by Brian Patton | Jun 14, 2021 | Banff National Park, Home page News, Jasper National Park, Kootenay National Park, Mt Robson Provincial Park, Waterfalls, Yoho National Park
June and early-July is the unofficial start of the hiking season in the Mountain National Parks. With streams flowing high with spring runoff, It’s a prime time to visit some of the parks’ most spectacular and sublime waterfalls. Most of the trails to...
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 | Nov 21, 2016 | Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, canadian rockies trail guide, Mt Robson Provincial Park
Despite what many people believe, Bart and I haven’t hiked all the trails in the Canadian Rockies. There are still trails we’ve missed and would dearly like to hike before we get too creaky to manage them. When I was making up a...