Boom Lake in Banff National Park is a popular destination in both summer and winter. I don’t find hiking the...
snowshoeing
One weekend I skied two of the three downhill ski resorts in Banff National Park – Lake Louise one day...
Bow Valley Provincial Park, less than an hour’s drive west of Calgary, is a great year-round destination. The park is blessed with a varied landscape that includes a section along the glacier-fed Bow River at the confluence of the Kananaskis River, grasslands, boreal forest and a bit of the front...
Cross-country skiing (or snowshoeing) up Chickadee Valley in Kootenay National Park has got to be one of the prettiest outings...
If you live in Calgary, you’ve got heaps of snowshoeing options within a two hour drive of the city. Granted,...
There’s nothing like big dumps of snow in the mountains to get you motivated to get outside, especially in Alberta on days when you have the magic combination of blue skies and awe-inspiring mountain scenery. Need some suggestions on where to go? Described are some of the top places to...
Drive 35 minutes north from Peterborough or two hours northeast from Toronto and you’ll reach the Kawartha Nordic Centre. With...
Even if you’re a keen Alberta based snowshoer, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve never had a Fortress Mountain...
How many of you know that you don’t have to hit the mountains to have fun outside in Calgary in winter? I confess that I have been one of those people who equate winter in Calgary with skiing or snowshoeing in the mountains. It wasn’t until I started exploring Calgary...
I wouldn’t call myself a creature of routine. I thrive on change and new experiences. But there are exceptions and...