Rogers Pass to Montana Road Trip.

Despite the drama happening in America in 2025 and our reluctance to head south, Lance was celebrating his 60th birthday so we had to go! We made a road trip to include some hiking in Rogers Pass and riding in Invermere, Kimberley and Fernie.

Rogers Pass || Kootenays || Hamilton Montana

Trailforks logs of the trip.

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Camping at Illecillewaet
Balu pass Hike
McPherson Bike ride in Revelstoke
Perley Rock Hike
Diana Lake Hike near Radium Hot Springs

Illecillewaet Campsite 41

Balu Pass

Rogers Pass Visitors Center

Frequent Flyer

End of Balu Pass

8812 Bowl in Summer

Our ski zone!

The actual Pass!

Summer vs Winter

Howitzer for Avalanche control

View towards Illecillewaet Glacier

View that never gets old

Mt McPherson

Day 2 our legs were hurting from this hike so we went for a ride in Revelstoke at Mt McPherson

Perley Rock Hike

Day 3 after the lactic acid was washed out of our legs from the more familiar ride we climbed up to Perly rock. We didn’t get to the summit since it was covered with snow and I’m not really a peak bagger.

Diana Lake Hike

From here we drove to Diana Lake since Lee wanted to check out the terrain for potential winter trip. It too is pretty booked!

We RTT’d at the trailhead.