Tent Ridge, Kananaskis
About an hour south of Canmore off the Smith Dorrien Trail, Tent Ridge is a Kananaskis favorite with high reward for little work. Clocking in at just 6.4 miles (10 km) with 2,650 feet (810 m) of elevation gain, the … Read More
Mount Richardson
Standing at 10,125’ (3086 m), Mount Richardson is the highest peak in Banff’s Skoki area. Along with Pika and Ptarmigan Peaks, the three summits are part of the same massif that rises above picturesque Hidden Lake. After setting our sights … Read More
Ptarmigan Peak
With more than a dozen of Alan Kane’s easy scrambles under our belt in 2022, we wanted to up our game a bit in 2023 and move on to some of his moderate routes. For me, the primary challenge that … Read More
Smutwood Peak
Last year when we were in Golden, Smutwood Peak sat near the top of my list of must-do hikes/scrambles. However, with a nearly three-hour drive and intermittent highway closures across Kicking Horse Canyon, we put it off for closer objectives. … Read More
Mount Niles
Located at the southern end of the Waputik Icefield just west of the Great Divide, Mount Niles offers an awesome view of Daly Glacier as well as some of Yoho National Park’s most notable peaks. Clocking in at just over … Read More
Hidden Lake Lookout
Akin to our luck hiking Cascade Pass, which was accessible for just ten days during the summer of 2021 due to weather-related road closures, we were also able to add Hidden Lake Lookout to our list of that year’s ‘Top … Read More
Cascade Pass & Sahale Arm
If you’re in search of a stunning day hike in North Cascades National Park, the trip to Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm has got to be one of the most beautiful. A longer, more challenging outing, the route clocks in … Read More
Your Guide to discovering Golden, BC
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
The Emerald Triangle & Mt. Field
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