The road must eventually lead to the whole world. – Jack Kerouac
Just off the Trans-Canada Highway, about 70 miles west of the Alberta/BC border, sits the tiny town of Golden. This charming town of 4,000 sits along the banks of the Kicking Horse River, one of the premier recreational waterways in … Read More
Winding for 232 km (144 miles) along the Continental Divide between Lake Louise and the Town of Jasper, Canada’s Icefields Parkway (Highway 93) is one of the country’s most scenic drives. The paved highway runs just east of the BC/Alberta … Read More
Beginning from the shores of Yoho’s iconic Emerald Lake, the Emerald Triangle combines the most scenic sections of Emerald Lake’s shoreline trail with a higher elevation ridge walk along nearby Wapta Mountain. The route is named for the three trails … Read More
One of our final summit scrambles of the season, we eked this baby out on the 8th of October. It was kind of crazy to think that we still had the opportunity to scramble a summit at this time of … Read More
Canada’s mountain national parks are as famed for their collection of enchanting wilderness lodges as they are for their breathtaking scenery. Many of the country’s historic lodges date back to the early part of the 20th century when they were … Read More
Rather than culminating atop a true summit, this hike tops out along Mount Sarrail’s northeastern ridge. A Kananaskis classic, the hike to Sarrail Ridge offers a stunning look at some of the most beautiful scenery in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. … Read More
If you’re interested in venturing outside the borders of Canada’s mountain national parks, Kananaskis Country offers a wealth of opportunities for hiking and scrambling. Encompassing more than a million acres of wilderness along the front range of the Canadian Rockies, … Read More
A stunning swath of high alpine backcountry, Skoki was undoubtedly one of our favorite areas of Banff. Peppered with jewel-tone lakes and scree-covered slopes just begging to be scrambled, it’s easy to see why Skoki is a beloved spot for … Read More
One of the shorter summits of the Bow Range, the iconic group of peaks surrounding Lake Louise, Saddle Mountain is a pint-sized outlier just southeast of Fairview Mountain. While the summit elevation may be a mere 7,963 feet (2,427 m), … Read More
Tucked away beside Banff National Park’s Egypt Lakes, The Sphinx (Sugarloaf Mountain) is one of the shorter peaks in the area and one that doesn’t seem to get a lot of attention. There’s not a ton of info out there … Read More
Along with Perley Rock, Abbott Ridge was one of our favorite trails in BC’s Glacier National Park. Arguably one of the most beautiful spots in the area, the scenic ridgeline and summit sit just southwest of Rogers Pass in the … Read More
Part of the Canadian Rockies’ Vermilion Range, Mt. Norquay’s 8,274-foot (2,522-meter) summit sits just northwest of the Town of Banff. Mt. Norquay is one of a handful of iconic peaks surrounding the small town center, and is a popular spot … Read More
Lake O’Hara is indisputably one of the most stunningly beautiful spots in British Columbia’s Yoho National Park. Perched at an elevation of just over 2,000 meters (6,700’), the lake sits just west of the Continental Divide, on the other side … Read More
Located in British Columbia’s Glacier National Park, the Perley Rock Trail is an 8-mile (13 km) return that climbs through forests and rocky slopes until it reaches the edge of the Illecillewaet Icefield. To get to the alpine region surrounding … Read More
Back in July, we made our first trip to the Bugaboos. After just one visit, we were smitten. With sheer granite spires erupting from a vast sea of ice, it’s a landscape unlike any other you’ll find in the surrounding … Read More
