Alberta

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...

Medicine Hat

Uncover five Gems in Canada’s sunniest city

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The term “hidden gem” is used to describe something that is outstanding and but not necessarily...

Medicine Hat

Reconnecting with my old home of Medicine Hat

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It’s often the little things that make the heart grow fonder in relationships, but that, I...

Medicine Hat Beer

Something’s brewing in Medicine Hat – craft beer scene

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It’s been a few years since I lived in “The Hat” as we used to call it. So, when the chance came...

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...

Snow Conditions

What causes winter conditions in BC and Alberta?

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Where does winter weather come from and what influences those sometimes puzzling shifts? We explore...

Bird

Birds that brave the Canadian Winter

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Bundled up with scarves, mitts, big jackets and toques you brave a walk through the winter landscape...

Conquer the Ridge

Conquer the Ridge – or it’ll conquer you!

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“This is one of the tougher routes I run,” says Chris Humphries as we finish warming up. “The hills...

Cypress Hills Biking

Mud, Sweat and Gears

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The Cypress Hills rise 600 metres above the surrounding prairies making them the highest point...