hikes
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A guide to visiting Waterton Lakes National Park
The beauty of the Canadian Rockies is something that can’t be fully captured with a camera. You have to be there to truly understand the immensity of the mountains and the power of a glacier. You have to be there to look into a lake and see straight to the bottom because the water is… Continue reading
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Snowy Range Scenic Byway & Medicine Bow Peak, Wyoming
At an elevation of 12,013 feet (3662 m), Medicine Bow Peak is the highest peak in the Wyoming half of the Medicine Bow Mountains (which extend into northern Colorado). The Snowy Range – the northernmost section of the Medicine Bows – is traversed by a scenic byway and was our destination for Labor Day Weekend.… Continue reading
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Crypt Lake – Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta
If you’ve ever hiked to Crypt Lake, you’ll understand why it’s on my All-Time Favorite Hikes list. If you haven’t, you should definitely add it to your to-do list. It’s also high on the list of the most challenging hikes I’ve ever done. It’s incredibly difficult but also incredibly – well – incredible. It’s the entire reason we… Continue reading
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The unexpected beauty of the Georgian Bay – Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
If I were making a list – which we all know I like to do – Bruce Peninsula National Park would be #1 on the “Most Unexpectedly Amazing Destinations” list. I began planning this vacation just like any other – pulled up Google maps, located parks in the general vicinity of where we wanted to… Continue reading
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Skyline – Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia (part I)
If Prince Edward Island was near the top of the list of places I never thought I’d go, Nova Scotia was a close second. Before planning this vacation, I didn’t know anything about Nova Scotia except that it’s way out east and the capital is Halifax. But once I saw pictures of Cape Breton Island… Continue reading