Stories

ZenSeekers brings you stories from around Alberta and B.C., and in all seasons. We aim to inspire you to get outside and experience transformative travel, from snowshoeing through a boreal forest to kayaking a pristine mountain lake or learning about Indigenous cultures.

Crowsnest Pass

Grab a bike and pedal the trails of Crowsnest Pass

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With our rental bikes loaded in the back of our truck, we drove down Highway 3 and past the famous...

Pincher Creek

Five ways to explore Pincher Creek

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Surrounded by prairies, historical sites, and the Rocky Mountains, Pincher Creek often gets left out...

Find your golden teen years in Three Hills

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Growing up in a small prairie town in the ‘80s, like I did, you had to make your own fun. It was an...

Waterton

A jewel of a park: Waterton

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Purple wildflowers carpet the grassy hillsides as the morning sun warms the Waterton Lakes valley...

Summer spectacular: e-bike, then hike and dine

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Not sure what I expected when I selected Level 2 on the power mode switch. Helmet strapped on, I...

Castle

Connecting to the land: Alberta's Castle Provincial Park

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Rolling prairie hills and grasslands abruptly give way to the montane forest and mountains of the...

Waterton

Five ways to find your Zen in Waterton

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The mighty Canadian Rockies thrust themselves upward abruptly from the soft rolling landscape of the...

Red Deer

Unplug and explore Central Alberta

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As you head east through Central Alberta, through Red Deer County from Highway 2 to 2A to Highway 21...

Lacombe

Laid back in Lacombe County: Get back to Alberta’s roots

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Mirror is place where you have to slow down, take your time and appreciate the finer things of rural...

Camrose

Click your heels and find yourself in Camrose

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Mainstreet marquees, heritage buildings, boutique shops, craft stores, cafes and good restaurants...

Trochu

Where the heck is Trochu?

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Ask for recommendations on where to go for a quick romantic getaway in Alberta, and the town of...

Cypress Hills

Biking, boating and comfort camping in Cypress Hills

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One pedal stroke after another, we work our mountain bikes to the top of Old Baldy Trail in Elkwater...

Newell

Dive into summer days in Newell by the Water

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A lake in southeastern Alberta is a pretty rare thing, especially one this size where you can boat...

Clive

Roosters, ghosts and jukebox jive in Clive

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In Clive, AB – a town of just 700 northeast of Red Deer – even the ghosts know how to have a good...

Stettler

Steam train ride through the heart of Alberta

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We are about to be robbed. Gunsmoke and pistol reports fill the prairie sky, as horses and riders...