Backpacking Guides and Trips
Trips
Aster Lake
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park - Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
Backpacking | 15.1 miles
Backpacking | 15.1 miles
Aster Lake is a high alpine lake located in a remote section of Kananaskis Country located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Our original plan was to spend one night at the Aster Lake campground and then push on over the Northover Ridge the following day. Unfortunately Mother Nature had different plans for us and despite being tempted to attempt the ridge anyway, our self-preservation gene kicked in and we decided to play...
Mosquito Creek - Quartzite Col - Fish Lakes Loop
Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada
Backpacking | 25 miles
Backpacking | 25 miles
This wasn't the trip we had planned but it was the trip we took. We had planned to hike all the way into Devon Lakes on the first day and climb Mount Willingdon on the second before continuing the route we did end up taking to Fish Lakes and back out. Mount Willingdon is said to be the easiest peak over 11,000 feet to summit in the Canadian Rockies. Provided you can...
Elk Lakes can be accessed from either the Alberta side as an easy backpacking trip or the British Columbia side as a nice day hike. This track is from the Alberta side. The trail starts on utilities service road and follows the power line cut near the beginning. After a couple kilometers the trail leaves the overhead powerlines but remains a nice wide, easy trail through the forest. After crossing the border into...
