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... by Brian Patton | Jun 20, 2015 | Backpacking, Jasper National Park, Trip reports |
UPDATE: The section of South Boundary Trail referenced below in this post has been decommissioned and is now impassible. The South Boundary Trail now officially starts along the Cardinal River Road. The new route is described pages 236 to 240 in the Canadian Rockies... by Brian Patton | May 5, 2015 | Jasper National Park, Wildflowers |
If you are looking for Jasper National Park spring hikes, it may seem counterintuitive to head north for the earliest hiking in the Canadian Rockies, but the Athabasca Valley is always the first to provide dry, snowfree trails and mild weather in May. Aside from being...