Skoki Valley and Lake Merlin

August 9-11, 2026. Three days hiking with two nights at the iconic Skoki Lodge. I had the good fortune to receive a gift card for Skoki Lodge from my work colleagues. For those that haven’t heard of it, Skoki Lodge is a backcountry lodge in the Skoki Valley, east of the Lake Louise ski resort. […]

Mount Carthew

July 11, 2026. Bagging an easy summit in Waterton above the popular Carthew Alderson trail. Of the trio of peaks above the Carthew-Alderson trail in Waterton, so far I’ve only bagged Mount Alderson. The other two, Mount Carthew and Buchanan Peak are across the valley from Alderson and can be tagged in a single outing […]

Ben Nevis

May 31, 2026. Hiking in the rain to the highest point in the United Kingdom. After hiking the West Highland Way I stayed an extra day in Fort William to climb Ben Nevis. Researching the mountain before-hand I knew that there was an easy “tourist route” to the summit as well as a more scenic […]

The West Highland Way

May 24 – 31, 2026. A walk into the Scottish Highlands along the country’s most famous long-distance hiking trail. At some point it entered my head to make a “master list” of hikes and long-distance treks to do in my life. Populating that list involved a lot of web searches querying the world’s best hikes, […]