Tag: Canada 150
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Early Season Hikes Near Calgary
These early season hikes near Calgary are my tried and true early season warm-ups, and are all between 5-10 kilometers. They are close to Calgary and easy enough to give your legs and lungs a chance to get back into shape before tackling bigger summer excursions. Ole Buck Loop, Sibbald Area Distance: approx. 5.4 kmElevation…
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How to Spend a Day in Banff
You can definitely get a solid overview of Banff in a day, but you have to have a pretty good game plan going in to make it all happen. If you are tight on time, and want to visit this world class Canadian National Park, here is how to spend a day in Banff. Hike…
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Book Review: Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw
The Book Will Ferguson is a fantastic storyteller. I thought Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw was a good fit with Canada 150 and my aim to get outside more often and in more parts of Canada. I was right on both counts. This book won the well-deserved Leacock Medal for Humour. I was in stitches reading…
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The Three Friendliest Pints of Beer in Calgary
One of my favourite parts about a great adventure is telling its tales over a hot meal and a cold beer. Because Calgary is a great home base for a variety of adventures, I’d like to share a few of the best places in town to unwind after a long day of being awesome. For…
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Montreal in Street Art
When it comes to arts and culture, Montreal is at the front of the pack. It is hard to give a city a grade on arts and culture, but immediately obvious when it exists. Montreal radiates arts and culture. This city is alive around the clock. One of my favourite parts of visiting Montreal was…
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Chasing the Aurora in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Lying under the summer stars and watching the green waves of the aurora slowly take over the sky is almost a rite of passage for Canadian kids. Having moved to Calgary in my 20s, I definitely felt like I was missing out. Once, on a camping trip in Waterton National Park, I thought I saw…
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150 in 150: Our Quest to Spend 150 Days Outside to Celebrate Canada 150
2017 marks Canada’s 150th birthday. Parks Canada is giving away annual passes. Hundreds of federal grants have been given out, both for celebrations and a variety of other projects. It’s quite the hoopla. Tiffany and I have decided to make our travels this year all about exploring Canada, and have challenged ourselves to spend 150 days…
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How to Spend Two Days on Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island is small, measuring about 70 square miles. So, if you have a couple of days, you can see the best of what the island has to offer and leave feeling like you’ve done it all. To give you a head start, I have distilled our experiences down to two full days of…