So This summer...ok technically it was last year's summer, anyway, me and a friend, decided we wanted to do a large hiking trip. So we had heard about the North boundary. So I started to research. Ha!!! Try finding information about some trail in the canadian rockies thats not all that popular. First off, I never really did find a great map for it. A map for this type of trip is sort of important. As the trip was going to take exactly two weeks. I found several sources that had distances on them. All had different distances. And we not talking a km or two off, were talking about 10 km's off. Now in the jist of all of it, it really isn't that much, but when you have to plan what to eat and sources of water, weather.... then you have to plan well. So we started to plan. I used a book called "The Canadian Rockies Trial Guide" by: Brian Patton and Brat Robinson. Now in this book it lays out the distances for the trail and in between the campsites. So in this book the total distance is 179.4km. It tells you the maximum elevation 2020m and minimun elevation 855m. It also tells you all the the names of the campgrounds and how to get to the start. The trail ends at Mt. Robson. Which they do not mention you have to book the campsites three months in advance. But since I had already been there several time I was good. So you do have to get a backcountry pass and book in the cabin in the middle of Jasper for the North Boundary, but not three months in advance. As it is not a well traveled trail. Keep that in mind. Didn't see people for seven days! There are 14 campgrounds on the trail not including Robson. Which there are seven. You start by driving the Celestine Lake road to the locked gate at the road's end.....which you can only get onto the road at certian hours of the day. They tell you the hours at the cabin in Jasper. Also if you are affraid of height's or DEATH...this road is seriously terriffing. Now, I do alot of climbing and am not that scare of jumping off a cliff, but that road...yeah...I laugh at you road to the sun!!! I will tell you more about the campgrounds later, and get into a little more detail. But I will leave you with....if you are thinking about going....bring....BUG SPRAY!!!!


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Dude, need more posts. You've been lots of places. You should have lots to say. Need more posts for me to amuse myself with!
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