Egypt Lake (Overnight)

Hike Name: Egypt Lake (Back-Country Cabin)
Activity: Backpacking

Total Distance: 24 km

# Nights: 1

Date: July 18-19, 2015

Area: Banff National Park

Crew: Jeevan and Julia
Trailhead: Sunshine Village

Route: 
Day 1 - Sunshine Village to Egypt Lake Back-Country Cabin via Healy pass (12 km)
Night 1 - Stay at Egypt Lake Back-Country Cabin
Day 2 - Check out Egypt Lake and then hike back out the way we came in

This was Julia's first time sleeping out in the backcountry. We stayed at Egypt Lake Cabin and made a huge list of places to explore in this area, for when we come back on a longer trip!

Me, Julia, and Jeevan on day 2

 Beautiful flowers up on Healy Pass (which can be a day-hike!)

Me and Julia at Egypt Lake

Knox Mountain

Hike Name: Knox Mountain
Activity: Trail Running

Distance: 7 km (RT)

Altitude: 646 m

Elevation Gain: 245 m

Area: Kelowna, BC

Crew: Rachel and Mikaila

Time to Summit: Unknown (blog created post-hike)

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Trailhead: Knox Mountain Park

Additional Info:
Rachel and I were visiting Mikaila at Kalmalka Lake for the weekend. It was going to be a rainy day at Kal Lake, so we decided to drive to Kelowna and spend the day walking around town and shopping, since the weather would be gloomy anyways. Turns out, it was super sunny and beautiful over in Kelowna, so we clearly made the right choice! We ended up using the day to explore Knox Mountain Park.

Shoes!

Ptarmigan Cirque

Hike Name: Ptarmigan Cirque

Activity: Hiking

Distance: 5km (RT)

Altitude: 2,450 m

Elevation Gain: 230m

Area: Kananaskis Valley

Crew: Julia, Mom, Dad

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Trailhead: Ptarmigan Cirque Parking Area

Getting There:

From the Trans-Canada (Hwy 1), head south on Kananaskis Trail (Highway 40). Continue past the turnoff to the Kananaskis Lakes. Around Highwood Pass you will reach the parking lot on your right.

Additional Info:

This was a hike for my dad's birthday. It was a nice afternoon on an always beautiful trail. I came through here to hike up Mount Rae a year ago.

(Me) and Julia hanging out above the waterfall. I wish I had more photos of our hike but this is about it... I guess I'll have to go back!

Turbine Canyon (Overnight)

Hike Name: Turbine Canyon Back-Country Campground
Activity: Backcountry Camping/Backpacking

Total Distance: 52 km

# Nights: 2

Date: July 3-5, 2015

Area: Kananaskis/Peter Lougheed

Crew: Ben and Andrew
Trailhead: Interlakes

Route: 
Day 1 - Upper Kananaskis Lake to Turbine Canyon via Forks (17 km, 525m)
Night 1 - Stay at Turbine Canyon Back-Country Campground
Day 2 - Attempt to hike to 3 Isle Lake via Maude Lake and Beatty Lake. However with the 2013 flood damage in the valley, we could not get through the second pass and had to turn back around and returned to Turbine Canyon. Talking with other hikers, apparently no one else had made it on this route yet this year. (18 km, 800m)
Night 2 - Stay at Turbine Canyon Back-Country Campground
Day 3 - Return the same way we came in

 Andrew and I on day 2

 The valley we hiked through on day 2

Me and Andrew on the bridge at Turbine Canyon Campground on day 3

East End of Rundle (EEOR)

Hike Name: East End of Rundle (EEOR)
Activity: Hiking/Scrambling

Distance: 6 km (RT)

Altitude: 2,590 m

Elevation Gain: 900 m

Area: Bow Valley (Canmore)

Crew: Steph and Jeevan

Time to Summit: Unknown (blog created post-hike)

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Trailhead: Goat Creek Parking Lot

Getting There:
From the town of Canmore, follow the signs toward the Nordic Center. Continue past the Nordic Center towards the Spray Reservoir. Eventually, you will be climbing up a hill on a gravel road that gets pretty dusty. You'll come across a parking lot on the right side of the road called "Goat Creek Day Use Area".

Additional Info:
Walk back down the road, towards the direction you just came from. You should find the trail on the left near the second set of power poles. There is not one clear trail but they will all end up in the same place. Just go up.
We did this hike on Canada d'eh. Mostly a steep hike with some rocks but near the top there is a short section in which you will need your hands to skirt around a cliff band.

About half-way up on EEOR

From the summit. We walked around along the ridge and explored for a bit