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Vanishing Trails in the Canadian Rockies

Vanishing Trails in the Canadian Rockies

Gavin Fitch is a lawyer in Calgary, the President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and a self-described "hardcore crazy backpacker". As an active backpacker plying the remote valleys of the mountain parks over the past decade, he has experienced trails that...

South Boundary Trail—The Movie

South Boundary Trail—The Movie

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...

Lake Louise and Moraine Lake shuttles

Lake Louise and Moraine Lake shuttles

NOTE: For updated information, go to this post: Getting to Moraine Lake in 2024. The expansion of shuttle bus routes at Lake Louise and Moraine Lake this summer promised to ease some of the congestion and improve access to these two popular destinations. But things...

Waterton’s bike-and-hike summer, 2019

Waterton’s bike-and-hike summer, 2019

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...

Spring hikes in the Canadian Rockies

Spring hikes in the Canadian Rockies

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 trails...

More shuttle buses in Banff for 2019

More shuttle buses in Banff for 2019

  Banff National Park has announced an expanded schedule of shuttle bus service for the park this season, one that could help visitors travelling to and from the popular destinations of Lake Louise and Moraine Lake. While a free shuttle bus has operated from the...

Backpacking to Maligne with Mary

Five intrepid backpackers celebrate the end of a hot, smoky summer with a soggy ten-day trek from the North Saskatchewan River to Maligne Lake on the Great Divide Trail. Fog, drizzle, rain, sleet, snow! Jim Shipley and his buddies did something this summer that I...

Finding the trail to Castleguard Meadows

Finding the trail to Castleguard Meadows

The old trail to Castleguard Meadows via the Alexandra and Castleguard Rivers is a tough slog. But those who make it there, either by the fading trail or over the Saskatchewan Glacier, will never forget this remarkable region. Finding the way on this remote route,...

Hiking Canada’s Great Divide Trail, 3rd edition

Hiking Canada’s Great Divide Trail, 3rd edition

UPDATE: In 2022, Rocky Mountains Books published the 4th edition of Hiking Canada's Great Divide Trail. 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...