Our primary motivation in dragging unenthusiastic K to Marble Canyon after spending most of a day exploring for Burgess Shale fossils near Stanley Glacier was to collect the information needed to log the Marble Canyon earthcache. During our 30 minute walk along the Marble Canyon interpretive trail, we quickly realized that this stop holds broad …
Parks Canada added a third option to its menu of Burgess Shale guided hikes this summer. We did their Wolcott Quarry hike back in 2009. Five years later, we joined the second (ever) offering of the new guided hike to the Stanley Glacier. It's an easy 10 km hike with lots of appeal: fire, ice, …
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The rainfall warning in effect for a large part of southern Alberta over the past couple of days prompted me to spend some time reflecting on the consequences of last year's flood, particularly in our part-time home town of Canmore. Some of the most dramatic images from the June 2013 flood were taken at Cougar …
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It's May!! If you ask me, it’s well past time for winter to migrate to the southern hemisphere for several months. But the weather forecast for the weekend shows that the winter of 2013/14 is tenacious, with snowfall warnings in effect for Canmore, Kananaskis and the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. It’s great news for skiers …
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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