Waterfalls too numerous to count. Rugged mountains hovering over hot springs and canyons. Pristine lakes and protected wildlife in two Canadian national parks. The Golden Triangle road trip offers the quiet of authentic mountain towns overflowing with soothing natural beauty. The Golden Triangle encompasses the warm side of the Rockies. Here snow arrives later, spring […]
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Tofino Storm Watching – Shirley’s Travels
Growing up on the prairies provided little knowledge of the ocean but stories of the beauty, fury and sheer magnitude of the various oceans have always intrigued me. In later years I read about the possibility of watching the winter storms roll into Tofino and I was determined to experience this one day. Tofino hugs […]
Why Bighorn Sheep Ram Noggins – A Headbanger Festival
The impact is cringe worthy. Crashing Bighorn sheep, in the fight to be king of the hill, or the dominant male of the herd, induce headaches of onlookers. Rising up on hind legs, a pair of Bighorn rams, charge each other at speeds of 32 km./h (20 mi./h). Weighing up to 300 pounds, the explosive […]
10 Fun Things To Do In Fernie
(Updated March 2022) With morning sun twinkling on the Rocky Mountain backdrop, turn of the century red brick buildings line main street like a picture perfect film set. Rich aromas of brewing espresso escape over outdoor flower boxes. We decide sipping coffee at one of the quaint breakfast spots will be first on our list […]
10 Cool Winter Things To Do in Golden That May Surprise You
Nestled between the Canadian Rockies and the Columbia Mountains, the town of Golden, with its eye-popping scenery, often serves as a rest point for western Canadian road trippers. Here the Kicking Horse River, famous for its wild white-water rafting and the Columbia River, wandering through the longest protected wetlands in North America, converge. Known as […]
Burgess Shale Fossils – How To Feel Young Again
Boy do I feel old. Wait a minute. I’m young compared to the discovery of the Burgess Shale fossil beds in 1909. To the end of the last ice age 11,000 years ago. To the beginning of the ice age 110,000 years ago. To the end of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. To the […]