Assiniboine Plan Version 0.5

Backcountry permits

• July 20-23: Purchased from BC Parks discover camping
• July 24: Booked 1 night 2 sites for McBride camp (BR14) 1Km away from Marvel lake.

Complete Trail with all the Campgrounds marked: map

Itinerary

• July 19:

• Drive: Leave Vancouver at 7am
• Camp: Mountain Village 1 Booked. 
• Address: Tunnel Mountain Road, Banff, AB
• Contact Info:(403) 762-1550
•  map
• Camp site: D29 

• July 20:

• Drive: Leave at 7am
• Camp site to Sunshine village parking. map
• Shuttle: parking to Sunshine Village Ski ($15) [Booked?]
• Trailhead: Sunshine village ski:  map
• Hike: 6Km
• Camp: Howard Douglas lake
• Water: ?

• July 21:

• Hike: 8.3Km
• Camp: Porcupine  map
• Water: ?

• July 22:

• Hike: 15Km
• Camp: Magog 
• Water: ?

• July 23:

• Hike:13k
• There are several options for day hikes: [Let's confirm]
• Wonder Pass : map
• Og Pass
• Camp: Magog
• Water: ?

• July 24:

• Hike: 11.8Km
• Camp: Marvel lake (Bryant Creek) map [update to McBride camp]
• Water: ?

• July 25:

• Hike: 16.4k [reconsider for last day considering shuttle]
• Trailend: Mount Shark Trailhead. N50 51.554 W115 22.781
• Shuttle to trailhead at 4:40pm. Booked
• Drive
• Camp: same as above map
• Camp site: B10

• July 26:

• Drive: Leave for Vancouver at 8am

What else is left to do?

1. Get a backcountry permit for July 24th from Alberta Parks. [done] 
2. Decide to rent a car or bring our own?
3. Do we need a GPS?
4. Is the trail well marked? Make a hard copy of a topographic map of the area and mark the following on it: 
1. Trail head and end
2. The trail we will hike 
3. Camp sites
4. Water sources 
5. Identify water sources
6. Decide for how far we want to hike last day
7. Decide which hikes to do on July 23rd
8. Book the shuttle from parking lot to trail head
9. Complete "What to bring?" check list