Shooting The Gentle Monster: Bourgeau

It is a monster because at 9616 feet above sea level, the peaks are rugged and awe-inspiring, Mount Bourgeau is a giant in the skyline near Healy Pass and Sunshine Village Ski & Snowboard Resort, and the trek is an adventurous one that requires a good deal of endurance, due to the elevation gain ofContinueContinue reading “Shooting The Gentle Monster: Bourgeau”

Chasing Waterfalls at Beauty Creek

A sometimes overlooked destination within Jasper National Park, that travellers pass by en route through the Icefields Parkway, is an easily accessible utopia for waterfall lovers. Beauty Creek lies about eighty five kilometres south of Jasper and two kilometres south of the HI Beauty Creek Hostel, along Highway 93. The 3.2 km out-and-back trail toContinueContinue reading “Chasing Waterfalls at Beauty Creek”

Canada’s Most Thrilling Trail

A three hour drive south of Calgary, lying on the Canada-US border, is one of the most beautiful destinations in the Canadian Rockies. Waterton National Park is a biosphere reserve, and along with Glacier National Park in Montana, forms the world’s first international peace park, designated a world heritage site by the United Nations Educational,ContinueContinue reading “Canada’s Most Thrilling Trail”