[twitter]Troll Falls – Kananaskis Country Trail Length: 3.2 km return / approx 90 minutes Elevation Gain: 40m Age Appropriate: this hike is stroller friendly making it great for all ages Next to the Grassi Lakes…
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Calgary Day Trips: Smith-Dorrien Spray Lakes Trail Loop From K Country
[twitter]Banff and Lake Louise may get all the tourist love, but when it comes to authentic Rocky Mountain experiences, I’ll take Kananaskis Country every single time. If the big national parks are filled with tourist…
Rocky Mountain Hikes: Ha Ling Peak
Ha Ling Peak Trail Length: 6 km return (1-2hrs up, 45-90mins down) Elevation Gain: 819 m Ages: Kids with serious skills and determination (10+) Ha Ling Peak is a part of Mount Lawrence Grassi hovering…
Rocky Mountain Hikes: Lake Agnes Teahouse
[twitter]Lake Agnes Tea House Trail Length: 7k return / 2-3hrs Elevation Gain: 385m Ages: Good for kids 5+ (saw some younger ones, but this is a *real* hike, and they should be keeners) There are…
Calgary Daytrips: U Pick Berries Near Calgary
[twitter]When I was growing up, we had a field of wild blueberries behind our house. Every August, I would spend hours each day filling old ice cream buckets. My dad would then clean them, and…
Calgary Daytrips: The Highwood Pass Loop
[twitter]The Highwood Pass is the highest paved road in Canada. At more than 2200m above the seawall in Vancouver, the road travels through Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, and the Highwood Public Land Use…
My #ExploreAlberta Bucket List
When you move to a new place, you tend to be more excited about discovering it than people who have lived there forever. Think about how you explore a city when you’re a tourist. You…
Kid Friendly Hikes Near Calgary: Grassi Lakes Trail
[twitter]Grassi Lakes Trail Trail Length: 3.3km return / 90 minutes Elevation Gain: 165m Age: great for all ages, depending on which trail you choose. When looking for a hike to do with young children in…
Remember to Breathe
[twitter]I’ve never lived in a city where people were so eager to leave every weekend. In Vancouver, there’s golf, water, mountains, and hiking basically within the city limits. People will go and explore without ever…
Live With Kelly .. In Banff
[twitter]I still keep wanting to call it Live! With Regis and Kelly. Reeg is gone, but Ripa is still there and she’s coming here! The details were announced this morning, Kelly Ripa is coming to…
Calgary Daytrips: What To Do In The Winter In Banff
[twitter]Banff is just a quick 75 minute drive from the west side of Calgary and it’s an easy escape for a half day visit with the kids. When the chinooks are blowing in town and…
Calgary Kid Friendly Hikes – Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
[twitter]Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park [map] Trail Lengths: 2.3 km – 25 km Elevation Gain: 120m Age Appropriate: Hiking 4+, Cycling 6+ Opened August 9, 2011, Glenbow Ranch is Alberta’s newest Provincial Park. The land was…
Calgary Kid Friendly Hikes – Big Hill Springs Provincial Park
[twitter]Big Hill Springs Provincial Park [map] Trail Length: 2.3 km / approx 1 hour Elevation Gain: 20m Age Appropriate: 2+ Big Hill Springs is located between parkland and foothills natural regions; the main attraction is…
Calgary Daytrips: The Big Rock In Okotoks
[twitter]When you have young children, taking a quick daytrip is a great way to spend half a day exploring. You’re on the road for less than an hour, you do some walking around, you stop…
What Tourists Do At Lake Louise
Tourists here are just like tourists there. They Euros probably laugh at us trying to hold up the tower at Pisa, so laugh at them jumping at Lake Louise.
Calgary Daytrips: Columbia Icefields
At about 3 1/2 hours non-stop from Calgary, few would call a visit to the Columbia Icefields a daytrip from Calgary, (and it wasn’t the intention for us, but when you bring the wrong tent…