Photos from a memorable backpacking trip (my first!) to Lake Magog in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. This is deservedly regarded as one of the classic hikes in the Canadian Rockies.

Alaska · Day hikes  Assiniboine  Bugaboos · Hikes  Canadian Rockies  Garibaldi · Hikes  Lake O'Hara  Mount Robson   · Berg Lake hike	Hiking Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park	Lake Magog and the Mount Assiniboine massif	Dawn light on the mountain, from near the campground
Click on the images for larger versions. Images may be used freely.	Lake Magog, sunset	Mount Assiniboine, twilight	Meadows, Banff National Park
	Early morning reflections, Lake Magog	Cloud-filled valleys seen en route to Citadel Pass	Howard Douglas Lake and Mount Assiniboine

Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, adjacent to Banff and Kootenay National Parks near the British Columbia - Alberta border, is notable in this heavily visited part of the Canadian Rockies for having no road access. The premier attraction - Lake Magog at the foot of Mount Assiniboine - can only be reached by foot or by helicopter. Disdaining the rotary option (used mostly by guests staying at Mount Assiniboine Lodge), in 2009 my brother and I hiked from Sunshine Meadows near Banff to the Lake Magog campground, which sits just above its namesake lake with stunning views of the mountain. This hike - about 20 miles one way - makes for one of the best short backpacks in the Canadian Rockies. No reservations are needed at the campground, but be sure to take protection against the possibility that a plague of bloodsucking insects may have gotten there ahead of you...