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Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Guided trip with Ecosummer Adventures 1992. Stayed at a B&B in Sandspit and then took a Beaver south to Rose Harbour in Stuart Huston Channel separating Moresby and Islands. With a group of 6 and … Continue reading →

The Kootenay Mountaineering Club has been holding summer camps since 1974. Hiking camp is the best week of the year for me (an* indicates the camps I have attended). And all this for unbelievably low prices ($450 in 2014, $750 … Continue reading →

Bugaboo Provincial Park. Turn north along Highway 95 towards Golden, and turn west past Brisco to drive the good gravel road 58km to Bugaboo Provincial Park, one of the premier alpine climbing areas in the world. There are also marvellous … Continue reading →

CANADA – An Itinerary for Seeing Canada With an Emphasis on Hiking  ROCKY MOUNTAINS of CANADA  Berg Lake  Rock Wall Trail  Waterton NP & Glacier NP (Montana) Alpine Club of Canada Trips  COLUMBIA MOUNTAINS of British Columbia Hiking & Climbing … Continue reading →

I have been to the Southwest of the United States 37 times, all two-week trips done over 20 years. This is a list of all the hikes I have done. There is no info on each hike and no grading … Continue reading →

Every year the ACC offers several guided trips involving extensive mountaineering. Although expensive, they can be the only way to experience the Rocky Mountains. Accommodation is in ACC huts. The guides are superb as they take relative rookies safely into … Continue reading →

The Rockwall Trail is a 55 km-long backpacking trip between the Paint Pots and Floe Lake Trailheads in Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The horseshoe-shaped route travels beside the Rockwall with 900 m high sheer cliffs. It’s a … Continue reading →

Mount Robson, at 3954m (12,972 ft), is the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. It was first climbed by Conrad Kain and a party in 1913. The park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990. Possibly the premier … Continue reading →

OFF-TRAIL HIKING IN WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK My ex-wife’s family had a beautiful cabin in the Waterton townsite and I had the opportunity to hike this park for portions of 18 summers. This is where I first started hiking and … Continue reading →

CANADA ROCKY MOUNTAINS Berg Lake Waterton/Glacier National Park ACC TRIPS – Rocky Panorama Traverse – Lake Ohara,  Moraine Lake, Lake Louise Rockwall Trail COLUMBIA MOUNTAINS of BC KMC Hiking Camps Bugaboos Wesr Kootenay: Devils Range, Silverspray UNITED STATES All My … Continue reading →