Tag: Backpacking

Egypt Lake

.Reading time 13 minutes.

Distance: 32.42 km Elevation Gain: 1,494 m Total Time: 10 hours 24 mins In July 2024 I set off on backpacking trip in Banff National Park.  The goal was to camp at Egypt Lake for 2 nights.  I had been looking for a trip that would take me two days and would provide beautiful views.  […]

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Oster Lake

.Reading time 12 minutes.

Distance: 12.1 km (different route options available!) Elevation Gain: 112m Have you ever wanted to do something but you really don’t want to do it alone AGAIN? That was me. I love backpacking, you know this. Having everything on my back and heading out into the wilderness is very appealing. So, I found two friends […]

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Ribbon Falls

.Reading time 15 minutes.

Distance: 8.56 km Elevation Gain: 488m As we all know, 2020 was not the best. I suffered mentally, physically, and emotionally. Like many I gained weight, lost hope, missed connections with people, and struggled with anxiety. Thankfully, I was able to get out on one backpacking trip this summer when restrictions relaxed a bit in […]

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My first backpacking trip

.Reading time 7 minutes.

We have all been there. We see something we like or someone doing something intriguing and we think “I could do that”. That was me. I had a coworker who had done backpacking trips when she was in high school and I was intrigued. “What do you mean you carry everything on your back?” “What […]

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