When I saw that the weather was changing starting on Friday, I was determined to get out for one last long hike into high country. And what a fanta more...
After completing the short car shuttle we were on the trail well past 10. At a D minus pace we arrived at Gunnery pass in about one hour. From ther more...
Have you ever looked up and wondered what's up that craggy rock gully immediately west of Heart Ck? Or, as you're heading east by Lac Des Arcs noti more...
It was a bit chilly at -2C at the trailhead but shortly thereafter at the top of Curley Sands it was de-layering time as it was more like +10C. On more...
We set off from the parking lot a little after 9 am under blue skies but quickly encounter a gusty wind which came and went as we climbed depending more...
Participants: Susan, Ivan, Bill Great ride in enjoyble company.Thanks.
more...What a blue sky day! Conditions were excellent for doing this peak that was new to most of the group. Carl had a goal to improve his route from the more...
This is a difficult trip to schedule: the river is too wild in spring, there are much more spectacular places to go in the summer, and I'm not keen more...
After Saturday's very strong winds, we were please to encounter only a slight breeze at Barrier Lake, where most times the wind is very strong when more...
It was quite windy at times, but we were all glad that we had persisted.
Four Ramblers didn’t see that the trip had been cancelled, presumabl more...
This was the first day that the off-trail restrictions were lifted for the season, so it was time to enjoy the beautiful ridge walk along the Rampa more...
Participants: We started out in jackets and mittens, first stop in 10 minutes was to delayer a little, it was getting warm already. A very pleasant more...
We had a great hike, with beautiful scenery, nice weather, sheep, a family of 4 grouse, bonus scrambling and fresh flowers blooming.
Participan more...
With a forecast of showers coming in later in the afternoon, the relatively short Mt Hoffman hike looked like a good option to beat their arrival. more...
Not the sunny and warm day we were expecting but not bad for an October hike. After an early lunch on top of Belmore Browne we proceeded west to th more...
It had been five years since I had last done the Unity – Lipalian loop, and I had forgotten how magnificent the views are from this spectacular rid more...
We had a strong headwind on the way back but other than that we had a wonderful hike to these rarely visited lakes. The sociable group made the bor more...
Participants: Jim, Ivan, Yoko, David Enjoyable ride with full autumn colors on displey.Good group,thanks everyone. IVAN more...
Unsure of how many Ramblers would be interested in this classic paddle, I also posted it on the Bow Waters Canoe Club trip calendar. I need not hav more...
Our route is well explained in the article below from Sonny Bou. If using the GPX file in the article be sure to stay to climbers right as y more...
Some might put this hike in the unexciting/boring category.But for this time of the year i think is just ideal. Once on the ridge proper we were ex more...
It looked cloudy as we approached the Sandy McNabb parking lot and it was about +3C when we hit the trail. But the clouds mostly moved on and it wa more...
Participants: Susan, Ivan, Bill, Jeannette Elk Pass TH was rainy,higher up snowy. We went back to village and biked Bill Milne pav more...
Always happy for a strong and upbeat group to join me on what has become an annual trip to this hidden gem. As Jack put it, "a steep cost" but rewa more...
We had a cool, but brilliantly sunny, day on this excellent larch hike. Excellent except for the long approach through the forest.
We set out more...
While it's not the most exciting hike, this met my criteria of being easy, short, close to the city, and full of aspens. The colours weren't as bri more...
What a fun group to hike with!
We enjoyed a cooler, cloudier day in the foothills. We started along Long Prairie Ridge which provided the bes more...
Participants: Jack, Stephanie, Jenny, Serena
Trip Stats: Distance – 27.3km, total time – 9h 35min, elevation gain – 15 more...
Upon learning that the new Pocaterra Cirque trail was finally open after the extended summer closure of the area, we had to take advantage of that, more...
We set off from the Burstall Pass parking lot at 8:30 am under cloudy skies and a balmy 5C. After an uneventful climb we reached the summit for a v more...
A beautiful day to be out enjoying the fall colors in the company of : Jim, Francisco, Jeannette, Sonja, Cathy Photos, {182 more...
It was cloudy and coolish at the start where some took advantage of the brand new biffy in the parking lot. At the first fence gate the border guar more...
What a beautiful day in the autumn colors.
We started up the Taylor Lake trail at about 09:15 in the rather cool air but bright blue skies. T more...
What a fabulous day in the mountains! Clear skies, mild temperature, great colours, lake and mountain views on a good trail with excellent company! more...
Participants: Scott, Stephanie, Mark
Trip Stats: Distance – 13.4km, total time – 9h 25min, elevation gain – 1425m
Participants: Christine, Terry, Susan, Ivan, Bill, Jeannette, Yoko, Patrick. Great ride on West Spray Road with more...
A glorious last day of summer in the mountains, with temperatures to match! After an uneventful walk up to Chester Lake on a fairly busy trail, we more...
We had a fine day on what has become an annual larch season hike. Some of the larches still have a tint of green. But the weather cooperated magnif more...
Participants: Scott, Stephanie, Serena
Trip Stats:
Distance: 17.8km, time: 12h 40min, elevation gain 1590m
A cauti more...
The weather was very nice for the barbeque and there was an excellent selection of potluck dishes. Thanks go to the volunteers who set up, cooked t more...
We left the parking lot at a brisk pace trying to get warm in a frosty morning. No delayering stops , only to add layers. We made good time to the more...
Our reward for a hard and intense slog up the trail was the fabulous and dramatic view, of the peaks off the ridge.
While trying to recruit p more...
Great weather to be out in the mountains. We hiked up about 100 m NW of the far end of the lake to enjoy lunch in the sun. Surprising amount of sno more...
Set off at 10 am under clear blue skies, sunshine and no wind. We arrived at the summit of Little Arethusa around 12 pm, and after a leisur more...
A beautiful fall day to do the Garriochmill Peak loop. We left the parking lot at 9:00 am, arrived at the northeast outlier of Glasgow at 12:00 noo more...
A wonderful early fall day to do this classic ridgewalk. There were a few other groups but it never felt overcrowded. Larch report: mostly a health more...
The temperature was +3 at the trailhead but in the sun it felt much warmer. We descended the usual muddy old road to the bridge and successfully cr more...
The original trip for this date was to be Opal Ridge, but Indian Ridge was rescheduled for this new date since the weather was supposed to be sunny more...
A last-minute posting attracted 6 of us eager to get out before the forecast rain. Sun and strong winds on the way up, less wind and pleasant condi more...
This trip was new to all of us and also the Ramblers, I believe The information about it was taken from Sonny Bou's website but it also appears in more...
It was raining solidly for the whole drive to the Takakkaw Falls trailhead, so we all donned our raingear and pack covers and set off at 11am, prep more...
As we drove out through intermittent rain, we were concerned about the weather for a trip into the tarns. Once there, the clouds dissipated reveali more...
The weather forecast for this day was rain. Fortunately, the rain was quite light in the morning but we still went to the picnic shelter for breakf more...
We were rained out. Our trip was in coffee shop. Participants: Ivan, Agnieszka, Jacek, Bill
more...Participants: Alda, Hannah, Scott, Stephanie
Roche Miette: 11.4km, 6h23min, 1352m elevation gain
It turns out th more...
This trip was originally going to be Indian Ridge, but as we checked the sky at the campsite, it looked doubtful. This was further reinforced as we more...
Contrary to the forecast we had a cool and overcast day. Not until the afternoon the sun made a very welcome appearance. After a break at the lake more...
A relatively short trip to match the longer drive to Jasper on this morning. This is really a bump compared to surrounding mountains but is protect more...
Participants: Sim, Jeannine, Bruce, Pam, Tatyana, Casey
On our trip together last week with Sim, Bru more...
This was one of those days when everything was perfect. A great group, wonderful summer weather with no smoke, gorgeous views, and an interesting l more...
Finally a nice summer day with blue sky and no smoke ( lets kep our fingers crossed ) . In a little over 90 minutes having done the outlier first w more...
A gorgeous day to take in the splendor of the Kananaskis mountains. Thanks to all for joining me on a magnificent hike. Participants: Carl, { more...
Participants: Jack, Tatyana, Linda, Serena Mt Daly: 29km, 1600m, 14 hours (including stopped time.) Moderate scramble up more...
Participants: Sim, Bruce, Pam, Casey
It had been many years since either Sim or I summited this one, so was more...
Unfortunately two in the group went to the wrong parking lot so our group started without them. We had a very enjoyable hike even with increasingly more...