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Author: GeoKs

Our family enjoys outdoor adventures in the beautiful southwest corner of Alberta: hiking, biking, nature photography and geocaching are some of our favourite activities. We started hiking as a family in 2004, when our youngest was 4 years old. We started geocaching in 2006, when our friends "Sears Tower" introduced us to high-tech treasure hunting. We especially enjoy earthcaches. We've been slowly migrating from paved path cycling to single-track riding. And as far as photography goes, we've been improving our skills ever since I started blogging about our outdoor adventures in 2008. I blog mainly to create a family journal that includes all of our outdoor adventures. It’s a convenient way for extended family to find out about what we’ve been up to, when and if they want. Beyond those entirely selfish reasons, I like to think I'm providing some visitors to Calgary, Canmore, Banff National Park and Kananaskis Country with information that will help them choose between between the many of hiking options available. Thanks for visiting! ~ Denise / Mrs. GeoK
man with bike in front of large sign that says Banff with train and mountain in background

Where Will You Go?

On July 1, 2023July 4, 2023 By GeoKsIn Photography8 Comments

Where will you go? That depends...on a lotta things. We made daytrips to three national parks and a provincial park this month. Highlights = stunning scenery and amazing wildlife.

two adult common loons swimming with their loonlet

Nearby Nature Project: 2023 June

On June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness1 Comment

We have cancelled many nearby nature adventures due to wildfire smoke. I've also put off thinning the apples and weeding. So my time spent on the nearby nature project has been much less that usual this month. Fortunately, there was one week when we had a break from the smoke and got out and about …

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Megablock with sticker reading SPOYLRZ

Tell A Story

On June 1, 2023June 4, 2023 By GeoKsIn Photography4 Comments

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Or is a caption, description or some other kind of write-up essential for a photographer to tell a story. That depends...

bumblebee on a daffodil

Nearby Nature Project: 2023 April/May

On May 10, 2023June 16, 2023 By GeoKsIn Health and WellnessLeave a comment

It's the time of year that Calgary vegetable gardeners hopes are high: prepping the soil, planting seeds and hoping for a good harvest. About three-quarters of my garden beds are planted. I'm also making time for citizen science projects related to birds, pollinators, plants and lake health.

intentional horizontal panning camera motion during slow shutter to blur a colourful reflection on rippled water

You Do You

On May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 By GeoKsIn Photography8 Comments

In my experience, tone of voice, inflection and body language are what determine whether "you do you" is a positive, a negative or somewhere in between.

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