In 2016 I stayed in my first Alpine Club of Canada backcountry hut – The Wates-Gibson overlooking Outpost Lake. I loved it. My first, exhausted, entry in my journal after arriving at the hut is simply, “This place is amazing.” The Wates-Gibson Hut in the Tonquin Valley, Jasper National Park was a lot harder…
The Portal Creek Trail is one end of the 44km thru hike of the Tonquin Valley in Jasper National Park. It is an excellent option for a day hike and on this day we hiked in to the Portal Creek Campground and back. It is a steady climb in, without anything terribly steep, which…
I put this video together last year, after Allison at My Slice Of Paradise and I stayed two nights in Yoho National Park. We spent our first night at the Mosquito Creek Hostel on the Icefields Parkway then moved on to two nights at Twin Falls Campground in Yoho. Watch (both our pages) for an upcoming…
March 2016 a group of us girls spent a couple of nights at HI-Beauty Creek Wilderness Hostel in Jasper National Park (JNP). I was so excited for this. At 41 years old, kids all grown and new snapping up new adventures whenever possible – I had not yet stayed in a hostel and…
Two nights, a steak dinner, a day hike, yoga, rain, wind, sun and oh, so many mosquitoes. Whirlpool Campground in Jasper National Park. Athabasca Pass trail … Whirlpool is 6.5km in, an easy hike on an old fire road.
The ice cave at the Athabasca Glacier has since collapsed. I will be forever grateful that I took the chance on this adventure. A short hike from the Athabasca Glacier winter access point to the ice cave just right (north) of the glacier. Partners in crime. …
First, can I just say, WHAT A FREAKING GREAT DAY! Sorry for yelling but, honestly, if you know me at all it’s pretty amazing I didn’t actually drop the F-bomb there. But it needs to be said, I had a great day yesterday. Allison, over at My Slice of Paradise,…
I’m planning on hiking the back country in 2015 and for me that means a tonne of research. Any time I take on anything new I love to learn … and learn … and learn about it first. If I’ve done it right I like to know all there is to know about…
So, today, I slayed a personal demon. I have had two kayaks for a long time – as in years – but haven’t been out in almost three years due to doubt. Doubt is stupid. I lost confidence after hurting my back. I had myself convinced I couldn’t do it anymore without hurting. Better…