Burgess Shale Hike
Parks Canada offers several guided hikes to see fossil beds in Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. In Yoho you can hike to the Walcott Quarry and Mount Stephen fossil beds, […]
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Johnston Canyon and the Ink Pots
Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park is an incredible hike to do – the canyon is amazing really in all seasons (see my post on Johnston Canyon in the winter). […]
Cory Pass Loop
If you look in the Parks Canada guide to hikes in the Banff Area, Cory Pass Loop is described as ‘the most strenuous day hike in the Banff Area’. It’s […]
Cascade Mountain
Cascade Mountain is arguably one of the most iconic peaks that you can see from the Banff townsite. If you’re walking along Banff Avenue towards the bridge, turn around and […]
Mount St Piran
If you look at the Lake Louise Area from a distance you’ll see lots of very noticeable mountains, Mount Victoria, Mount Fairview, the Big Beehive and so on. It seems […]
Plans for the New Year
Now that Christmas is over, in preparation for 2015 I thought instead of making a list of resolutions for the new year, I’d make a list of hikes and trips […]
Rockbound Lake
In my post ‘Ten Great Summer Hikes in the Canadian Rockies’ I mentioned hiking at Rockbound Lake in Banff National Park, so I thought I’d provide a few more photographs […]
Bow Glacier Falls
Driving up the Icefields Parkway, you’ll pass an unusual-looking log cabin with a bright red roof at Bow Lake (Num-Ti-Jah Lodge). It’s a really nice place just to stop and […]
Ten Great Summer Hikes in the Canadian Rockies
I thought I’d share a few of the hikes that I really love in the Mountain National Parks (Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper) 10. Parker Ridge This is a great […]
What I hike with – Lunch
Carrying on with the gear that I take hiking, after the review of my rucksack and sleeping bag, this time I thought I’d explain a little about the items that […]
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