Tag: Hiking
East Sooke Coast Trail
A coast trail in the East Sooke Regional Park. This trail is surprisingly not well-known under the shadow of the famous West Coast Trail, but the rugged trail is a beautiful wilderness. Stunning coastal views with the Olympic Mountains (USA) on the horizon. Jumping… Continue Reading “East Sooke Coast Trail”
2-day hike on Sky Line Trail, Jasper (Day 2)
Click here to read day 1 Day 2 After a copious breakfast, the steep ascent to the Notch (2’510 m) awaited us. The last part of the climb was 45-degree up, and we struggled over snowfields and gravels, while stones and gravels were falling… Continue Reading “2-day hike on Sky Line Trail, Jasper (Day 2)”
2-day Hike on Sky Line Trail, Jasper (Day 1)
Sky Line Trail, Jasper National Park – Beautiful, but very, very long! Overall Distance: 49km / Hiking: 11h20 / Total Ascent: 1’680m / Total Descent: 2’230m / Feet in pain: 4 The Sky Line Trail is one of the most classic backcountry hikes in… Continue Reading “2-day Hike on Sky Line Trail, Jasper (Day 1)”
Valley of Five Lakes, Jasper National Park
Shades of Green After hanging out at the Whistler Campground in the morning, we set for a short hike in the Valley of Five Lakes, a little outside of Jasper. Its pristine lakes with amazingly different shades of green came into view one after… Continue Reading “Valley of Five Lakes, Jasper National Park”
Lake Louise
We had a rather bad idea to visit one of Canada’s most famous destinations on Canada’s national day. We left Lake Louise’s shore to walk up to Mirror Lake and Lake Agnes to visit one of two famous tea houses. Up to there, we… Continue Reading “Lake Louise”
Banff Upper Hot Springs & Hoodoo Trail
Banff Upper Hot Springs A second trial on the Banff Upper Hot Springs in the morning: we tried to have a soak yesterday evening as well but it looked like “too many potatoes being washed in the water” (i.e. too many people as Japanese… Continue Reading “Banff Upper Hot Springs & Hoodoo Trail”
Whyte Museum, Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River Walk
Since we started traveling in Canada, we have been lucky and the weather has been fantastic: blue sky and sunny. Today we woke up to a very rare rainy day so it became a museum day!
Sunshine Meadows & Rock Isle Lake Hike
Recommended by the Banff tourist office personnel, we did a 12km hike in the Sunshine Meadows, about 10 km away from Banff. The Sunshine Village is a well-known ski resort and the whole installation smelled like a rather chic ski destination with nice ski… Continue Reading “Sunshine Meadows & Rock Isle Lake Hike”
Yoho Signature Hike – Iceline
Yoho National Park Dense woods, steep slopes, wide alpine scenery, deep blue glacier water lake, green forest lakes, many waterfalls and an easy riverside stroll. All in a fantastic 20 km signature hike called “Iceline”. Stunning.
Hike to Abbott Ridge and Marion Lake
Glacier National Park Read slowly – Illecillewaet. Yup. We stayed at the Illecillewaet Campground next to the Illecillewaet river bringing water down to the Illecillewaet valley from Illecillewaet glacier. 3 days and we still could not remember, left alone pronounce that name.
Fly, Hike & Travel. 