This month's theme is so broad that it's the first time that I didn't spend a bit of time at the start of the month planning my photographs. After all, it's summer and we spend so much time hiking, biking and otherwise exploring the world around us that I figured I'd just naturally end up …
Continue reading Photo Blogging Challenge – Colourful (August 2014)
Starting just behind the Cave & Basin National Historic Site, we moved pretty quickly along the paved Sundance Trail. The pathway is definitely wide enough for walkers, bikers and in-line skaters to share, and we will consider cycling this trail on our next visit. But since the early morning fog and low-lying cloud prompted us …
Continue reading Hiking Banff National Park – Sundance Canyon
After last August's grueling 31 Days of Geocaching Challenge, I wondered what the folks at Groundspeak (aka geocaching HQ) would dream up for August 2014. I was pretty happy when they announced the 7 Souvenirs of August. This year's month-long branding initiative requires geocachers to find only six geocaches to earn the first six souvenirs. …
We finally did our first big hike of 2013! With so many trails closed due to damage from the June 2013 floods, we opted to head a little deeper into Banff National Park. The last time we hiked to Sentinel Pass was 17 or 18 years ago (BC - before children). We debated waiting until …
Continue reading Hiking Banff National Park – Larch Valley to Sentinel Pass
With another week left in our spring break, we researched options for short winter hikes a little farther afield. After narrowing it down to two options, we headed northwest, to the Icefields Parkway. Option 1 - Bow Glacier Falls, an easy half-day hike we enjoyed last summer Option 2 - Peyto Lake, where there's a …
Continue reading Winter Hiking Banff National Park – Peyto Lake Viewpoints