by Jeremy | Aug 22, 2014 | Backpacking, Trips
After a night of a lot of rain and some serious thunderstorm action, we awoke to a nice, sunny, and almost smokeless morning on our third day. There’s something quite nice about waking up at a campsite and not having to pack your gear up to move along to the...
by Jeremy | Aug 19, 2014 | Backpacking, Trips
Mount Assiniboine in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park is sometimes called the “Matterhorn of the Rockies” and is one of the most spectacular areas in the Canadian Rockies. We chose to make it our longest backpack trip of the summer of 2014. I had been...
by Jeremy | Jul 22, 2014 | Backpacking, Trips
The Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park is considered one of Canada’s premier Rocky Mountain trips. Do a search online for it and you’ll get loads of info, pictures, and glowing reviews about how you MUST do this trail. My first time up there...
by Raegan | Jul 20, 2014 | Backpacking, Trips
In May 2014 we backpacked the Tikwalus Heritage Trail (formerly named the First Brigade Trail) in the Fraser Canyon. The trail starts near Hell’s Gate, and it is a steep but worthwhile 6.5km hike (with many rewarding switchbacks, as we like to joke). There are several...
by Jeremy | Jul 18, 2014 | Backpacking, Trips
In May of 2014, I decided to do a solo overnight trip along the Larch Hills Traverse. This is a trail that was set up and is maintained by the Shuswap Trail Alliance and runs 44km from Salmon Arm to Sicamous, or vice versa. I think it’s better known as a...
