After reclamation on the east side of Lusk Pass and logging over the winter months on the west side, the route is looking a little different to what we have been used to in the last few years.
With the increase in inexperienced people hiking in K Country, we are meeting more people who are befuddled or totally lost out there on the trails.
There has been frequent requests in social media by snowshoers and winter walkers with little winter experience for information on trails in Kananaskis Country that are not in avalanche terrain. Read on, carefully observing the caveats in bold face capitals.
You can no longer bike the Flat Creek Road from Highway 541 as the rancher who owns the land for the first kilometre has posted “No Trespassing” signs and and reports anyone he catches to the RCMP who issue a ticket for petty trespassing.
This fall there was a spate of logging off Highway 549 and the Ware Creek Road, with more to come next year. This describes in words and pics the Mesa Butte area which is very popular with both walkers and equestrians all year round.







