by Brian Patton | Oct 16, 2024 | Jasper National Park, Wildfire |
A wildfire consumed portions of the Athabasca Valley and Jasper townsite in late July. Parks Canada reopened many sections of the park on October 11, including the Maligne Lake Road and most of the trails that weren’t affected by the fire. Just in time for some... by Brian Patton | Jul 25, 2024 | Jasper National Park, Wildfire |
Updated September 6, 2024. Visitation is slowly being restored in Jasper National Park following the July 22nd wildfire that decimated parts of the Athabasca Valley and Jasper Townsite. This includes a few short trails. For a complete list of roads, trails and... by Brian Patton | Jul 31, 2021 | History, Kootenay National Park, Wildfire |
Climate change has replaced cloudy skies and rainy days with forest fire smoke. The summer of 2021 is no exception. One of the problems in the early days of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide was cloudy conditions and showers. Thanks to these unsettled conditions, it... by Brian Patton | Jul 25, 2020 | Backpacking, 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 | Aug 22, 2019 | 2013 Floods, Jasper National Park, Trip reports, Wildfire |
RAGING RIVERS! RAVENOUS WOLVES PURSUING FRANTIC DEER! GRIZZLY BEARS ON THE PROWL! TRAILS THAT SUDDENLY DISAPPEAR! Share the adventure as two intrepid backpackers follow a fading 120-km track through Jasper’s most remote mountain wilderness. Despite deteriorating... by Brian Patton | Jul 9, 2019 | Waterton Lakes National Park, Wildfire |
A lot of restoration is underway in Waterton Lakes National Park this summer as crews work to rebuild facilities, clear hazard trees, and restore roadways and trails in the wake of the devastating 2017 Kenow Wildfire. But limitations to motor vehicle access is...