Friends, family and physiotherapists have repeatedly recommended that we hike or snowshoe to Taylor Lake. We finally listened! To be honest, trail conditions also factored into our decision to hike to one of the most accessible hanging valley lakes between Banff and Lake Louise. The posted distance of 12.6 km and 585 m elevation gain …
We finally did our first big hike of 2013! With so many trails closed due to damage from the June 2013 floods, we opted to head a little deeper into Banff National Park. The last time we hiked to Sentinel Pass was 17 or 18 years ago (BC - before children). We debated waiting until …
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With another week left in our spring break, we researched options for short winter hikes a little farther afield. After narrowing it down to two options, we headed northwest, to the Icefields Parkway. Option 1 - Bow Glacier Falls, an easy half-day hike we enjoyed last summer Option 2 - Peyto Lake, where there's a …
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Taking advantage of bargain end-of-season pricing for seats on the shuttle bus, we caught the Saturday morning 9 o'clock ride to Sunshine Meadows. Earlier this summer, we hiked from Sunshine Meadows to Healy Pass and in 2009 we hiked to Citadel Pass. This time out, we opted to walk the approx. 12 km Sunshine Meadows …
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It's larch season in the Canadian Rockies! When the needles of these deciduous conifers turn from green to lime to yellow to gold, it's a sure sign that fall has arrived and it's time to start thinking about scheduling an appointment to have snow tires mounted on whatever vehicle you use to get to the …
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