by Brian Patton | Oct 18, 2023 | Backpacking, Kootenay National Park, Trip reports, Yoho National Park |
Kootenay Park’s Ottertail Pass trail is a route frequently ignored by backpackers bound for the Rockwall. Because the pass is wooded and of little scenic interest, we barely mentioned the trail in early editions of our trail guide. Back in January, we received a... by Brian Patton | Sep 15, 2022 | Backpacking, Banff National Park, Trip reports |
Gavin Fitch, daughter Ellie, and companions Marco and Greg backpacked into what we consider one of the most spectacular areas of Banff National Park—the Dolomite Valley. The trip is a great way to sample the North Molar-Pipestone-Dolomite Circuit without arranging... by Brian Patton | Aug 6, 2022 | Backpacking, Banff National Park, Trip reports |
From a basecamp on Forty Mile Creek in the heart of Banff’s Sawback Range, backpackers can day hike to several, seldom-visited backcountry lakes. Canmore backpacker-photographer Zeljko Kozomara recently filed a “comment” on my... by Brian Patton | Jul 12, 2022 | Backpacking, Jasper National Park, Trip reports |
Following Mount Robson’s Berg Lake trail and Jasper National Park’s Twintree Creek bridge washouts in 2021, backpackers have been looking for North Boundary Trail alternatives. The washouts left backpackers with a truncated North Boundary Trail across the... by Brian Patton | Mar 14, 2022 | Backpacking, Banff National Park, Trip reports |
Every summer, faithful Canadian Rockies Trail Guide contributor Jim Shipley conjures up a different trip through the Front Ranges of the Rockies. Late last summer, Jim and his companions set off on a 200-km 11-day trek that would take them from Lake Minnewanka near... by Brian Patton | Sep 19, 2021 | Backpacking, Banff National Park, Trip reports |
More and more backpackers are exploring Banff National Park’s Front Ranges every year, including the Dormer Pass-Panther River circuit. Mostly they enter the region on the Red Deer River, either from the headwaters at Red Deer Lakes or from the park’s...