Tag Archives: ExploreAlberta

Walking in Waiparous

Posted on June 17, 2019 by danocan

Checking out a small series of trails in the summer village of Waiparous. #ExploreAB Continue reading →

Posted in Geocaching, Hiking | Tagged Alberta, Canada, ExploreAlberta, geocaching, Ghost River, hike, hiking, outdoors, Waiparous | Leave a comment

Geocaching Adventure on Bateman Creek

Posted on June 13, 2019 by danocan

This week we get out into Kananaskis and explore some trails around Sibbald Lake.

Posted in Geocaching, Hiking | Tagged Alberta, Alberta Parks, Bateman Creek, camping, Canada, ExploreAlberta, geocaching, Highway 68, hike, hiking, Kananaskis, Ole Buck, Sibbald Flats, Sibbald Lake | Leave a comment

Alberta Ghost Town Tour: Day One

Posted on July 16, 2018 by danocan

Each year since 2014, we get together with a group of friends and tour around the small towns and abandoned places in an area of Alberta for a weekend. This year our tour took us back to the area surrounding … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Badlands, Canada, Craigmyle, Delia, Drumheller, ExploreAlberta, ghost town, Ghost Town Tour, Golden Grain School, Michichi, Morrin, museum, prairie, Rowley, Rumsey, school, Special Areas, Springwater School, Surprise School | Leave a comment

Alberta Prairie Railway

Posted on August 15, 2017 by danocan

In my previous posting, I mentioned how Stettler is known for being the home of Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions. We had noticed on their schedule that they were going to be running one of their steam engines on the day … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, Alberta Prairie Railway, Big Valley, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, ExploreAlberta, locomotive, Mavic Pro, No. 41, railroad, steam engine, Stettler, tourism, travel' | 2 Comments

CAMT 2017: The Final Stop

Posted on August 9, 2017 by danocan

So, this is it. The final stop on the Central Alberta Museum Tour 2017. Thanks to everyone who attended and a special thanks to those of you who have been following along virtually. I really appreciate the comments. Knowing that … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, Events, History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, ExploreAlberta, Mavic Pro, museum, Stettler, Stettler Town and Country Museum | 2 Comments

CAMT 2017: Donalda

Posted on August 7, 2017 by danocan

Welcome to the penultimate stop on the Central Alberta Museum Tour of 2017 — Donalda, Alberta. Donalda represents the only real scheduling failure on the tour. Originally planned to be our final stop, once we learned that the museum in … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, CAMT, Canada, Donalda, ExploreAlberta, fire apparatus, museums, World's Largest Lamp | 1 Comment

Central Alberta Museum Tour: The Introduction

Posted on July 17, 2017 by danocan

It started simply enough. Last year my friend Frank Lloyd made a comment about how it would be fun to get a group of like-minded individuals together and spend a weekend visiting a number of small museums. Frank is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, CAMT, Canada, ExploreAlberta, museums | 4 Comments