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Adventure Hikes and Backpacking

Western Canadian Hikes

Memorial Lakes - Kananskis Countrymap_icon

Memorial Lakes is a hike that has eluded us for a couple of years. Each time we have gone up it we were turned back by snow. It is an unofficial trail in Kananskis Country off of the popular Ribbon Creek Trail so they do not publish trail conditions either. ...

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Snowshoeing in Kananaskismap_icon

I got my first pair of snowshoes when I was 12... that was about 30 years ago, so they were wood frames, leather straps with some kind of resin coated material. i.e. they were heavy and awkward and lost their novelty after the first winter. However, the last couple of ...

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North Coast Trailmap_icon

In 2002 we backpacked into Cape Scott. It was our first backpacking trip on Vancouver Island and was a bit of an education. We were use to hiking in the Canadian Rockies so had included quite a bit of cold weather gear... because the West Coast can be cold too. ...

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