Monthly Archives: August 2010

Looking forward to CCARS10 this Weekend!

33 new caches were hidden for this weekend’s Calgary Cache and Release Summer 2010 event and there are four events to round out the weekend’s activities. We’re teaming up with Sears Tower and van der Decken, our usual CCARS companions, beginning … Continue reading

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Smoke Keeps This Geocaching Family (Mostly) Indoors for 4 Days

Smoke from forest fires in the Prince George area of British Columbia drifted into the Calgary area last Thursday, blanketing the city and surrounding area (and, in fact, much of Alberta and areas all the way east to parts of … Continue reading

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Geobiking in Griffith Woods

Griffith Woods is a beautiful Natural Environment Park located just off Highway 8 in southwest Calgary. Adjacent to the Elbow River, many of the trails and bridges in the park were damaged or washed away during the June 2007 flooding. … Continue reading

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Tent Ridge – Second Attempt

After lightning, thunder, rain and hail chased us off the trail on Friday, we decided to make a second attempt on Monday (weather permitting). So, when the 7 am weather forecast looked decent, we packed our lunch, loaded up the day … Continue reading

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Tent Ridge – Abandonned Mid-Hike

We headed to K-country again Friday (06 Aug 2010), with plans to hike Tent Ridge for the first time. We freely admit we were influenced by Kathy & Craig Copeland’s very favourable review of this hike, published in the Calgary Herald … Continue reading

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