When I head south and go to the Colorado Rockies, one of my favorite rivers is the Animas River in Durango, Colorado. Colorado is one of the best states in USA for thrill-seeking rafting, and Durango rafting offers varying class levels.
Category: The Mountain Man Blog
Canadian Rockies Winter Vacations: Six great activities
Well, my friends, winter in the Canadian Rockies is steadily approaching, and that’s got me thinking of some of my favorite winter activities, and places for them in the Rockies. Canmore, Alberta is high on my list of places to go when the snow starts to fly. You’ve got awesome ski resorts within short driving…
Reader Reviews (and rips) Jasper’s Miss Italia
Jasper, Alberta Normally I, as someone who calls the Canadian Rockies home, and spends a lot of time in Canmore, Banff and Jasper, am used to hearing nothing but good stuff about our local restaurants. So I was somewhat taken aback by what one reader sent us on Jasper’s Miss Italia: On holiday from the…
Getting Canadian Rockies Vacation Advice from the Experts
The Canadian Rockies are a big, wide region. Consider that Banff National Park covers almost 7,000 square km, Jasper National Park another 10,000 and Kananaskis Country another 4,200 or so. That alone is more than 21,000 square km, almost exactly the size of New Jersey, and it’s leaving out Waterton Lakes, the Yoho and other…
Canoeing Banff: From Castle Junction to Banff
The mountain man isn’t always the most graceful traveler in the Canadian Rockies. I’ve fallen off of rafts, crashed on my skis, gone over the handlebars on my mountain bike, and even fell of a cliff on a golf cart one time. So I naturally gravitate toward canoeing. Not that this is easier, or always…
Canadian Rockies Mountain Biking: Jasper Trails
Jasper National Park is huge. It covers some of the best terrain in the Canadian Rockies, and seeing it all on a vacation, even in a lifetime, is pretty much impossible. But if you want to get out and see a huge part of this beautiful country, you should try mountain biking Jasper. You’ll get…
Jasper National Park Mountain Biking Trails
One thing about vacationing in the Canadian Rockies: you’ll never run out of outdoor activities to do. Rafting, mountain biking, climbing, fishing, horseback riding, hiking, it goes on and on when you find yourself in Jasper National Park, Banff National Park or Kananaskis Country. If you want to get out and see a whole lot…
Canmore Hiking: Three More for the Trail
I’ve been writing a lot about mountain biking the Rockies lately, but today I thought the mountain man should give it a rest and do some work on his old favorite past time, hiking. One of my favorite places for hiking, that sometimes gets overlooked by vacationers, is the Canmore, Alberta area. Canmore sits right…
Hiking Canmore: The Easy Way
Being a mountain man, you can probably guess what my favorite Canadian Rockies activity is. Yep, that’s right, hiking. What better way to enjoy the quiet beauty of one of the world’s best outdoor vacation spots than on your own two feet? And if you’re looking to take a hike, Canmore, Alberta is one of…
Hiking Canmore: The moderate way
Some of the best of the Canadian Rockies’ best hiking can be found in Canmore, Alberta and surrounding Kananaskis Country. It’s got everything you want in the Rockies: dramatic mountain vistas, pristine rivers, streams, waterfalls and lakes, abundant wildlife… It’s perfect for your Canadian Rockies hiking vacation. And when you’re done hiking, you’ll find plenty…