by Brian Patton | Jul 17, 2017 | Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park, Wildfire |
Update July 31, 2017—Trails in the Sunshine Meadows and north along the Bow Valley Highline (Simpson Pass, Healy Pass, Egypt Lake, Whistling Pass) reopened Wednesday, July 26. But increased fire activity prompted Parks Canada to close the trails and Sunshine Village... by Brian Patton | Jun 29, 2017 | Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Kootenay National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, Weather |
An above average snowpack in the Canadian Rockies will likely plague many high trails until late July this year (2017). Trails above 2200m (7,200ft) on north and east facing slopes will be particularly vulnerable to lingering snow banks. While snowpack tracked close... by Brian Patton | Sep 9, 2016 | History, Kootenay National Park |
When we published the 2nd edition of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide in 1978, Jim Thorsell provided the cover photo of two park wardens in wool knickers packing from Floe Lake to Numa Pass (below). When Jim revisited Floe Lake last month, he discovered two very... by Brian Patton | Aug 30, 2016 | Kootenay National Park |
The recent citation issued to a civilian trailminder in Kootenay Park has brought national attention to a question I’ve been asking for quite sometime. Why is it that provincial parks, lands & forest agencies, and municipalities can work with volunteer... 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 | Oct 22, 2014 | 2013 Floods, Kootenay National Park |
Kootenay National Park’s Paint Pots and Stanley Glacier trails are fully operational again thanks to the installation of two bridges. Spring washouts in recent years have been hard on bridges throughout the Mountain Parks. One of the most popular of these was...