Cesar's Blog

Nick wanted to keep exploring the Rocky Mountains this summer.. and there is no better way than backpacking. Lot's of time on your feet will allow you to see the details of the mountains. This time we ventured to Yoho National Park in British Columbia.  With all the gear kind of sorted out thanks to some of the previous backpacking trips, we were ready to roll for a 3 day trip. We left Calgary after breakfast and with a stop at Lake Louise candy store for supplies we had enough sugar for a few days, Nick grabbed some of his favorites Jelly Beans with sorted flavors. The Iceline Trail is apprx 21km loop with near 1,000 mts of elevation gain. We did the hike clockwise, this way day 1 will be apprx 12kms with most of the elevation in the first 8kms (823mts). Passing through the Glacier first and with spectacular views of the mountains. The first couple of hours are a steady climb, poles, water, jelly beans, anything to get you up there. We had a few stops to rest the little legs of my...

  One of the best adventures of the summer with my favorite crew. Backpacking with the kids was rad, super fun and challenging trail for them, took some breaks in between and had a great time chatting and counting every kilometer left to arrive to the campground in Mount Romulus. We knew it was around 12k, but it has been a long time since I have done that trail and I wasn't sure how much climbing there was.. We rode quite a bit, but also hike a bike more that expected.     When we arrived to the campground we checked all the spots and picked number 5, nice and flat. Then got organize and the kids set up the tent and made sure the gear was all ready for the night. We realized that my sleeping bag was missing, probably when I had the chariot going sideways and dumped everything out on the trail..... Lucas, Beni and I had to share one bag, but the temperature wasn't bad so we slept ok. After a quick dinner we went down to the river to filter water and chill out for a b...