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.

Sunshine Coast

Sail away for a fishing day on the Sunshine Coast

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Roxanne Jerema’s journey from working as a taxidermist in land-locked Saskatchewan to running a...

Canoeing

‘The way forward’: Crafting one canoe with many hands

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The project’s premise was simple: one tree equals one sea-worthy canoe built by many hands, some...

Great Bear

Into the lair of the Great Bear

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As dusk descends, an explosion of violence shatters the tranquility of the world’s largest remaining...

Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump

Here’s where you get to be a buffalo or a buffalo runner

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The wind is strong from the east. Our jackets flap, our hair tangles and our invisible scent carries...

Frank Slide Interpretative Trail in the Crowsnest Pass

The day Turtle Mountain moved

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On April 29, 1903 at 4:10 a.m., 82 million tons of rock broke off Turtle Mountain’s summit and came...

Remmington Museum

Alberta's horse drawn past at Remington Carriage Museum

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“We like to say that Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump and the Royal Tyrrell Museum are the battleships...

ZenSeekers

Take some me time from the ski time to rejuvenate

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Whew! It’s been hectic! Between rounding up friends and families for festive cheer or blasting...

'Tis the season to be stressed out 10 ways to calm down

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Winter is a tough season for some people to get excited about. It's cold and dark so it takes extra...

Ski BC with us

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Make this the year to finally take that ski holiday in western Canada, because if the early-season...

Northern Lights

Awe inspiring views of the northern lights

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Getting the chance to experience the northern lights is a bucket list item for many people. There is...

Morriane Lake

Easy spots for best views in Alberta

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Do we really need to drive into the outback then strap on gear and backpacks to trek 20 kilometres...

A note to Gord Downie from one of a million fans

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Gord, I was one of those thousands of faces in the crowds at over a dozen of your shows. And, you...

Wells Gray Provincial Park

Chasing waterfalls in gorgeous Wells Gray

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It was a classic British Columbia day with the morning fog hanging in the air, creating a magical...

Myra Canyon

Biking on trestles & tunnels of the Kettle Valley Trail

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The drive up to Myra Canyon, just 30 minutes outside of Kelowna B.C., was a bumpy one, so my...

Flying over the Okanagan

Okanagan from a helicopter followed by food & wine

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Someone, take my pulse, I thought as we flew over the Okanagan on a gorgeous fall day. My adrenaline...