In addition to our Guided Backpacking Adventures, we also produce limited edition large format prints of some of the most scenic places in Jasper National Park. Our featured image today is "Gargoyles Fury" printed 42" by 28". Taken last year during the peak of the Chetamon Wildfire this image shows Gargoyle Mountain aflame and is printed on metal so the flames seem to dance on the substrate as you move around the room. Our large format prints are limited to 3 pieces and each ships with a signed and numbered card describing the piece.
https://starrysummit.ca/photography/current/p/gargoyles-fury
There are plenty of places in the Canadian Rockies that have quite interesting rock! Including blue sodalite (the only gemstone mineral found in the Rockies), yellow crystalline calcite, not to mention all the interesting texture on eroded siltstone.
Even cloudy days in the Rocky Mountains offer great potential for interesting photography. Its always a good idea to pack an extra camera battery or three for the special sights you can come across while wandering in the hills!
A rainy day in the hills is a fine time to re-peg BTC/fiat prices. See below for BTC denominated prices for our guided backpacking adventures in Jasper National Park. All prices are inclusive of permits, group gear rentals, guiding, food during the trip, and transportation to and from the trailhead. See our website for complete details.
-4 Day Backpacking Adventure, 0.022 BTC, Fiddle River Trail (Introductory to Moderate),
https://starrysummit.ca/backpacking/snakefalls
-4 Day Backpacking Adventure, 0.03 BTC, Fiddle River Trail (Introductory to Moderate), https://starrysummit.ca/backpacking/fiddle-river
-10 Day Backpacking Adventure, 0.06 BTC, North Boundary Trail Loop (Moderate to Difficult), https://starrysummit.ca/backpacking/nbt-bluecreek
-11 Day Backpacking Adventure with Helicopter Flight, 0.09 BTC, North Boundary Trail (Difficult), https://starrysummit.ca/backpacking/nbt-full
Happy Trails!
If you are looking for a shorter backpacking trip in Jasper, consider our 3 day guided adventure visiting the impressive and remote Snake Indian Falls! #MyJasper #JasperNationalPark #backpacking https://starrysummit.ca/backpacking/snakefalls
Yesterday was a good day to get some website work done. Thankfully with a tiny
laptop and a solar panel, the whole park is an office! The lower elevation trails accessed from the Jasper Townsite are a great option to get your legs back in shape for backpacking season hiking around lovely lakes and pretty wildflowers while birdsong fills the air. #CanadianRockies #JasperNationalPark #MyJasper
The South Boundary Trail in Jasper National Park is remote and resplendent. Send us a message for details about a great guided backpacking adventure along this trail.
Should be a great interview!
The Fiddle River Trail is home to our introductory backpacking guided adventure. This trail is a great place to build your backcountry skills and its campgrounds are well-equipped with picnic tables, fire rings, and fast flowing fresh Rockies water. Click the link below to find out more, or send us a message for more information.
https://starrysummit.ca/backpacking/fiddle-river
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Forest fire smoke has returned to the Jasper National Park region. There are many wildfires current burning in Alberta. https://www.alberta.ca/wildfire-status.aspx and https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/ are great resources for monitoring the extent of the fires, and where air quality may be affected.
A chance encounter today while out for a wander, crossing paths with a Woodland Caribou. Caribou are a species-at-risk in the Canadian Rockies and it is quite lucky to see one of them in the wild.
It's always interesting to go for a wander on some older trails in Jasper National Park and see signs of many generations of trail work. These old bridges would have been built in the 1950-1960s and have started to blend into the forest.
Aurora borealis are one of the most amazing sights to see when visiting the Canadian Rockies. The best time to see the aurora is during the winter, due to the long dark of the Canadian winter. On June 21'st, the summer solstice Jasper has an impressive 16 hours and 55 minutes of daylight, shrinking down to only 7 hours and 35 minutes on the winter solstice! Being far away from light pollution, our 11 day North Boundary Trail guided backpacking adventure is a great choice for stargazing. https://starrysummit.ca/backpacking/nbt-full
The summer can be a very dynamic time in the Canadian Rockies and afternoon thunderstorms can be a significant hazard, but also an opportunity for interesting images!
Check out some of our limited edition large format images here https://starrysummit.ca/photography/current
Even though we are over a month away from the technical start of summer, it is a good time to start thinking about backpacking in the fall. Mild temperatures, fewer bugs, and drier trails make August and September an excellent time for a backpacking adventure. Look below for details about our guided backpacking program on Jasper's legendary North Boundary Trail. This 11 day adventure is the trip of a lifetime and travels through some of the most remote parts of Jasper National Park.
Pay in CAD or BTC.
https://starrysummit.ca/backpacking/nbt-full
This heat wave in Jasper National Park has lead to quite a few large avalanches across the Park (and temperatures in the Jasper Townsite as high as +25 C). This is a great week to stick within the boundaries of a ski resort, or to start training for hiking season!
These next few days are our first stretch of summer-like weather in the Canadian Rockies. This will be a time to avoid any and all avalanche terrain as the snowpack wakes up from a long winters nap. Avalanche Canada currently has a SPAW (Special Public Avalanche Warning) in effect for most areas AB and BC.
Spring is a time of change in the Canadian Rockies. Around the Jasper Townsite it almost feels like summer, though it is still wintery higher up. A low snowpack this year may mean day hiking and backpacking trails will start to dry out earlier than usual. Stay tooned here for conditions updates from the Jasper National Park, Mount Robson Provincial Park, and Valemount region.
While it has been a fairly cold spring in the hills so far, snow has started to recede from the valley bottom in Jasper National Park. Hiking and backpacking season is not far off. Take a look at our backpacking programs offered this season to explore the wild reaches of Jasper National Park.
https://starrysummit.ca/backpacking
