There it is, that tall peak at the back there overlooking the lake. Mount Assiniboine. It started last Wednesday, I drove with Andre up to Canmore, back east, the way I had previously traveled past Banff. I met Claude, co-owner of the lodge whilst dropping off $3,000 worth of beer and cider to the … [Read more...]

Falling a little behind in my blog posts so I will string a few in. Last week I took a trip up to Golden, and hour drive north of Radium. Ivo and Irma gave me a lift on their way to the family dairy farm. It was a nice town situated on the Kicking Horse river, I tried to get to the gondola but … [Read more...]

I left Lake Louise a day early to get down to Radium Hot Springs the plan was to hitchhike my way down, which meant two trips as most people leaving Lake Louise wouldn't be travelling south but rather east or west. After walking along the highway for about 2 hours with my thumb out a car stopped for … [Read more...]

So it turns out hitch-hiking is easier than I thought...for the most part. Whilst I would never recommend it outside of the Canadian Rockies or Newfoundland it is a great way to get about without worrying about moderately priced bus tickets. No sooner 20mins from Banff to the highway and down the on … [Read more...]

My stay in BANFF was great. It was a fun and friendly hostel and I got to see a lot of cool things. It was raining for the most part so I had to make use of the times when the rain stopped. I only did one mountain while I was here, although there are so many, I chose to climb Mt . Sulphur. This is … [Read more...]