Dana and I love to get out to the Rocky Mountains and go explore! As we live in Calgary, both Kananaskis and Banff offer plenty of hiking and backpacking options.
Here are some of the hikes we’ve done so far (Kait’s faves ♥):
2010
2015
Forks Campground (backpack trip)
2016
Rummel Lake (winter hike)
Barrier Lake (Prairie View Lookout)
Lake Minnewanka (to Alymer Pass Junction Campsite)
Old Baldy Ridge (one attempt and one success)
Plain of Six Glaciers (Lake Louise)
Lower Elk Lake Backcountry Campground ♥ (backpack trip)
West Coast Trail ♥ (backpack trip):
Day 1: Bamfield to Darling River
Day 2: Darling River to Tsusiat Falls
Day 3: Tsusiat Falls to Cribs Creek
Day 4: Cribs Creek to Walbran Creek
Day 5: Walbran Creek to Campers Creek
Day 6: Campers Creek to Gordon River
Bourgeau Lake to Harvey Pass ♥
Bertha Lake (Waterton National Park) ♥
Cheakamus Lake (near Whistler, British Columbia)
2017
Elk Lake Hike-In/Wilderness Campground ♥ (backpack trip)
Petain Creek Waterfall / Petain Basin (not quite to the Basin, but I’m okay with that)
The Wild Side Trail (Flores Island) ♥
Peyto Glacier (en route to Caldron Lake)
Rockwall Trail (backpack trip):
Day 1: Paint Pots to Helmet Falls
Day 2: Helmet Falls to Numa Creek ♥
Day 3: Numa Creek to Floe Lake parking lot
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