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Great Divide is run by Joel Hagen. Join me for a guided hike, birdwatching tour, or snowshoeing adventure. You’ve laughed and you’ve learned.

Hiking or snowshoeing against the dramatic backdrop of Canada's Rockies, you will discover the stories behind the scenery of Lake Louise and beyond. Breathing in clean mountain air and putting one foot in front of the other gets you to some beautiful places. Along the way, mountain goats are living on the edge and to prove it, your guide has dressed up as a goat to bring the drama to life! Joel Hagen is an award-winning and accredited Master interpretive guide.

05/06/2025

It’s , and the big excitement up at Lake Louise yesterday was a grizzly bear with a pair of brand new cubs.

I caught a wonderful view of them at the back of the lake in the avalanche pathways, but they were too far away for a photo.

They made their presence known, however, with a big pile of grizzly bear s**t on the trail down the lakeshore across from Mount Fairview.

**t

19/05/2025

It’s .

Walking on the frozen lake bed of Moraine Lake today. Lovely.

Hiking season is just around the corner…

17/04/2025

My spring newsletter is out, hot off the presses, with stories about cycling on the Bow Valley Parkway, the new fireguard in Lake Louise, and some of the most impressive glacier photographs you'll ever see.

https://www.greatdivide.ca/cycling-on-the-bow-valley-parkway-lake-louises-new-fire-guard-the-international-year-of-glaciers-preservation-and-more/

15/04/2025

What is the surest sign of spring?

For me, it’s the explosion of prairie crocuses on grassy slopes that face the sun. These photos are from Calgary on the weekend, but I’m now on the lookout for crocuses in Banff as well.

Hiking season isn’t too far away! I’ve still got a few dates available in early June.

13/04/2025

Great Divide's snowshoeing season wrapped up last week, and I thought it would be fun to look at some of my favourite days on the trail this winter.

Thanks, everyone, for joining me in the snow. I really appreciate you choosing me to take you out into nature. Next winter's season will start on December 1, and before that, we get to enjoy a whole summer of hiking!

03/04/2025

It's , and I'm keeping an eye out for birds from the west coast and the south, coming to spend a summer in the Canadian Rockies.

They won't be the birds you see here! These are tropical beauties from the island of Cozumel in Mexico, where I went on a guided birding tour in February with Cozumel Birding Tours (thanks, Melba!)

I'll be running bird tours in June in Banff and Yoho, and still have a few days open in my schedule.

No trogons, ibises, or jacanas or elaenias on the menu, but you can expect to see warblers, ducks, ospreys, corvids, swallows, chickadees, sparrows, eagles and more.

01/04/2025

What my phone log looked like this morning, after getting some of my guiding reservations for summer guided hikes at Lake O'Hara. It took a lot of calls to get through!

I've still got a couple of dates available if you would like to visit Lake O'Hara this summer.

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Monday	08:00 - 20:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 20:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 20:00
Thursday	08:00 - 20:00
Friday	08:00 - 20:00
Saturday	08:00 - 20:00
Sunday	08:00 - 20:00

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+14035222735

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https://www.greatdivide.ca/

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Hiking or snowshoeing against the dramatic backdrop of Canada's Rockies, you will discover the stories behind the scenery of Lake Louise and beyond. Breathing in clean mountain air and putting one foot in front of the other gets you to some beautiful places. Along the way, mountain goats are living on the edge and to prove it, your guide has dressed up as a goat to bring the drama to life! You’ve laughed and you’ve learned. Joel Hagen is an award-winning and accredited Master interpretive guide.