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Another new trail in the Sheep

by Gillean Daffern on July 20, 2010

Link Creek Trail between the old Volcano Ridge trailhead and Volcano Pass has been re-routed. This blog describes the trail and how it can be used in combination with other trails..

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Where to find the KC trail guide

by Gillean Daffern on July 12, 2010

Where to find Kananaskis Country Trail Guide Volume 1, and some comments about the sad state of MEC’s book department.

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Gorge Creek Trail the road in 2010

by Gillean Daffern on July 7, 2010

A visit to the northeast end of Gorge Creek Trail the road to check on Link Trail and the state of the Ware Creek trailhead.

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New Start to Three Sisters Creek

by Gillean Daffern on June 6, 2010

Describes the new start to Three Sisters Creek from Three Sisters Mountain Village in Canmore. The first section is shared with the Highline trail.

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Long Prairie Hills

by Gillean Daffern on May 21, 2010

Spring and fall hiking in the Sheep River Area. A short walk to the the first Long Prairie Hill and a visit to the Sheep River  with an option to ascend the second foothill and return via a different route.

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Talking with Alf Skrastins

by Gillean Daffern on May 14, 2010

Gillean Daffern interviews Alf Skrastins about the early days of the University of Calgary Outdoor Centre, the Foothills Wilderness Journal and his contribution to the development of hiking in Kananaskis Country.

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Let’s use Powderface Creek pack trail

by Gillean Daffern on May 7, 2010

A lament on the lost  art of routing trails, and why we should follow the Powderface Creek pack trail to maintain the tread.

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Mesa Butte loop

by Gillean Daffern on April 7, 2010

A spring hiking loop taking in undesignated trails up Mesa Butte and finishing with Curly Sand Trail.

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“Rogue” Trails

by Gillean Daffern on April 3, 2010

“Rogue trails? Why it is so important to use the right words in describing  K Country trails. The term is downright unfriendly and should be nipped in the bud  before it spreads like a virus. Is there something wrong with the word “undesignated”?

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February’s K Country Trail Users Group Meeting

by Gillean Daffern on February 12, 2010

A report of the Kananaskis Country Trail User’s Group Meeting, February 10th, 2010.

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