day hikes in the first edition of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide went missing in the second edition. Here is the story behind these trails and why they disappeared. Some of the most spectacular views from any day hiking trails in Western... by Brian Patton | May 8, 2023 | Backpacking, Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, History, Maps |
Maps in guidebooks are limited at best. Throughout the history of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, the book’s maps provided a very general impression of trail locations, points of interest, and destinations. So, right from the first edition of our trail guide, we... by Andrew Hempstead | Dec 4, 2022 | Backpacking, History |
Stuart Howe, a local hiking enthusiast, recently sat down with Canadian Rockies Trail Guide author Brian Patton to talk about the history of the book, its importance to the local hiking community, and the impact it’s had on Canadian Rockies hiking in general. To... by Brian Patton | Jul 31, 2021 | History, Kootenay National Park, Wildfire |
Climate change has replaced cloudy skies and rainy days with forest fire smoke. The summer of 2021 is no exception. One of the problems in the early days of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide was cloudy conditions and showers. Thanks to these unsettled conditions, it... by Brian Patton | Feb 27, 2021 | Backpacking, History, Kootenay National Park |
Sometimes moving through landscape can become art. In the mid-1970s, David (aka Dale) Zieroth was working as a park naturalist in Kootenay National Park when he hiked on an overnight to Floe Lake with some of his Parks Canada colleagues. The poem that came out of that... by Brian Patton | Dec 26, 2020 | Banff National Park, Books, History |
The original Guide to Hiking Trails in the vicinity of Storm Mountain Lodge was published in 1978. The text and design was created by then lodge co-owner Jim Thorsell. After the lodge changed ownership, the book was out of print for three decades. Many things changed...