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      • Robson Provincial Park
      • Siffleur Wilderness Area
      • Waterton Lakes National Park
      • White Goat Wilderness Area
      • Ya Ha Tinda Ranch Area
      • Yoho National Park
    • Cycling
      • YYC Rides
        • Glenmore Reservoir
        • Fish Creek & Bow River
        • Canal to Chestermere & Bow River
      • Road - West of YYC
        • Sheep River Road
      • Road - East of YYC
      • Gravel - West of YYC
      • Gravel - East of YYC
      • Road - Okanagan Area
        • Vernon to Armstrong Loop
      • Gravel - Okanagan Area
        • Ellison Ridge & Rail Trail
      • Gravel - AB Rockies
        • Poboktan Creek to Waterfalls CG
        • Elk Pass to Elk Lakes (BC)
    • Canoeing
      • Atikaki Provincial Park
      • Woodland Caribou Provincial Park
      • Churchill River
      • Eagle / Snowshoe Conservation Reserve
      • Red Deer River
      • Quetico Provincial Park
explor8ion
  • Home
    • Welcome
    • On a Map
    • Top Ten Page
    • Long Reads
    • Articles
    • Trip Ratings
  • Trip Reports
    • Mountains
      • Assiniboine Provincial Park
      • Banff National Park
      • Bighorn Backcountry
      • Castle Wilderness
      • Crowsnest Pass
      • David Thompson Country
      • East Kootenay
      • Elk Lakes Provincial Park
      • Fernie Area
      • Ghost Wilderness Area
      • Glacier National Park - Canada
      • Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
      • Jasper National Park
      • Job / Cline PLUZ
      • Kananaskis Country
      • Kootenay National Park
      • Robson Provincial Park
      • Siffleur Wilderness Area
      • Waterton Lakes National Park
      • White Goat Wilderness Area
      • Ya Ha Tinda Ranch Area
      • Yoho National Park
    • Cycling
      • YYC Rides
        • Glenmore Reservoir
        • Fish Creek & Bow River
        • Canal to Chestermere & Bow River
      • Road - West of YYC
        • Sheep River Road
      • Road - East of YYC
      • Gravel - West of YYC
      • Gravel - East of YYC
      • Road - Okanagan Area
        • Vernon to Armstrong Loop
      • Gravel - Okanagan Area
        • Ellison Ridge & Rail Trail
      • Gravel - AB Rockies
        • Poboktan Creek to Waterfalls CG
        • Elk Pass to Elk Lakes (BC)
    • Canoeing
      • Atikaki Provincial Park
      • Woodland Caribou Provincial Park
      • Churchill River
      • Eagle / Snowshoe Conservation Reserve
      • Red Deer River
      • Quetico Provincial Park
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    • Home
      • Welcome
      • On a Map
      • Top Ten Page
      • Long Reads
      • Articles
      • Trip Ratings
    • Trip Reports
      • Mountains
        • Assiniboine Provincial Park
        • Banff National Park
        • Bighorn Backcountry
        • Castle Wilderness
        • Crowsnest Pass
        • David Thompson Country
        • East Kootenay
        • Elk Lakes Provincial Park
        • Fernie Area
        • Ghost Wilderness Area
        • Glacier National Park - Canada
        • Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
        • Jasper National Park
        • Job / Cline PLUZ
        • Kananaskis Country
        • Kootenay National Park
        • Robson Provincial Park
        • Siffleur Wilderness Area
        • Waterton Lakes National Park
        • White Goat Wilderness Area
        • Ya Ha Tinda Ranch Area
        • Yoho National Park
      • Cycling
        • YYC Rides
          • Glenmore Reservoir
          • Fish Creek & Bow River
          • Canal to Chestermere & Bow River
        • Road - West of YYC
          • Sheep River Road
        • Road - East of YYC
        • Gravel - West of YYC
        • Gravel - East of YYC
        • Road - Okanagan Area
          • Vernon to Armstrong Loop
        • Gravel - Okanagan Area
          • Ellison Ridge & Rail Trail
        • Gravel - AB Rockies
          • Poboktan Creek to Waterfalls CG
          • Elk Pass to Elk Lakes (BC)
      • Canoeing
        • Atikaki Provincial Park
        • Woodland Caribou Provincial Park
        • Churchill River
        • Eagle / Snowshoe Conservation Reserve
        • Red Deer River
        • Quetico Provincial Park

Welcome!

Welcome to explor8ion. If you're thinking this site looks and feels a little different than last time you were here - you are correct. Click here to open my welcome page.

Recent Trips

  • Hector Point (Apr 04 2026)

  • Crescent & Peppers Peak (Feb 6 2026)

  • Lineham Creek Peaks (Oct 10 2025)

  • Pharaoh Peaks, Greater & Middle (Oct 03 2025)

Trip Reports

Click here to navigate to a complete listing of all my trip reports in a spreadsheet format. You can also browse trips by type, difficulty ratings and area.

Top 10 Page

I’ve been asked many times for a list of my top 10 hikes, backpacking trips, scrambles, climbs etc., so here it is.

Cycling

Yup. You read that title correctly! I am now into cycling, big time. As I explore more and more routes around Calgary, the Rockies and the Okanagan and other areas, I will continue to update this new section on explor8ion.

Long Reads

Because nobody asked for it, this is a listing of trip reports that I've reworked for better formatting in PDF with working links. These are all multiday, longer reads.

On a Map

Many of you like this feature where you can explore an area for trip ideas using a map of my trips.

Trip Ratings

Trip ratings on this site are a summary of the Rocky Mountain Rambler Association rating system (used with permission). Click here to view a summary.

Rambles & Rants

I've been known to ramble and rant on various topics over the years. I am no great philosopher but if you're bored you can check them out here.

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