Banff Elk Island National Park Grande Prairie Located less than an hour away from Edmonton, Elk Island National Park of Canada protects the wilderness of the aspen parkland, one of the most endangered habitats in Canada. This beautiful oasis is home to herds of free roaming plains bison, wood bison, moose, deer, and elk. Also
These are some hikes from Banff National Park near Calgary, Alberta, Canada These pics were taken while driving along the roads in Banff
Description: The side trip to Scarab Lake is a must for anyone hiking to the whistling Valley.. June 2004 Scarab lake itself looks like any other mountain lake but the views were quite spectacular. I couldn’t make it to Mummy Lake due to snow. Here’s the pics (Click on the picture to see full size):
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide by Brian Patton & Bart Robinson and Summerthought Ltd. Banff National Park Whistling Valley Egypt Lake Campground to Whistling pass – 3.3 km (2.1 miles) Elevation Gain: 305 metres (1,000 feet) Elevation Loss: 380 metres (1,250 feet) Maximum Elevation: 2300 metres (7,550 feet) Description: No trip to Egypt Lake is complete
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide by Brian Patton & Bart Robinson and Summerthought Ltd. Banff National Park Healy Pass Sunshine Parking Lot to Healy Pass – 9.2 km (5.7 miles) Sunshine Parking lot to Egypt Lake Campground – 12.4 km (7.7 miles) Elevation Gain: 655 metres (2,150 feet) Elevation Loss: 335 metres (1,100
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide by Brian Patton & Bart Robinson and Summerthought Ltd. Banff National Park Egypt Lake Description: ..Egypt is a peaceful, unassuming lake whose only backdrop is a small cone-shaped peak known locally as Sugarloaf Mountain. June 2004 When I finally arrived at the campground, I immediately dropped the pack at the shelter
Kaska Falls Sept 15, 2002 I asked around for a place to hike around Grande Prairie and was told that there was nothing except this place in the middle of nowhere. The directions specifically mentioned that a 4×4 was necessary to get to the trailhead. Usually this kind of comment is overstated, but not in
his is a small town in North/Central Alberta within 3 hours from the mountains. The best description of the town itself that I’ve heard so-far is that it is like a subdivision of a major city or new neighborhood. While you have most of the modern amenities like brand name stores and restaurants, unfortunately there
made this hike sometime in 2000 or 2001 and only remember a lot of uphill until you entered this little valley at the top of the mountain. The pictures were taken with a very crappy digital camera and don’t do the hike justice. Here’s the pics (Click on the picture to see full size):
