From Banff to Jasper, Alberta

Beneath overcast skies, Vilis and I headed west and then north from Banff, our destination the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park, another of Canada’s iconic Rocky Mountain national parks. E...

Hiking More Banff Trails, Alberta

Brilliant morning sunshine glared off snow-smeared mountains and pale rock as I hiked up Tunnel Mountain, a 1692-metre peak jutting upward between the Bow River and TransCanada Highway, with the towns...

Hiking Banff Trails, Alberta

This morning, while brilliant sun lit the spectacular mountain scenery surrounding Banff, the air temperature at 8 a.m. was noticeably warmer than yesterday morning’s 3°C. Again, Vilis and I pa...

Bow River Hoodoos Trail, Banff National Park, Alberta

At 0800 I walked beneath clear skies from the Banff Centre to the Bow River Hoodoos Trail, the 3°C air nipping at my gloved hands. Tall, straight pines edged the trail, and I thought how different th...