Outdoors

Western Canada is blessed with the kind of places that outdoors lovers will never tire of. The Rockies will leave you feeling at once small amid the epic landscape, but also stronger when you challenge yourself to hike that mountain, ski that new run or paddle those glacier-fed lakes. In B.C's Okanagan, you'll be tempted to stand-up paddle board on lakes, fish in mountain streams or pedal your way along an old rail track called the Kettle Valley Trail.  The province's north is a place in equal measure peaceful and wild with its backcountry parks where you paddle glassy lakes amid towering snow-capped peaks, bald eagles soaring overhead. And when you hit the serenity and edge of the world feeling along the west coast you'll know you've arrived in a special place. The mystical First Nations lands draw you in to its ancient stories and a landscape where in one day you could easily spy a black bear and her cubs searchig for salmon along a shore, or an orca's spray creating a rainbow of mist under a sunny sky. Best view yet is from a kayak, of course. It all adds up to experiences that will make you look at Canada in a whole new light. 

Chez soi sur l’eau – Bateau, barbecue et crème glacée en Athabasca

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Le sourire fendu jusqu’aux oreilles, l’eau éclaboussant derrière lui, Josh Meredith se promène en...

Biking in a skills park in Hinton Alberta

Hinton: Hit the trails in this Central Alberta Mountain Biking Mecca

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As someone who lives in an area known for mountain biking, I didn’t know what to expect when I...

Hinton #ExploreNWAB

Hinton - Gateway to the Northern Rockies

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Nestled below the towering peaks of Alberta’s Northern Rockies amid the rolling foothills, you will...

Paleontologist for a Day Philip J. Currie Museum

Be a dinosaur fossil hunter for a day at the Currie Museum Bonebeds

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On a normal summer day, enjoying his passion for dinosaur fossil hunting in the valleys and river...

Grande Cache

Grande Cache – Vast Wilderness, Magnificent Peaks and Mighty Rivers

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Years ago, I recall driving through Grande Cache on Highway 40 and loving the thick forests as I...

British Columbia lakes beaches

Go with the flow on B.C.’s magnificent inland waterways

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We could easily write a hefty book about all the ways to get out on the water around British...

6 ways to refresh and splash out at Alberta’s lakes and rivers

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The long, hot days of summer in Alberta just beg water lovers to find a swimming hole, a place to...

Canoeing in Lac La Biche #TakeItToTheLake

Finding that peaceful, easy feeling in Lac La Biche

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Angus Cockney stalked the sunrise over the lake like a cougar tracking a deer in the forest, his...

Horse ride with Leaning Tree Trail Rides, Athabasca County

Back in the saddle, back to nature

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Clucks and whinnies greet Caitlyn Chernish and Toni Shenfield as they walk towards the bright red...

Metis Crossing demonstration

Explore Métis heritage by the river

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Fiddle song dances play lightly over the patio at Métis Crossing as Sameer Ahmed and his wife Salma...

A family prepared for beekeeping in Lac La Biche

Sweet as Honey - Make a Bee-line to Lac La Biche

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Buzzing envelops us as Rob Wicker holds out a panel of his honeybee hives for us to see. There, in...

A couple in the sun on a boat in Cold Lake

Discovering Zen on Cold Lake - Get out on the water to escape deadlines, headlines and lineups

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Vast as Cold Lake is, you don’t have to go far to find fish. In just over an hour, Greg and Lisa...

A couple cozy up on a boat on the lake in Athabasca

Home on the water - Boating, barbecuing and ice cream in easygoing Athabasca

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Grinning ear to ear and spraying a fan of water behind him, Josh Meredith skims past on a Sea-Doo...

A family kayaks on the lake in MD Bonnyville

Pie and possibility - Becoming a kid again in the M.D. of Bonnyville

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Dewy purple and magenta bursts of berries hang pendulously from the branches of eight-foot high...

A couple sits on the dock by a lake in Plamondon Lac La Biche

Road tripping down Plamondon’s Memory Lane

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As she bends over to look into the windows of the tiny church, Rosalie Subchuk sighs. Memories from...

His-Shuk-nish-tsa-waak - Where everything is one

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Within a few steps onto a tree-lined trail do you ever say to yourself, “Why don’t I do this more...

Tofino BC Tin Wis

5 Ways to Relax in Tofino

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There’s nothing quite like the moment – driving between Ucluelet and Tofino – when you first turn...

Kiixin Vancouver Island Port Alberni

Portal to the past at Kiixin: ‘We’re here to tell our story’

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Situated on the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island is the tight-knit community of Bamfield, home...