Monthly Archives: July 2009

Galatea Lakes

We’re well into our fifth summer hiking with our boys, and if there’s one thing we’ve learned it’s that when you’re headed to the mountains for a dayhike with kids, it’s a good idea to have a plan and a … Continue reading

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Nose Hill Park

With a small crew scheduled to continue repairs on our deck today, we planned to stay in town to keep an eye on things. But blue sky and sunshine beckoned this morning, so we loaded up our bikes and headed … Continue reading

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Canmore Nordic Centre / Grassi Lakes

Smoke from the forest fire between Kelowna and Vernon continues to drift east, causing intermittent hazy conditions in the mountains, so we decided against a hike in the mountains and headed to Canmore to search for some caches hidden along … Continue reading

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Prairie View / Jewell Pass

With the weather forecast calling for a high of 32 C in Bow Valley Provincial Park today, we decided to go for a lower-elevation gain, shorter hike today; we also wanted to find a few geocaches. So after a bit … Continue reading

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Fish Creek Park

The weather was perfect for a short bike ride in Fish Creek Park today and, as usual, we headed to the eastern part of the park,where the Bow River provides such a wide variety of sights and sounds. We rode … Continue reading

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