A Canadian teacher with a love of the outdoors.
Distance: 3.5 km Elevation Gain: 194 m Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins When I decided to do this trail, I wanted to go all the way to Wilcox Viewpoint. It is a total of just under 9km and I thought it would make for a wonderful afternoon. I wanted to do something with a […]
Read MoreDistance: 14.85 km Elevation Gain: 605m Total time: 5 hours 15 mins This is an amazing hike! We did this hike July 2021. It was a bit hazy but it didn’t smell overly smoky so we decided to continue our plan of hiking up to the lookout. With my asthma, hiking in the smoke is […]
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Distance: 12.1 km (different route options available!) Elevation Gain: 112m Have you ever wanted to do something but you really don’t want to do it alone AGAIN? That was me. I love backpacking, you know this. Having everything on my back and heading out into the wilderness is very appealing. So, I found two friends […]
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I fell victim to Instagram on this one. Well, kind of. From a young age, my parents would take us on boat rides at Wabamun Lake in various boats. The first one I remember is our steel fishing boat. Imagine – 4 children all under 10 years old and two adults riding around in a […]
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Distance: 8.56 km Elevation Gain: 488m As we all know, 2020 was not the best. I suffered mentally, physically, and emotionally. Like many I gained weight, lost hope, missed connections with people, and struggled with anxiety. Thankfully, I was able to get out on one backpacking trip this summer when restrictions relaxed a bit in […]
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Nature Seeker Sam 