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Lunch time at Arethusa Cirque

Hiking Kananaskis Country – Arethusa Cirque

On August 2, 2011January 2, 2017 By GeoKsIn Hiking, Kananaskis3 Comments

Today we invited another family to join us on one of our all-time favourite hikes. We've done this hike pretty much every year for the past 8 years, ever since we started hiking when our youngest son was 3 1/2 years old. Arethusa Cirque is not an "official" hike; the trail is not maintained, there …

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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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