Over the last few years I’ve heard a lot about Carnarvon Lake in Kananaskis Country. Some have called it the most beautiful lake in Kananaskis, but I think there are others that could vie for that accolade. It’s certainly a pretty lake, with an interesting approach that adds to the allure, as not every hiker …
Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. August 30 is National Beach Day, a holiday designed to raise awareness of the beauty of beaches while also encouraging the clean-up of beaches worldwide to help save the lives of sea birds and ocean animals. Given the rough year we (and so many of our close …
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I don’t remember when I learned that Canada had a pair of French Islands off the Newfoundland coast, but I do know that since that time I have always wanted to visit. Fast forward to June 2024. I tacked on a three-day trip to St. Pierre (not enough time to do Miquelon too) before a …
Unless you’ve been offline, you know about the horrific Jasper fire event that occurred at the Jasper townsite in Jasper National Park. The middle of the night evacuation on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2024 is unfathomable to me. I’m in shock at how fast the fire moved and how little warning people had to collect their …
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Only two people have ever turned back on the Via Ferrata at Mt. Norquay, my guide for the afternoon, John Thornton tells me. But then he goes on to explain that the people who come to hike and climb the Banff Via Ferrata basically self-select – and those that are deathly afraid of heights don’t …