by Brian Patton | May 28, 2019 | Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Kootenay National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, Weather, Wildflowers, Yoho National Park |
Stretching your legs for the following best spring hikes in the Canadian Rockies. Here are some favourite early trips that virtually guarantee wildflowers and wood ticks. I’m always amazed how so many hikers rush the season in the Canadian Rockies. The marquee... by Brian Patton | Jun 27, 2016 | Banff National Park, Wildflowers |
After an absence of 20 years, the Sunshine Village gondola will once again transport hikers to the Sunshine Meadows on weekends and holidays for the 2016 season. The gondola will commence its summer operation on July 1st with the bonus of a free ride on the Standish... by Brian Patton | Jul 29, 2015 | Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Wildflowers |
It should come as no surprise that the Icefields Parkway has some of the best wildflower hikes in the Canadian Rockies. First off, let’s be perfectly clear about alpine wildflowers. These are not the big, showy flowers that hikers find in lush, well-watered... by Bart Robinson | Jun 23, 2015 | Banff National Park, Wildflowers |
Brian and I have been monitoring the arrival of an early 2015 hiking season. Neither of us, though, were prepared for just how quickly the snow at altitude would vanish, and neither of us can remember a season quite like it in the 40-some years we’ve been watching... by Brian Patton | May 5, 2015 | Jasper National Park, Wildflowers |
If you are looking for Jasper National Park spring hikes, it may seem counterintuitive to head north for the earliest hiking in the Canadian Rockies, but the Athabasca Valley is always the first to provide dry, snowfree trails and mild weather in May. Aside from being... by Brian Patton | Aug 4, 2014 | Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Kananaskis Country, Kootenay National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, Weather, Wildflowers
With hot weather in the upcoming forecast, my mind turns to the best alpine hikes in the Canadian Rockies. Back in the early days, people had a choice for cooling off during the heat of summer—go to a movie theatre (the first air-conditioned venues) or travel to the...