This is a new series I’m introducing on my blog. I will review equipment I use when camping or exercising outdoors. My first post is on my Osprey backpack. I received the Talon 22 as Christmas gift in 2018. I feel this style and capacity of day pack works perfectly for my needs in short distances – 5 to 15 kilometres. I use my pack … Continue reading Gear Review – Osprey Talon 22
Camping reservations open in our province next week. With this in mind, I have ranked my favourite parks. I have visited fifteen of our twenty-nine provincial parks. I rated each on their beach, activities, campsites, and unique attractions. First place received five points, second three points, third two points, and fourth one point. Both parks got full points for ties. You can click on each … Continue reading My Favorite Provincial Parks
One of the many highlights from my trip to Banff this summer was hiking Sulphur Mountain. It was also the most challenging hike I completed so far this year. The rating of this hike varies from easy to hard. It maybe considered hard due to distance (11km round trip), elevation (700+ metres), the twenty-eight switchbacks, or the rocky and rooty trail higher up the mountain. … Continue reading Sulphur Mountain Hike
This is the last post in my travel bucket series. My top places still to visit in my home province follow: Candle Lake Provincial Park Great Sand Hills Grey Owl’s Cabin Manitou Beach Ness Creek Music Festival Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary/Wildlife Area Lac La Longe Provincial Park Ghost Towns Robertson Falls Hudson Bay Area – Wildcat Hill and Porcupine Hills Provincial Parks Continue reading Travel Bucket List – Saskatchewan
My second camping trip of the summer was to Good Spirit Lake. This was my first time at the park since my childhood. The only memory I hold was the low water level in the lake. This is still the case today. The beach is a major attraction of the park. The expansive sand and shallow lake is inviting even to landlubbers like myself. We … Continue reading Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park
Last week I explored beautiful Narrow Hills Provincial Park. We camped at Lower Fishing Lake Campground which has several amenities within a 5-10 minute walk. There is a store, boat rentals, group camping, flush outhouses, beach, and service centre. Most sites are open (not private), however we lucked out with a great spot. The park also has satellite campsites at Baldy, Ispuchaw, and Zeden Lakes. … Continue reading Narrow Hills Provincial Park
This summer I crossed off Meadow Lake Provincial Park from my Saskatchewan bucket list. We spent four nights at the park in July. Kimball Lake “C” Campground – a ten-minute walk from the beach, but quiet Kimball Lake was our base, although the park has several campgrounds. This campground has welcoming campsites, modern shower facilities, a great, sandy beach, and a couple trail heads. We … Continue reading Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Last July I visited the great Waterton Lakes National Park. One of the best adventures we embarked on was biking the Red Rock Parkway. The road was open only to pedestrian and bicycle traffic that summer due to the Kenow Fire of 2017. Most tourists walked only to the Bellevue trailhead, so we were virtually alone save a few hikers and ebikers. The course is … Continue reading Red Rock Parkway
In a valley along the Milk River in Alberta is a collection of hoodoos and petroglyphs preserved as Aisinai’pi National Historic Site (Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park). The area was settled by First Nations, mainly the Blackfoot, 9,000 years ago. The region is sacred to the Blackfoot who believed the hoodoos were home to powerful spirits. There are hundreds of pictographs and other art on the rocks … Continue reading Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park
This summer I ventured out to Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta. Although the park experienced a major fire in 2017, it definitely still worth a visit. Here are a few recommended activities and tips: Biking We biked two trails during our visit. The Kootenai Brown trail is a easy eight kilometer pathway to the park entrance. There were several sightseeing points – Driftwood Beach, … Continue reading Waterton Lakes National Park
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