A portion of the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area is open to the public and features a network of trails that provides access to a range of natural habitats plus mountain and city views. It's a quiet place to enjoy nature, just a few minutes outside Calgary's southwest city limits. Road construction in Calgary's SW quadrant make the drive a bit of an ordeal, but once the SW ring road is completed, access will be quick and easy.
On Monday, with the GeoKids in school for the day, Mr. and Mrs. GeoK headed to the Highwood Pass area to enjoy the fall colours once more. With the weather forecast calling strong winds and snow later in the week, we're expecting to that the beautiful autumn shades will mostly disappear by the end of the week. …
Sunday, September 28, Mr. GeoK ascended Snow Peak in the company of Sleepy_hollow, RedRouge, reastick and BVPete. As planned, the intrepid hikers hit the trail about 8:30, enjoying a quiet walk past Burstall Lakes, through the forest and on to the stony, watery upper valley floor. This time of year there isn't much running surface …
Saturday we headed back out to Highwood Pass, hoping that a few more cold nights triggered the larches to turn yellow; for Mr. GeoK, this was the third trip in 9 days, as he was determined to get some excellent fall photos this year… We were in luck!! As we drove past the turn off …
We tried to hike Mount Lipsett in late August, but we failed to read the hike description in detail before heading out to K-country and ended up parking in the wrong area, couldn't find the trailhead and then got rained out before we got reorganized to try from the proper parking area. Since we've never …