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Kananaskis Hike | Powderface Creek Via Prairie Link

Spring time hiking conditions means snow, ice, slush, mud, dirt, gravel, overheating, getting cold, and soggy shoes! Even though it's not...

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Calgary City Guide | A perfect walk in Inglewood

I absolutely love my visits to this charming little corner of Calgary. As a local, here are my favourite haunts in Inglewood, plotted...

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"Why can't you ski? You're from BC, right?"

Here's the thing. I'm not a skiier even though I grew up 30 minutes away from the mountains. There are 2 reasons I can't ski. 1....

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Whitehorse in Winter: 5 Things that Surprised Me!

In January 2024, my partner and I spent 3.5 of our coldest days in Whitehorse, Yukon. It was a trip we'd been looking forward to for...

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The First-Timers Banff City Guide: Where to Go and What to Do (if you don't ski)

Here are my recommendations as a local who goes to Banff often. I've taken my visiting friends and family on this exact 'top hits of...

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Crafting Inclusion: A Beer Photoshoot Featuring Underrepresented Models

In 2023, I had an ambitious goal to do a photoshoot that captures all sorts of people, doing realistic things you see in a brewery, and...

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Kananaskis Hike | Rawson Lake

This is one of my very favourite hikes, great in both summer and winter. The path begins along Upper Kananaskis lake with sweeping...

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5 Most Common Mistakes Beginner Hikers Make

I have made every single one of these mistakes myself. Now, I see these in various forms among the other hikers I come across. Learn from...

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Kananaskis Hike | Arethusa Cirque

This is such a great beginner hike. It has a little bit of everything - forest paths, rockslide views, meadows, streams, waterfalls and...

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Kananaskis Hike | King Creek Ridge

Also known as the hardest hike I've done to date. I'm an average to below average fitness level hiker. That means I exercise but...

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