In my last blog post I mentioned that some changes are coming to GuideMe, “Phase 2”, if you will. Well, next week brings with it the launch of our brand new, revamped website with additional features! Here’s a sneak peek … Read More
With temperatures in Banff plummeting down to minus 20, I’m away in sunny Greece enjoying the sunshine of +20! The dry arid surroundings are making me miss home (yes, even those cold temperatures!), and the various flora and fauna that … Read More
Once Thanksgiving hits it’s really just one holiday after another for the rest of the year. It’s really no wonder everyone wakes up on January 1st with ambitions to eat less and workout more… Halloween follows Canadian Thanksgiving, which is … Read More
I’ve already covered ptarmigan and marmot, but I felt wildlife deserved their own dedicated page (and I ran into a grizzly.. not literally.. at the weekend, and bear 148 was shot by a hunter in BC *sad face* so it’s a wildlife-y week). … Read More
I was lucky enough to get out into the mountains for 4 days again this weekend just gone, on the Skyline trail in Jasper. This really has been the summer that keeps on giving for me, I want to sit … Read More
This has been an incredible long, hot, dry summer so far, and we could really use some rain to keep the fires at bay. The forest fires across Canada are especially horrific this year, and the normally crisp, clean air … Read More
Most mountain tops are now clear from snow… which can only mean one thing! It’s summit season! Each time I check a hike off the list I think I add two or three more (this can be extrapolated to all … Read More
Spring is here! Not that it feels like it. The snow is here, and it keeps on coming (40cm in the last week!)but it’s also STILL COLD! This has been the coldest year I remember, but it is warming up … Read More
As always, we kick of the new year with LOTS of things going on in Banff & the Bow Valley. Banff’s Big Taste starts this week, kicking off with fresh tracks & mountain lunch at Lake Louise Ski Resort. This is … Read More
A WEEK OF TWO HALVES Winter is here in Banff, but if you’d have been here last weekend you wouldn’t have expected it! I finished my hiking season as I started, off on a new hiking adventure with my buddies. … Read More