Trail to Peak: The Adventurous Path
Hiking, Exploring, Travel & Adventure
Hiking
For the most part, hiking takes me to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. The mountains around Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper hold a special place in my heart and I spend as much time there as I can. Yet, my love of hiking extends beyond those magical boundaries, and out into the world at large through our travels.
Travel
To me, travel is a complex idea. It is not a vacation, even though it takes you away from the familiar day-to-day events of your life. It is far, far more than that. Travel is adventure. It is a collection of experiences that open your eyes to the ways of the world. It exposes you to new ideas and new ways of thinking. It helps you meet…
Snapshots
This section of my blog revisits some of my favourite photographs and memories of our years spent discovering the unique places of the world and the hidden recesses of our innermost selves. Each post takes one photo, and tries to capture that memory so that you can experience what it was like at the moment in which it was…
King Creek Ridge & Canyon Loop
Fossils under foot and an accidental plunge were the jewels on the crown of this day that saw us hiking up King Creek Ridge, scrambling to connect it to King Creek Canyon, and then exploring the canyon itself. Yesterday, we headed southeast into Kananaskis…
Watermelon Snow and The Dynamic Landscape of the Burstall Pass Hike
Burstall Pass is one of my favourite Kananaskis hikes partly because it gets you up into a stunning alpine meadow relatively easily, but mostly because it has a fun, dynamic delta crossing. The run-off meltwaters from the Robertson glacier cascade down through a great…
Memorial Lakes: Are You Tough as Beef Jerky or Soft as Meringue?
What is hiking, really and truly? A means to an end, the beautiful viewpoint destination?… for sure. A way to keep physically fit?… certainly. A way to get our heavy fixes of nature, escaping the confines of our far too urban existences?… absolutely, yes!…
