Bikepacking: Jewell Bay on Barrier Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park
A really pretty low elevation trip to a beautiful campground. This is a fun corridor to ride through, especially if you like to be near water, like me.
Netherlands Family Bike Tour: A journal – Day 1 of Riding
Bikepacking: Little Elbow to Mount Romulus
Mount Romulus is an awesome overnighter, super fun for families, especially if you can wrangle a group together! I’d highly recommend this trip. Read on for details.
Camping Food: Southwestern Beans & Rice
12 Family Friendly Bikepacking Trips in the Canadian Rockies
This is my list of local pipe dreams and missions accomplished! I will link to any posts that I have written up about specific rides or bikepacking trips, which usually include notes on elevation profiles, camping option(s), and our experiences as a family (including the ages of the kids and what they were riding). We have so many wonderful trips to be had right in our very own backyard, with no expensive flights or jetlagged children to enjoy; miles to work out the kinks and refine our joy, within an hour or two’s drive from Calgary.
Bike Touring: Myra Canyon on the KVR
Come bike this classic section of the KVR and a world class feat of engineering towering over Kelowna, BC. Super family friendly fun. Check it out!
