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... by Brian Patton | Dec 11, 2014 | Backpacking, Jasper National Park |
2024 UPDATE: Although still a classified as a wilderness route, the trail between Maligne Pass and Maligne Lake has been resurrected. Camping is now permitted at the old campsites (although no bridges have been replaced), and the route is marked on Parks Canada maps... by Brian Patton | Oct 17, 2014 | Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Weather, Yoho National Park |
As happens every year following the Thanksgiving weekend, Parks Canada has closed all the side roads in Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks for the season. The week or two following these closures is always bittersweet—sad to see the end of summer but a great time... by Brian Patton | Aug 24, 2014 | Jasper National Park
The landscape just keeps moving beneath the north face of Mount Edith Cavell. Once again, Cavell Pond has overflowed and sent a rush of water and debris over the south end of the Cavell Road just below main parking area. The overflow occurred on the night of August... by Brian Patton | Aug 13, 2014 | Backpacking, Jasper National Park, Trip reports
It isn’t news to active hikers and backpackers in Jasper, but the South Boundary Trail as it appears in the 9th edition of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide doesn’t really work anymore. In the last edition of our guidebook, we alluded to problems between Breccia Canyon...