Participants: Gary, Susan, Cordula, Gary, Teresa, Donna, Ingrid, Deborah, Annie, Tina more...
All of the many weather forecasts and models for Mt Glasgow were accurate today: it was snowing on the morning drive but cleared up nicely afterwar more...
This was a good day for aficianados of a variety of weather conditions, opportunities to add and take off layers of clothing, searching for the pot more...
Always a favorite for the shoulder season the short hike to Mt. Hoffman gives good views with not too much effort. More snow than expected,from a c more...
Six of us enjoyed a lovely hiking trail, new to all of us, and not done by Ramblers since 2007. The trail was in good shape, and follows scenic Gor more...
We had a fantastic day with great weather (hardly any wind!) and scenic views thanks to the light covering of snow on the mountains. We even heard more...
We had a lovely day for a half-day hike close to town.
The aspens were brilliant yellow and the grasses were a soft brown. We saw several dee more...
If you think being buffeted by gale force winds is fun then we had a wonderful hike. But that was only on the most exposed sections of the ridges i more...
This hike is always a good choice on windy days in shoulder season. There was more colour than we were expecting, plus the joy of walking through t more...
Driving to the trailhead, we were already coming up with plan B's, seeing significant snowfall on the peaks surrounding us. While we knew the Fist more...
It is tricky to call trips this time of year, because the conditions can change literally overnight. The East Peak of Mount Burns is not a trip I w more...
Very enjoyable day with decent dry weather except for gusting winds near Rummel Pass. Although the larches were not as abundant as I expected they more...
Gillean Daffern calls Mt Howard a "staggeringly beautiful ridgewalk", so naturally it's been on my wish list for a shoulder season trip for a whil more...
As the days get shorter so do the hikes. Two hours up and two hours down.A pleasant ridgewalk to the Knob ,a long lunch out of the cold wind and bo more...
The weather was not looking very good as we approached Castle Junction. There was a comment from the back seat: “Just for your information, the clo more...
We had a pleasant day in the foothills despite some confusing trails that not only turned us completely in the wrong direction, but also dumped us more...
On arrival at the planned trailhead, the weather was even more miserable than anticipated. Given the forecast of worse to come, we relucta more...
We started at the reasonable hour of 10 am with a painless crossing of Storm creek thanks to low water levels and some strategically placed steppin more...
This 4-day backpacking trip had larches (6 larch hikes in 4 days), incredible views, endless mud, some very challenging weather, 1.75 bears, and more...
For years every time I looked up at the end of the north ridge of Copper Mountain, I was intrigued by a major cut out of the ridge which looked unn more...
Participants: Annie, Heather, guest Lorna
The most scary and gripping aspect of this hike turned out to be the ferocious wind. We more...
A perfect fall day for a stroll in the larches! The trees themselves seem a bit behind in the colour change this year, with scattered ones in full more...
An easy day in the foothills. No wildlife was spotted - only a few cows. The leaves on the aspens are just starting to change.
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A somewhat cloudy start made for pleasant hiking temperature as we departed Indian Oils. First stop was Dyson Falls for a break : As we went alon more...
A nice early fall day, right temp for a hike, light breeze in some areas, not bad at summit. Good trail that took us there. I thank those for jo more...
Participants: Douglas,Evan,Gordon,Jenny
A short car shuttle had us on the trail before 9.30. There were already a num more...
Some will argue that the drive up the very rough access road is more exciting than the hike itself. Debatable of course, never the less we had an e more...
It was a perfect day! Deep blue sky, hours wandering above treeline, 3 long breaks, and only 4 other people passed all day. It doesn't get much be more...
Sometimes, as a trip coordinator, you might start to question yourself (why you do it or how well you do it) but then you have a day like this when more...
I returned to my campsite after the Ramblers BBQ as the rain started at around 8 pm, and continued intermittently throughout the night. The morning more...
It was a busy trail with lots of hiking groups mostly young people heading to the hot springs. After regrouping at the col and adding extra layers more...
Opal Ridge North peak just happens to be one of the coordinators all time favorite hike/scrambles in the front ranges, so he was pleased to gather more...
15 of us started out at 10 AM under cloudy skies. We reached the lakes in about 2 hours and found a windless spot for lunch out of the fresh breeze more...
Busy trail today and muddy in places. Light rain up at the lake.Pace approved by Christine. BBQ afterwards. Thanks for coming out. Participants: { more...
This isn't a hike about grand views; instead, it's about experiencing a raw rocky landscape with the clearest water imaginable as your constant com more...
Despite some unexpected wildfire smoke (in September!?) and strong winds, it was another great day in the mountains. The climb to the pass was beau more...
Easy going to the bridge over Invincible creek. Hard going on the old road and harder going in the last bushwhack . Once upon a time there was a sk more...
After leaving the clouds of Calgary behind we started our trip under sunny skies in Banff albeit with cool temperature. The clear air made for grea more...