Feb 2, 2025 | Map Production
Maps are a scaled down version of an area they represent. Map scale is the ratio of an actual distance on the ground compared to the same distance on a map. The three most common types of map scales are ratio (also called numerical or fractional), graphic, and verbal...Dec 12, 2024 | Trip planning
Visiting Jasper National Park in 2025 will be different in previous years, but the town and park have rebounded since the July 24-25 2024 wildfire that swept through the Athabasca River Valley and partially destroyed the town. It’s no consolation for Jasper...Dec 12, 2024 | Trip planning
Parks Canada has released launch dates for Canadian Rockies backcountry campground reservations in 2025. As usual, dates are staggered, but on launch day for each park, the entire season opens through Parks Canada Reservations. Exactly 30 minutes before opening, users...Dec 12, 2024 | Trip planning
For information on getting to Moraine Lake in 2026, click on this link Getting to Moraine Lake in 2025 will be the same as 2024, when Moraine Lake Road was closed to personal vehicles. Moraine Lake shuttles are the best way to Moraine Lake from Lake Louise and Banff,...Nov 22, 2024 | Kananaskis Country
For the June 2025 G7 summit in Kananaskis, Gem Trek Maps have the region covered. The summit will be held in Kananaskis Village, along Highway 40 south of the Trans-Canada Highway, around a 90-minute drive from Calgary International Airport in a region known as...