by Brian Patton | Jul 25, 2020 | Home page News, Kootenay National Park, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park, Wildfire
Cut off by a collapsed suspension bridge in 2016 and devastation from the 2017 Verdant Creek Wildfire, the Simpson River-Surprise Creek-Ferro Pass route into Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park has been restored thanks to a new bridge and trail clearing up the charred...
by Brian Patton | Nov 3, 2018 | Canadian Rockies, Jasper National Park, Kananaskis Country, Kootenay National Park, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park, Mt Robson Provincial Park, Yoho National Park
It has been 18 years since Dustin Lynx released the first edition of Hiking Canada’s Great Divide Trail. This summer he published a totally revised third edition of the guidebook, which remains the best source for intrepid backpackers who want to tackle this...
by Brian Patton | Jul 1, 2018 | backpacking, Canadian Rockies, hiking, Home page News, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park
Last July 1st, blog correspondent Jim Shipley and his buddy Frank hiked to the top of The Nub in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park to celebrate Canada 150. As Jim’s photo attests, it was a little bit snowy backpacking into the park via Bryant Creek and Wonder...
by Bart Robinson | Feb 26, 2018 | backpacking, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park
Assiniboine Provincial Park visitation has increased steadily over the past several years, prompting one backpacking friend of ours to refer to the summer camping scene at Magog Lake as “Burning Man in the Mountains.” While clearly hyperbole, the comparison does point...
by Brian Patton | Sep 6, 2017 | Banff National Park, Elk Lakes Provincial Park, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park, Wildfire
As British Columbia experiences its worst wildfire season ever, the BC Wildfire Service has closed access to the backcountry in the Rocky Mountain Forest District in the province’s southeast corner, which includes Mount Assiniboine, Elk Lakes and...
by Brian Patton | Jul 23, 2017 | Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park, Wildfire
Update July 31, 2017—Though trails in the southern half of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park reopened Wednesday, July 26, increased fire activity and a forecast of continued hot, dry weather prompted BC Parks to close the park again on Monday, July 31st. For the...
