Silver Spray cabin is a 7 km, 1016 meter elevation gain hike located in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. This is a grueling hike through a forest ravished by fire many years ago. This hike goes up and up and up. You keep looking for the end where the cabin could be and it never seems […]
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We have always wanted to backpack hike in the East Kootenays. We started our stay 22 km on gravel roads in Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park at Alces Lake Campground; a very nice drive in campground with lovely views and right on the lake. The water was even warm enough to swim. That evening we heading the 4.5km back […]
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This was a full day, 26 km with a bonus 4 km section through Yoho National Park with Class 2, 3, and 4 rapids down the Kicking Horse River with Alpine Rafting Company with a riverside BBQ lunch. We chose this company from all the rest primarily because the website said there was free camping included. […]
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A 2 night backpacking trip in the sub alpine to Eva and Jade lake. We planned on staying a night at each of the lakes but the Rangers in the entry booth told us there was too much snow at Jade Lake to camp, so we enjoyed both nights at Eva Lake instead. We parked in an […]
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Intro to mountaineering course through Yamnuska Mountain Adventures. This was a 6-day course where we worked on our glacier travel and falls arrest skills while seeing fabulous scenery and meeting great people. This was an amazing experience through Banff National Park and the Bow valley. We had the opportunity to summit Mt. Olive, Mt. Gordon, and […]
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We decided to take a drive south, through Kelowna and up to Big White ski hill. Have been thinking about it for a year or so now and finally made the opportunity real. A full day of ice climbing. Constructed out of 4 telephone poles and equipped with water misters, the ice is ever growing, […]
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