Do you take your cellphone or iPod into the mountains? A Portland company has come up with the Bheestie Bag, a reliable way to dry-out your electronic gear if it gets wet.
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Tony Daffern
The area between Station Flats and Canyon Creek Road has become a popular mountain biking destination, with more bikers than hikers on many of the trails. A map shows the conglomeration of trails in the area including some new “Downhill Specific” trails.
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An excellent, easy 6 km mountain biking trail has been developed between the eastern end of the present Stewart Creek development and Deadman’s Flats. Apart from a short, somewhat boggy section, the tread is very good.
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Brief descriptions of the four ways of getting on or off the Highline Trail above Canmore complete with a downloadable topo map.
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Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation, as part of its Plan for Parks, is looking for feedback on proposed legislation to simplify the park classification system in Alberta. Under the proposal public park land would be classified as either Provincial Parks or Heritage Rangeland, with Provincial Parks being split into zones that balance recreation and conservation.
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Tired of the muddy Prairie Link Trail trail? Here are a couple of alternatives spring hikes using Prairie and Powderface Creeks that can be done as single loops or combined for a satisfying short day out.
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We have added a Forum page, Kananaskis Outdoor Forum, to our website to build a community of Kananaskis trail users, hikers, backcountry skiers, and snowshoers, and to allow better discussion of our blog topics than the blog “comments” currently does.
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A pioneer of cross-country skiing in Alberta, 90 year-0ld Bernie Mason passed away on Sunday. Bernie bought the first cross-country touring skis into Calgary in the early 70s, selling them out of his basement initially (where I bought my first pair of skis: not so light-weight Bonna 2400s), then opening Nordic Ski and Sports in [...]
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Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation is seeking input on the West Bragg Creek All-Season Trail Plan, a plan to upgrade and enhance the trail system within the West Bragg Creek area.
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A new Avalanche Danger Scale was announced today by Environment Minister Jim Prentice. Developed under the leadership of Parks Canada’s Grant Statham, and several years in the making, the new scale will be implemented for next winter, though there’s no reason why you can’t refer to it now.
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