Trip Description
This trips starts off by heading deep into Jasper
National Park and setting up a base camp where we will explore the best of what
Jasper has to offer. Highlights include trekking at Maligne Lake,
Mt. Edith Cavell and the Fiddle River Valley. We will
also be rafting the upper Fraser River in Mount Robson Provincial Park. This
rafting adventure will surely be a highlight of the trip with the
Monarch of the Rockies, Mount Robson, soaring above
us. On day five we head south into Banff National Park and set up our second
base camp at Lake Louise. From here we will discover the backcountry wilderness
Banff with hikes to the beautiful Paradise Valley and take in the vast views at
Sunshine Meadows on foot before returning to Calgary. Highlights also include
Moraine Lake and the Valley of Ten Peaks and Lake Louise.
Rockies Hiking Camping plus Itinerary
Day 1 Saturday
Arrive in Calgary , Alberta by late afternoon to join
the group for a welcomedinner at 6:00pm
Day 2 Sunday
Today we leave the hotel after an early breakfast and
head west into Banff National Park . Following the world famous Icefields
Parkway we will pass fast flowing glacial rivers and pristine lakes all the
while the Main Ranges of the Canadian Rockies with their ice clad summits tower
above us. Stops along the way include visits to Bow Lake , Peyto lake and a
short walk to the toe of the Athabasca Glacier. After a day traveling one of the
world’s most scenic highways we will arrive just south of the town of Jasper
where we will set up a base camp. After we pitch our tents we will enjoy a
salmon dinner prepared by our guides. Hiking: 1 Mile, 200’ elevation gain.
Breakfast, dinner included.