With the majority of the Berg Lake trail closed throughout 2023 and closures likely for the foreseeable future due to the flooding of 2021, you may be looking for an alternative hike to Berg Lake. The good news is that there are lots of alternatives! The Berg Lake Trail, BC is super close to the…
Packing for a multiday hike, such as the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island, can be tricky. Knowing what to pack, how much to pack, and what to leave behind can be tricky for all multi-day backpacking hikes but it’s especially true when it comes to your West Coast Trail packing list. That’s because the…
Opal Cone is one of the hikes you can do within the Diamon Head area of Garibaldi Provincial Park. It’s a popular trail to hike if you’re doing the Elfin Lakes Hike, or continuing onto Mamquam Lake. Opal Cone Hike We hiked Opal Cone while backpacking Garibaldi Provincial Park to Elfin Lakes and Mamquam Lake….
British Columbia is full of beautiful places – I’m forever adding to my list of places to visit! One such place is Mt Assiniboine which I was able to visit a few years ago. I’m pleased to say that it lived up to the hype. It truly is a beautiful area and hiking Mt Assiniboine…
If you’ve ever done a hike near Vancouver or skied at Whistler, the chances are you’ve seen a black tusk (or white tusk in the winter) standing out amongst the mountain peaks. I’ve seen it from multiple vantage points around Vancouver, from the North Shore mountains to Whistler Mountain Peak, and have been meaning to…
Rampart Ponds is a campground within Garibaldi Provincial Park. It’s 11km further from the ever-popular Elfin Lakes Campground and offers amazing views of Mt Garibaldi. If you’re unable to get Garibaldi Camping reservations at Elfin Lakes, or simply wish to spend multiple nights camping in Garibaldi Provincial Park, the Rampart Ponds Campground hike is a…
Floe Lake is part of the Rockwall Trail and one of the best things to see in Kootenay National Park, BC. This beautiful lake (pronounced like Flow Lake) is a gem of an alpine lake. It’s got busier in recent years as the popularity of backpacking the Rockwall trail has increased, but it’s still nowhere…
If you’re thinking about doing the Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park as an overnight, or multi-day hike, you might be wondering: “what to pack for the Berg Lake trail?”. I know I had lots of questions about what to pack, what with this being the longest multi-day hike I’d done since I…
Snowbird Pass in Mount Robson Provincial Park is without a doubt one of the best Mt Robson hikes to add to your trip if you’re planning on doing the Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park. If you’re looking to spend a bit more time exploring the area after you’ve seen Berg Lake, save…
Hiking the Berg Lake trail is one of the best multi-day backpacking trips I’ve ever done. When our friends managed to reserve campsites on BC’s Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park, I jumped at the chance to join them. The trail, on the far side of BC near Jasper National Park, was one…