In all the years we've been exploring the Canadian Rockies, we've never bothered with this hike. It seemed too close to Banff, likely to be too busy for our liking, too short, too boring - altogether too mundane. But at this time of year, many of our favourite hiking trails have too much snow and …
Continue reading Hiking Banff National Park – Tunnel Mountain
Johnston Canyon is one of the most popular destinations in Banff National Park. While the trail doesn't offer much in the way of grand vistas, there are two main waterfalls along the route with plenty of smaller cascades in between. In the summer, a cool mist can blow off the waterfalls. In the winter, the …
Continue reading Hiking Banff National Park – Johnston Canyon Icewalk
The annual SnowDays festival is underway in Banff National Park. With activities ranging from ice carving to ice climbing, snow sculpting to snow shoeing and lots more, the month-long schedule of activities is designed to encourage everyone to embrace winter. We enjoyed a half day in and around the Banff townsite, searching for 5 geocaches …
Continue reading Exploring Banff National Park – Snow Days 2015 Geocaching Challenge
The host of this monthly photo challenge loves games, including board games and outdoor games (like disc golf and geocaching). So ever since the challenge started back in 2013, I've been expecting the theme of games to come up at some point. Games include sports and athletic activities, board games, computer games, recreational activities and …
Continue reading Photo Blogging Challenge – Games (January 2015)
It's shoulder season in terms of hiking in the Canadian Rockies. Once the calendar reads October, any day that doesn't require gaiters paired with MICROspikes, crampons or showshoes is a great day for hiking! The first weekend of October we took advantage of one such day to hike to Rockbound Lake. We were less than …
Continue reading Hiking Banff National Park – Rockbound Lake