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First Hike of 2010 – Arethusa Cirque

On July 24, 2010January 2, 2017 By GeoKsIn Hiking, Kananaskis1 Comment

It's hard to accept that it was July 22 before we finally made it out for our first hike of the 2010 season. It's easy to make excuses: bad back, lousy weather, other commitments, holidays. But the reality is that when we took that first breath of clean mountain air, we realized how much we …

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Arethusa Adventure (Aug 30)

On September 7, 2009January 2, 2017 By GeoKsIn Hiking, KananaskisLeave a comment

Sunday was a beautiful late summer day, perfect for leading two other (fairly new to geocaching) families along the 5 km loop at Arethusa Cirque in the Highwood Pass area of Kananaskis Country. With six adults and seven youngsters between the ages of 4 and 13 in the group, there was a very broad range …

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Geocaching Around the World: Vancouver Island, BC

On June 17, 2008January 10, 2016 By GeoKsIn GeocachingLeave a comment

Mrs. GeoK and oldest GeoKid flew to Victoria on Friday the 13th. After finding a couple of geocaches in West Sannich we headed west along the TransCanada (yes, it crosses Vancouver Island - in fact "mile 0" is in Victoria) to exit 17 and then on to Sooke. Our mission: to walk the beach in …

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