by Brian Patton | Oct 30, 2016 | Backpacking, Government, Jasper National Park |
Washed out bridges that aren’t replaced. Deteriorating backcountry campsites with grotty outhouses. Landslides and fires wiping out sections of trails, some permanently. Tracks over alpine passes awash and churned into muddy soup. Numerous trails decommissioned... by Brian Patton | Jul 23, 2016 | Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Kootenay National Park, Maps |
Gem Trek Maps has just released a batch of revised titles including Bow Lake & Saskatchewan Crossing and Kootenay National Park. Printed on waterproof material and with topographical contours and attractive relief shading, they are welcome revisions to what we... by Brian Patton | Nov 4, 2015 | 2013 Floods, Backpacking, Jasper National Park, Trip reports |
We originally hiked and measured Jasper Park’s South Boundary Trail many years ago, but a lot has changed since then. Wildfires, floods, rampaging grizzly bears (well, we did have a rampaging grizzly bear). The only way we can keep the Canadian Rockies Trail... by Brian Patton | Aug 12, 2015 | Jasper National Park, Weather |
The 2015 Perseid meteor shower promises to arrive in the night skies over the Mountain Parks in spectacular fashion this week. Often obscured by clouds or the light of the moon, both the moon (new moon August 14) and the weather are cooperating this year. The Perseids... 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 Brian Patton | Jul 26, 2015 | Jasper National Park, Wildfire, Wildlife |
Some of Jasper National Park’s most popular trails reopened this week as the danger from wildfire and rogue bears subsided. Rain and cooler weather dampened the Excelsior Creek Fire in the Maligne Valley, and allowed Parks Canada to lift travel restrictions for...