Life in the Knife » Hiking Trips

A Late Summer Hike to Cameron Falls NWT

Shane — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:12:48 +0000

The summer of 2010 was an unusually rainy one for the Northwest Territories of Canada and it put the breaks on most of my (serious) mountain biking and hiking ambitions. But on August 22 something was different. The morning sky was dull and the air felt cool but [...]

Hiking the Ranney Hill Trail, NWT

Shane — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:49:52 +0000

Looking for the highest view overlooking the area outside of Yellowknife? Hike no further than Ranney Hill just a few kilometres outside of the city. You can see Ranney Hill far in the distance from most high points in Yellowknife. It is a giant mound comprised of volcanic rock and pink granite. Once [...]

Hiking the Prospector’s Trail in Yellowknife

Shane — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:05:30 +0000

Looking for a hike close to Yellowknife? Look no further than the Prospector’s Trail at Fred Henne Park. This sunny August afternoon we wanted to go for a light hike near Yellowknife. The Prospector’s Trail offered a 4 km hike of short rocky climbs, smooth shield rock, boardwalks and narrow [...]

Hiking the Cameron Falls Trail, NWT

Shane — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:23:55 +0000

Looking to discover your new favourite place to explore and relax in the outdoors of the Northwest Territories? We did… see the photos below. Hiking the Cameron Falls Trail in August has a magical quality about it and we were not alone to share in its glory. Many hikers of [...]

Hiking the Prelude Lake Nature Trail

Shane — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:27:50 +0000

While researching our next NWT hiking adventure we wanted to experience something moderately challenging that showed us some great scenery too. And eventually, this fine August weekend, we found our next adventure hike at the Prelude Lake Territorial Park and Nature Trail. Prelude Lake is located roughly 30 KM from Yellowknife along the Ingraham Trail. [...]

Rat Lake and Tin Can Hill Hike

Shane — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:35:24 +0000

I went on a short hike with Petra today across Rat Lake and up Tin Can Hill. It was a cold day for a hike by most peoples standards but being indoor 8 months of the year starts to drive you a little stir-crazy by March. And what better way to get [...]

Cameron Falls Hike, NWT

Shane — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:28:53 +0000

This was a great day for hiking. Even though there was still snow on the ground and the rivers and lakes were mostly frozen the hike to Cameron Falls was perfect. Not to mention, there were no bugs out yet – which is why we choose to hike now instead of [...]