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Exploring Alberta’s Historic Fire Lookout – Mount Burke Summit Hike
On August 30th, 2025 my friend Harry and I hiked up Mount Burke in Kananaskis Country to explore one of Alberta’s most fascinating relics — the abandoned Cameron fire lookout. This video captures the full journey: from the forested switchbacks … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, Hiking, History
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Cameron Lookout, Canada, hike, hiking, history, Kananaskis, Mount Burke, mountain, mountains
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Exploring a Section of the Historic Highway 1A: From TransCanada Highway to Scenic Trail
In Banff and Yoho National Parks, there is a section of highway with an interesting history. Originally built in the 1920s, it served as the TransCanada Highway up until the highway was realigned in 1962. From that point on it … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, History
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, British Columbia, Canada, Highway 1A, hike, hiking, picnic shelter, TransCanada Highway, Yoho, Yoho National Park
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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
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Tagged Adventure Lab, Alberta, Canada, dog walking, geocaching, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, hike, Provincial Park, Waverley Chimney, Waverley Ranch
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Kananaskis Camping Trip in Bella the Boler
It’s time to take our vintage trailer “Bella the Boler” out for another weekend of camping and exploration. This time we stay at Eau Claire Campground along Highway 40 out in beautiful Kananaskis country. Let’s watch DanOCan get heat stroke … Continue reading
Posted in Boler, Geocaching, Hiking, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Bella, Bella the Boler, Boler, Boler 1700, campground, camping, Canada, Eau Claire, geocaching, Grizzly Creek, hike, hiking, Kananaskis
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The Abandoned Cameron Fire Lookout on Mount Burke
I have now visited the Cameron Lookout three times, the first in August of 2006, the second in August of 2011, and now again in 2020. After each visit the physical pain dissipates and the memories of the scenery have … Continue reading
Posted in drone, Geocaching, Hiking, History
Tagged Alberta, Cameron Lookout, Canada, geocaching, hike, hiking, history, Kananaskis, Mount Burke
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