Our fly in/fly out weekend at Assiniboine Lodge. Snagging a last minute cancellation was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. With its remote location and notoriously limited bookings, we jumped at the chance to go. The timing was tight, as it was days after our trip to Skoki, but with a cabin and a helicopter flight available, we were ready and eager to visit this bucket list location.

Our experience hiking to Skoki Lodge with our 3.5-month-old. From navigating diaper changes and feedings on the go to enjoying the stunning views and cozy lodge meals, we share the highs and lows of our first backcountry family adventure in the Canadian Rockies.

Jacques Lake part two, the winter edition! We crossed a few narrow footbridges on skis, ran into elk in the dark and I learned a painful lesson about wearing worn-out boots and carrying a heavy pack.

It was an absolute winter wonderland and my first time going on a group hut trip. We hauled out sleds of gear before settling in for a few days of back-country skiing. Located 2 km from the parking lot, it’s a great place to familiarize yourself with ACC huts and multi-day back-country ski trips.

Under a blanket of forest fire smoke, we canoed to the back of Maligne Lake, stopping to spend a night at the Fisherman’s Bay and Coronet Creek campgrounds. With an early morning pit spot at the one and only Spirit Island.

We spent our last weekend of the summer canoeing 105 km from Nordegg to Rocky Mountain House. This would become leg one of a multi-trip endeavour to canoe a large stretch of the North Saskatchewan River.

The campground was full, so we opted to try the lodge instead, and spoiler alert, it saved us! We hiked the Skyline Trail from the Maligne Lake trailhead to Maligne Canyon in two days, stopping overnight at the Shovel Pass Lodge.

A quiet, relaxing girls' weekend in the backcountry, with a midnight animal encounter.

Beach camping, blisters, bioluminescent plankton, and other adventures from a week hiking up the coast of Vancouver Island.

Celebrating Canada Day in the most Canadian place we could get to. This was my first ever backcountry hike, and we set the bar high.