Many of our favourite hikes are up in the Highwood Pass area of Kananaskis Country: Arethusa Cirque, Pocaterra Cirque/Ridge and Grizzly Ridge, to name a few. The area is closed to vehicles from December 15 through June 15 each year. But it's not closed to bicycles! With our teenage son joining friends for the better …
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Hiking Kananaskis Country – Pocaterra Cirque
Over the past decade or so, we've become accustomed to September day-hiking in Kananaskis Country. Once a week or so, as the school bell rings to confirm that our youngest son is busy for the next 6 or 7 hours, we drive to the mountains to enjoy one of the last days of summer, observe …
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Hiking Kananaskis Country – Arethusa Cirque
Mr. GeoK and I ventured into the Highwood Pass again on Saturday. We first hiked Arethusa Cirque about 10 years ago, and have done the straightforward 5 km loop at least once each year since. It's one of our "go to" hikes when we're introducing other families to one of our favourite outdoor activities. This …
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Photo Blogging Challenge – Outside (September 2013)
I'm scrambling a bit to meet the posting deadline for this challenge. (In fact, I think I'm already a day late.) For some reason, I'm finding it more difficult than usual to catch up with the backlog after being away for a week. Enough excuses... I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time …
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Hiking Kananaskis Country – Ptarmigan Cirque
Yesterday's sunrise and moon set revealed a covering of fresh white snow over the peaks of the Canadian Rockies. As soon as the lads were off to school, Mr. GeoK and I loaded our day packs and trekking poles into the car and headed for Highwood Pass. We had high hopes of photographing golden larches …
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