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New book on Canyon Creek

November 14, 2011

A book about the palaeontology of Canyon Creek extending from Hwy. 66 to the ice cave area and a little way up Moosedome Creek with excellent photos and with diagrams showing where to find the sites.

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A Singing Lake in Kananaskis Country?

November 1, 2011

Some lakes, known to make a greater range of sounds, are often referred to as “singing lakes”. Check out the account of our own Kananaskis Country singing lake. Know of any other singing lakes in Kananaskis Country?

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Sugar Momma-Fullerton Loop not quite there yet

October 12, 2011

We describe several new loop trails from Allen Bill Pond using Sugar Momma, Fullerton and Bobcat trails.

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Snagmore Hill for fall colours

October 8, 2011

Snagmore is a new trail along the Elbow River and over a small hill, offering views of the Elbow Valley and the lovely fall colours.

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Getting off the east peak of Pasque Mountain

October 3, 2011

Pasque Mountain lies on the southern fringe of Kanananskis Country. Because some hikers doing the horseshoe have problems getting off the east peak, here is an updated description that should  help.

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Rare bird sighting in Kananaskis Country

September 1, 2011

Recently, Angélique and Allan Mandell were lucky enough to spot a Say’s Phoebe up the north north fork of Canyon Creek at an  altitude of  2300 m (7546 ft.) just below the col between peaks  412443 and 409435. It appeared to be picking off insects from the lichen on the rocks. For a bird of [...]

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Hiker Missing in Highwood Pass Area

August 25, 2011

A 59-year-old Australian man, Kevin Kennedy, was reported overdue in the Highwood Pass area of Kananaskis Country Sunday after he had set out to hike over Grizzly Col, a remote trail, and complete the Tyrwitt loop. Ground and air searches have been conducted every day since Monday, but have failed to turn up and sign of Kennedy.

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Killer Knees: the CNC’s hiking trail

August 21, 2011

On the Canmore Nordic Centre’s summer trail map (price $1.50), one page is devoted to its one and only hiking trail AM, meaning “to alpine meadows.” (The Georgetown interpretive trail seems to have got mixed up among the bike trails.) It is touted as 2.5 km one way  with a 250 m height gain from the stadium area and is closed between Dec. 2 and June 25 because of wildlife concerns.

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Clarifying Jura Creek trails

August 12, 2011

A map showing  the canyon route, the canyon bypass and the high trail which has a steep start and even steeper finish down to a campsite. When water levels are reasonable, we prefer the canyon bypass despite a bit of stream hopping.

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Topo Map of Odlum Ridge has Serious Errors

August 5, 2011

After we hiked the Odlum Ridge circuit a couple of days ago with a GPS receiver for the first time, I downloaded the track log and superimposed it on the 1:50,000 topo map. The fit was terrible. I checked the track log file, downloaded it again, checked the track logs from the previous 2 days [...]

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