Trail Reports Archives

Kananaskis Backcountry Bingo – Part 2

Planning, Trail Reports

Part 2 of our review of backcountry campgrounds in Kananaskis

Kananaskis Backcountry Bingo – Part 1

Planning, Trail Reports

The first part of our review of backcountry campgrounds in Kananaskis Country Alberta

Summer Plans

Great Divide Trail, Lessons Learned, Trail Reports

Detailing how my summer plans played out in reality

Section A of the Great Divide Trail

Great Divide Trail, Planning, Trail Reports

Details on hiking section A of the Great Divide Trail (GDT), from Waterton to Coalman, including alternates and resupply points along the trail.

History of the Great Divide Trail

Great Divide Trail, Planning, Trail Reports

Curious about the History of the Great Divide Trail? In this article we’ll share how this trail came to be.

What is the Great Divide Trail?

Great Divide Trail, Trail Reports

Stretching 900miles (1300km) from the Montana border to north of Jasper, the Great Divide Trail takes you through all the Canadian Rockies have to offer.

Back to Elk Lakes

Trail Reports

After the great time we had at the Elk Lakes ACC Cabin in January of 2017, we decided that it...

A Summer of Smoke and Flame – Hiking the Elbow Valley Loop

Trail Reports

This summer, Western Canada (particularly the province of British Columbia) has been experiencing...

From the Archives – West Coast Trail Part 2

Trail Reports

Our 2015 West Coast Trail adventure continues from Part 1 AUG 4 – DAY 5 – TSUSIAT FALLS TO...

From the Archives – West Coast Trail Part 1

Trail Reports

Hard to believe it was almost 2 years ago that me and the Elf hiked the West Coast Trail. Here is...

Elk Lakes Report – Backcountry and winter camping

Trail Reports, Youth

While the Canadian Rockies have some of the most spectacular hiking in the world, one of the...

Teton Crest Trail – Part 2

Lessons Learned, Trail Reports

Read part 1 here Day 3 – Alaska Basin to South Fork Cascade Creek We awoke to a clear morning,...

Teton Crest Trail: Flora & Fauna

Trail Reports

Our Teton Crest trail hike was amazing (trail report), but one of the things that struck me the most was the amount of flowers and widlife. The hike continually crosses multiple parks including the Grand Tetons National Park as well as the Jedediah Smith Wilderness / Caribou-Targhee National Forest, and the scenery was impressive in all of them. Each new valley had something different and new to see.