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…location, one that would not be easy to get to. Weird! This section of the ridge, according to Kananaskis hiking guru Gillean Daffern is called Dot Mountain. No one else, it seems, refers to it that way and for the sake of simplicity we’ll call it the west ridge of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 1 in comments.)

…hiking books. We also wished to check out the route for Stony Ridge, a series of bumps to the east that are connected to Junction Hill by way of a saddle. This will be our goal for a future trip and we had no intentions of doing it this trip…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 1 in comments.)

At the time this report was written, March 2013, the last hike of the season was long behind us. To keep this category active and more so to remind us that spring hiking is just around the corner we pull some reports from the archives. Like this one, which takes… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 1 in comments.)

As this is being written it’s currently a numbing -28c (-38c with windchill!) and it’s a safe bet that hiking is not on the minds of many in our local area. Well, maybe in distant dreams of summer…dear friend the sun, a warm breeze, trees, flowers and butterflies and a… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

Canmore Alberta is home to a huge network of hiking and biking trails in and about town, more than enough to keep an active couple such as us happy and busy for a long, long time. We’ve only done a few, not all documented here, but see ourselves heading back… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…man would love it. Come to Confederation Park and drop down to your car. You’re done! Full expect we’ll being doing more of Lori Beattie’s Walks. There’s times where wilderness hiking in winter is not possible for us – long story – and these help fill a void. She did… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…right – you’ve been hiking below them the whole time but trees kept them from being seen until now. We hope to climb them one day. Further in the background is Hells Ridge. We’ve been up and thought it was rather heavenly. The trail is faint here in the tall… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…way around them. Hiking the river flats, on loose unconsolidated gravel, the whole way back is one option I guess. But sore ankles and wet feet are pretty much a guarantee if you take that route. Come to the picnic area and soon on your ride home. Collaborate This Mustang… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

It’s a modest-sized lump of limestone in the foothills of Kananaskis. That’s Gunnery Mountain and hiking it is nothing short of pure and unadulterated fun. Sure, it’s a bit rugged looking as seen from the highway, what with all those steep cliff bands, rock outcroppings and scree slopes. But…using a… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…route). We elect to to mix it up a bit instead, using an old logging road, what hiking guides refer to as “Teskey Road”, that meets up with aforementioned trail part way in. Our route means fording the Sheep River – the normal route is now sans bridge anyway, so… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…us hut up here the temperature dropped dramatically and snow squalls came and went. This is hiking in Kananaskis in the fall! The going from here on is on rocks. There is no trail but none is needed. A little more climbing and the next two of the Three Lakes… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…our standards this was a short trip. It was over and we were only getting warmed up. I would not recommend hiking Prospector Trail except when the potential for bike traffic is low (shoulder season, quiet weekdays). Even so keep an eye and ear open for them as they could… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

This report has us visiting Fish Creek Provincial Park, an urban green space nestled in a valley at the south end of Calgary. One of the biggest parks in town, it’s home to a huge network of hiking trails, some of which we’ll explore this day. Our route, a combination… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…but steep hike to its summit. In spite of that modest elevation, the views from it are superlative, even if some directions are obscured by trees at times. This was my second attempt up Windy Point Ridge, and Connie’s first. I was hiking solo a week ago on that earlier… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

A little oasis of green on the rolling prairies, Big Hill Springs Provincial Park is a fun place to explore. There is a natural spring, old creamery remains, wildlife and a short but pleasant hiking trail that takes you past it all, and up to the valley ridge above. Located… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…and it presented no problems for us. It’s at this point we also saw our first Cougar tracks – perhaps a day or two old – and we followed them for a kilometre or more. Animals like to use hiking trails too since they make travel easy. Here kitty, kitty!… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

The following report is a two-parter that combines some of our favourite activities, hiking and history exploring. This adventure finds us on the Sheep River Trail, a long distance route that parallels its namesake river for many dozens of kilometres. The section we followed takes us from the Junction Mountain… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…head back – sorry I think I say this with each hiking report. On the way we catch a glimpse of the very tiny Mount Rae glacier which sits to the south of Elbow Lake but can’t be seen from it. How long before it simply melts away? On this… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…All used the direct route up over the one we picked, so we had that section of the trail all to ourselves. Not far away is another nice hiking destination and to see the trip report for it, follow this link… Pasque Mountain. To see some other ridges we enjoyed… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…too often, we have the best playground ever and we take advantage of it. Ridgeback was only constructed in the last few years. In fact many of the trails in the area are similarly new-ish. Tom Snow, in contrast, has been around forever. We recall hiking it in the 1990s…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…car. Didn’t seem like sixteen clicks. But then like time, space and distance get condensed or squished down when you’re having fun. Interesting how that is. Hope you enjoyed the outing as much as us. Till next time… Keeping the Urban Hiking theme… Urban Trek: Bow River Loop. Ice Cold… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

Step after step and much distance travelled only to end up back where you started? Yes and such is hiking. This walk in the woods plays out in West Bragg Creek and takes in several trails in that extensive network. They are: Snowy Owl, Old Shell Road, and Braggin’ Rights… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…treat for the senses and doesn’t take much effort at all. The trail is an old road, gentle in slope and for the most part easy going. This is one of the shortest hiking reports we’ve published and even Team Slow (us) did the round trip in almost no time,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…out hiking along some serene wooded trail…wait it’s already happening here. Telephone Trail: a communication’s line that long ago once ran somewhere close by and connected a couple ranger stations together. We seem to recall spotting old insulators up in trees along this section, back when we first stared seriously… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)