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It’s flower time in the high country

July 28, 2011

During the last few years Alf  Skrastins has been taking some really fine photos of  flowers in Kananaskis Country. I note he has more pics of flowers than of views and people these days. Here are just a few of this year’s pics.

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New West Bragg Trails

July 18, 2011

The Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association is well on its way to fulfilling their goal of completing construction of 45 km of new trails in the West Bragg Creek area by the end of this season. So far, about 41 km of trails have been flagged and roughly cleared and with about 30 km of that cleared to the 5’ wide by 10’ high standard.

 

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Cable on Backside of Yam Replaced by Chain

July 16, 2011

Kananaskis Country Public Safety reports that they have replaced the cable on the backside of Yam with a chain. Click on picture to enlarge.

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Make your Voice Heard! Complete the National Trails Roundtable Survey

July 13, 2011

Following a National Trails Roundtable in Banff in November 2010, a survey has been developed aimed at ” … all Canadians who use motorized or non-motorized recreational trails, or who develop, build, maintain, fund or advocate for trails in their area. Check out the Press Release.

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New iPhone App – Kananaskis Trails Companion

July 10, 2011

This new iPhone/Pad app, $4.99 from the App Store, will be of interest to visitors to Kananaskis Country and the Canadian Rockies. Presented by Dave Birrell, who developed peakfinder.com, Kananaskis Trails Companion is compilation of information about Kananaskis Country’s mountains, lakes and trails.

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Why is the King Creek area closed until further notice?

July 7, 2011

King Creek day use area, King Creek and King Creek Ridge route are closed due to grizzly bear activity until further notice. Check out Clayton’s pictures of the griz and her two cubs on King Creek Ridge.

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Have a say in the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan!

July 6, 2011

People have a chance to respond to the South Saskatchewan Regional Advisory Council’s advice to the Alberta Government by filling in a workbook online. The area includes Kanananskis Country.

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New start up Exshaw Creek, Prospector Trail etc

June 26, 2011

Describes the Parking lot for Exshaw Creek and the trail along the east bank that doubles in part as a mountain bike trail called Prospector.

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Removing Ticks

June 25, 2011

Here is the way I remove an embedded tick with its head intact. My success rate is 100%.

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What’s happening in the Sheep in June

June 12, 2011

The Sheep River Area in Kananaskis Country has seen many changes over the years. Recently many of the trail names were changed in the Gorge Creek area after the closure of  Gorge Creek Trail Road and the undesignation and decommissioning of older trails.

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