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Category Archives: Hiking
First Visit to Haskayne Legacy Park, Calgary’s Newest Regional Park
There is a brand new park in Calgary — Haskayne Legacy Park. Made possible through the donation of $5,000,000 of land plus an extra $2 million for construction by Dick and Lois Haskayne, this new park opened to the public … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking
Tagged Alberta, Calgary Parks, Canada, Haskayne Legacy Park, prairie, railroad, railway
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Hiking, Scrambling, Tree Climbing in K-Country
What was supposed to be a simple hike turned into something far more involved. By the time Mabel and I were done, I had been up a tree, standing atop a cliff, and scrambling through the rocks on Canyon Creek … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, Hiking
Tagged Alberta, Canada, geocaching, hiking, Kananaskis, scrambling, tree climbing
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Exploring the Beauty of Alberta: Camping Adventures in Kananaskis
With Bella the Boler leading the way, get ready for a weekend filled with campfire cooking, stunning mountain vistas, and a few [mis]adventures while embarking on thrilling geocaching quests. Continue reading
Posted in Boler, Geocaching, Hiking, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Bella the Boler, Boler, Boler 1700, camping, Canada, ExploreAB, Kananaskis, Lower Kananaskis Lake, Lower Lake, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Provincial Park, RV
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Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
For this week’s episode, we’re sticking close to home and doing a walking tour of the western part of Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park near Cochrane, Alberta. Using a Geocaching Adventure Lab as our motivation, I set off with Mabel the … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, Hiking
Tagged Adventure Lab, Alberta, Canada, dog walking, geocaching, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, hike, Provincial Park, Waverley Chimney, Waverley Ranch
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Hiking to Papakolea Green Sand Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii
It’s our last full day on Hawaii and there is still one place left on our “must visit” list: the famous Green Sand Beach, known properly as Papakolea Beach. It’s an almost three mile hike each way but we’ were … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, Hiking, Travel
Tagged beach, Big Island, caching, geocaching, green sand, Green Sand Beach, Hawaii, hiking, Papakolea, Papakolea Beach, USA
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