I reserved all four sites at the Whirlpool Campground on the Athabasca Pass Trail in Jasper National Park using the online system. The intention was for a ‘girls’ trip in July 2018. Over the next few months, life got in the way for several who were planning on going and at two weeks before…
The ten essentials for hiking. I recently shared a post on my Facebook page that was originally written by the Kananaskis Country Public Safety page. They posted a photo of a fully charged cell phone laying on the table with a headlamp. The post read: “We can’t help but notice a pattern developing in…
On the September long weekend, 2016, My Slice of Paradise and I hiked the 19kms to the Wates-Gibson Hut for a three night stay. We have spent the last couple of summers adventuring in the backcountry so we’re pretty confident in knowing our limitations. Accounting for a lighter pack with no tent and a full…
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…