Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
I had never heard of Waterfowl Lakes Campground, 57km north of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper in the Canadian Rockies.
It seems to be mainly populated with visitors from Germany and Austria.
If you are car camping this is a good choice.
We camped beside pretty Mistaya River close to the hiking trailhead. Though the walk in was longer than we wanted, we had great fun playing in the snow fields and waterfalls above the lake.
More photos on Flickr.
DayHiker.com – Extreme, Unique Day Hikes.
We like the sound of that!
Our site posts very few day hikes. If you prefer one-day-only adventures, check out DayHiker.com
They like the Cascade / Paintbrush Loop in Grand Teton National Park.
The Jenny Lake end of Cascade is pretty crowded. But once you clear the crowds the rest of the loop is fantastic.
Rick McCharles
I am just breaking in new Waffle Stompers. They are great so far. Dunham is a weird company which does not have wide distribution. But they make WIDE boots. Mine are 4E.
Most everyone else in my hiking circle wears Raichle Kootenays. (below)
Lucas Rojek has a great adventure in mind. It’s a very challenging variation on one of our favourite hikes — the Tamarack Trail in Waterton National Park, Alberta:
Our plan is to follow the standard trail (Rowe Lakes up to Lineham ridge) then drop into the Lineham Lakes, set up camp and if we still have the legs scramble back up again and do Hawkins Horseshoe. That’s day 1. Day 2 we scramble out and continue on Tamarack to Twin Lakes. I expect that to be a very long day. Day 3 we plan to hit Avion Ridge to Goat Lake. Day 4 we hike out from Goat Lake to Red Rock canyon parking lot.
Good luck Lucas! If you survive the off-trail scramble down to Lineham Lakes, the Avion Ridge should be a breeze.
view down to the lake from atop Lineham Ridge – RMRA trip report photos
Our vote for the best National Park in North America for sighting wildlife is tiny Waterton National Park in Alberta, Canada. (Adjacent to Glacier National Park in Montana.)
In Waterton you are more likely than not to see bear on any given day.
Charming Waterton Townsite is overrun with deer. You can play hide and go seek with them as we did.
photo – George Novak
During the winter hungry cougars will come right into town after the deer. Locals told us the record was 5 cougars within town limits at one time!
If you need an excuse to visit Waterton, come for one of the world’s best hikes: The Tamarack Trail. 3 days, 2nights 36km (22.4mi)
The photogenic Teton Range extends from Jackson Hole, Wyoming 40mi (65km) in an impressive sweep.
We did just one dayhike off the Jenny Lake boat — and wished we had enough time for the Teton Crest trail.
The highlight of the Tetons for us was cycling the Park and taking photos of Bison. We’ve posted 24 pictures on Flickr.
When choosing the best hikes in the world, the chance to see interesting flora and fauna is an important factor.
On a 4-day hiking & biking car camping trip we saw moose, bison, antelope, bear, deer, elk, mountain goat and more.
Click PLAY on the video below or see the animals on YouTube.
music – Broken Social Scene
Actually, this was the first time I’d seen the large North American Pronghorn Antelope. And we only saw the one in the video.
Rated as “moderate” in Alan Kane’s Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies — we had a particularly gruelling day. Alan’s trip description is very confusing.
UPDATE – Dave Stephens has posted a trip report which will help you decide on the best route.
Dave’s goal is to scramble every mountain in Kane’s book.
Lesson learned? Bring the GPS and topo even on an easy scramble.
Ray tells me this is a photo of Storm in the Canadian Rockies.
Ray tells me that we are ON for the weekend of July 22-23.
Kelly tells me he will fly all the way from Whitehorse, Yukon for a shot at this peak.
See you on the summit!
Ice Climbing Icebergs with Will Gadd – National Geographic Adventure Magazine
Very cool.
UPDATE: Kids can start training on an inflatable pool iceberg.
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