Bugaboo Grocery, From Calgary, Late night?
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Hi All, |
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What routes are you shooting for on the Bugaboos? |
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Well it's been a while but I am pretty sure you have several hours of driving ahead of you - why not pick up groceries in Golden in the early morning? |
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Sobeys on Country Hills Blvd in NE Calgary is open 24 hours and it's only a few minutes out of your way. But why not find a cheap motel in Calgary and get a good night's sleep? If you land at midnight and try to drive straight to the trailhead from the airport you won't get there until the next morning. |
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You probably aren't driving within 45 km of the trailhead until at least June |
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Alan Ream wrote:Well it's been a while but I am pretty sure you have several hours of driving ahead of you - why not pick up groceries in Golden in the early morning?Im pretty sure Golden is bad beta, being out of the way. Invermere (slightly less out of the way) is not far. But highly doubt you'll find anything open 24hrs there. |
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David.Jones wrote:You probably aren't driving within 45 km of the trailhead until at least JuneThats what I was thinking... We went in June a few years ago and the road was crap-we had to navigate around a few snowdrifts even then... I was just curious about where he was heading... Might've been a rude question (his project or something?)... |
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Thanks all for the info. The trip is planned for late July, so hopefully we will be able to get to the trailhead - or I'll need to pack differently for a looooong hike. Currently planning on climbing B-C on S. Howser, NE Ridge on Bugaboo Spire, SE Corner of Snowpatch Spire. Still working on route choices and back-up options. |
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Radium is nearest the trailhead road... But it is a small town. |
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The nearest grocery store to the start of the lumber roads is probably Radium Springs. You have to go through there on your way to the trailhead. Golden is out of your way. |
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Jeff Maurin wrote:TWe are planning on driving direct from Calgary so that we would get to the trailhead in the early AM, hike up to the Kain Hut, take it easy the rest of that day and get to bed early that night. Does anyone's experience tell them that that is a bad idea?... It is all about minimizing the vacation days, maximizing the climbing days! Thanks, JeffEither way you're not get any climbing done the first day, so why the rush to get to the trailhead? Otherwise you're just going to disrupt your sleep cycle by driving through the night. |
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I stand by my suggestion with Golden. I have climbed at the Bugs twice and both times, I have ended up in Golden for one thing or another (Radium too, which is great for hot springs soaking). Golden is a nice sized town with several ammenities including breakfast and groceries and looking at the map - either way you go - you will be doing some backtracking. Also the suggestion for the Applebee camp is a good one. Martin has perhaps the best advice - rest that first night and work your way in there the next whole day. Have a great time up there - such a fantastic place. Applebee camp. Helicopter bringing in stuff for a Marmot Party. 1997? |
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Martin, I hear what you are saying. Thanks for the advice. |
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I was in the Bugs two summers ago, not sure how much the road changes but 10-20 miles per hour is about right. |
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Or drive 10 minutes from the airport to this convient OK hotel: |
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We are going in August but we need some advice: driving from Calgary to the Bugs, is a 4WD vehicle required? Car rental is expensive but even MORE expensive if we take an SUV. What's that road like? Would a regular car be able to make it? Advice? Eh? Eh? |
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thehackattacks wrote:What's that road like? Would a regular car be able to make it?It's been a few years but I've taken a regular car there several times. Just drive carefully. |
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Are the brake line eating porcupines still a problem, are there enough fences for all the cars if so? |
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will smith wrote:Are the brake line eating porcupines still a problem, are there enough fences for all the cars if so?Just a guess, but I think you'll find enough chicken wire lying around that you don't need to bring any yourself. Try calling the Alpine Club in Canmore and see what they say. |
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Last July we did not need 4wd. There was plenty of wire, though had to scrounge a little for logs to hold it up in the full parking lot. |
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In late May we needed four-wheel drive (huge dips/tire trenches/etc) but many people said that the road smoothes out as the season progresses. Amazing place. I would go back in a heartbeat (NOT IN MAY THIS TIME!) |