World-famous Banff National Park boasts some of the most beautiful landscapes on Earth, including the much photographed Lake Louise and other “postcard celebrities” such as Mount Assiniboine, Moraine Lake, Mount Temple and Mount Rundle. Needless to say, it’s a paradise for hikers and scramblers here. The opportunities are endless, the views breathtaking… You haven’t seen the Rockies if you haven’t been to Banff and Lake Louise!
Eagle Mountain & Eagle Ridge 12 June 2017 Solo Most hikes described in a guide book have become popular enough for a trail of some sort to have developed over time. Eagle Mountain, featured in The David Thompson Highway Hiking Guide by Jane Ross and Daniel Kyba, appears to be an exception to this rule. Although it was a Monday when […]
Falls Lookout 31 May 2017 Solo This trip had several pleasant surprises in store for me. The peak is unnamed on all of the maps I had consulted during the planning stage, so I was puzzled to discover several buildings at its summit when I was hiking in the valley below on my way to Onion Peak the […]
Onion Peak 30 May 2017 Solo Not to be confused with “The Onion” on the Icefields Parkway in Banff, Onion Peak is a relatively minor summit along the Front Ranges of the Ram Range west of Rocky Mountain House. I had never been to this area and wanted to check it out during a spell of gorgeous […]
Ram Mountain 2 February 2017 With Trevor Winter ridge walks can hardly get better than this. Ram Mountain combines the magical scenery of winter wonderland on a long, undulating ridge with gorgeous views of the Front Ranges over a green sea of rolling foothills. It’s a solitary mountain island sticking out in front of the main range, just […]