by Raegan | Sep 2, 2014 | Hiking, Trips
Waterton Lake National Park’s most unique hike is the Crypt Lake Trail, an 8.7km trek involving a boat, ladder, tunnel and rope with a picturesque lake at the top. We got tickets for the 9:00am boat ride to the trailhead; there is also a 10:00am option in July and...
by Jeremy | Aug 28, 2014 | Backpacking, Trips
Our last day at Assiniboine (Day 5) started as the smokiest day since we had arrived three days before. Since it had not rained the previous evening (unlike every other night), the air had not been cleared of smoke. That meant that everything in the morning had a...
by Jeremy | Aug 25, 2014 | Backpacking, Trips
Day four at Assiniboine began after yet another night of rain and thunderstorms,which once again proved why you want a tent that can ride out severe weather. We’re sure that a few other campers at the campsite had a wet night as we saw some rather dodgy set ups...
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...
