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A Hiker’s Paradise in BC Parks

Posted by Estelle Noakes
|Date: April 01, 2019
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A Hiker’s Paradise in BC Parks

Among British Columbia’s outstanding parks, I have chosen these three for their stunning beauty, their ea ...

Among British Columbia’s outstanding parks, I have chosen these three for their stunning beauty, their ease of access to the wilderness, and the wide choice of accommodation that will fit most budgets ...

April 01, 2019
| by Estelle Noakes

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Now, Adventure!

Posted by Lorne Peasland
|Date: March 01, 2019
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Now, Adventure!

“Ima Bōken!” Now, adventure! Those words echo everlastingly in my mind every time I think about where I’v ...

“Ima Bōken!” Now, adventure! Those words echo everlastingly in my mind every time I think about where I’ve been, what I’ve seen, and the adventures lurking in my next visit to the place I call my seco ...

March 01, 2019
| by Lorne Peasland

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Strutting Around Stockholm

Posted by Jane Cassie
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Strutting Around Stockholm

Pretty panoramas of Stockholm aren’t hard to find. We could hop on SkyView, a breathtaking gondola that t ...

Pretty panoramas of Stockholm aren’t hard to find. We could hop on SkyView, a breathtaking gondola that transports us to the roof of Ericsson Globe, the largest spherical building in the world. Or bus ...

February 01, 2019
| by Jane Cassie

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Salute to the Sockeye Keepers

Posted by Joan Boxall
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Salute to the Sockeye Keepers

This fish story is a whopper. It begins with an egg, an eye, an alevin, a fry, a smolt, a silvery juvenil ...

This fish story is a whopper. It begins with an egg, an eye, an alevin, a fry, a smolt, a silvery juvenile, a mature adult and a red-spawner journey back to a fresh-water home. Pivotal are a school of ...

February 01, 2019
| by Joan Boxall

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Elkhart Lake, WI: Summer the Way it Used to Be

Posted by Leslie Long
|Date: January 30, 2019
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Elkhart Lake, WI: Summer the Way it Used to Be

Maybe you have memories of childhood vacations at summer resorts with the relaxed, carefree screen-door f ...

Maybe you have memories of childhood vacations at summer resorts with the relaxed, carefree screen-door feel of summer: fields of grass, a convivial dining room, a nice beach and long, lazy days to en ...

January 30, 2019
| by Leslie Long

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Paddling to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: September 01, 2018
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Paddling to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

You’d be forgiven if you questioned your sanity. Out of the mist atop the glass-like water of a cool, blu ...

You’d be forgiven if you questioned your sanity. Out of the mist atop the glass-like water of a cool, blue lake comes the head of a dragon. In its belly more than a dozen silver-haired women are paddl ...

September 01, 2018
| by John Kelly

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Heli-Hiking in the Rockies

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: June 01, 2018
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Heli-Hiking in the Rockies

From the helicopter, Braeberry River and its tributaries look like a miniature model. We sweep into anoth ...

From the helicopter, Braeberry River and its tributaries look like a miniature model. We sweep into another valley, and I spot a red-roofed building, Mistaya Lodge, my home for the next four days. By ...

June 01, 2018
| by Kate Robertson

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High Energy and High Living in the High Country

Posted by Janet McMaster
|Date: April 01, 2018
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High Energy and High Living in the High Country

Holding tightly onto a chain embedded in the side of a mountain while negotiating a steep, narrow trail a ...

Holding tightly onto a chain embedded in the side of a mountain while negotiating a steep, narrow trail above a pristine lake had not entered my imagination when my husband and I signed up for a hikin ...

April 01, 2018
| by Janet McMaster

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An Alpine Paradise

Posted by Chris & Rick Millikan
|Date: April 01, 2015
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An Alpine Paradise

A getaway in BC’s interior last July introduces us to summer activities at Sun Peaks. Comfortable lodging ...

A getaway in BC’s interior last July introduces us to summer activities at Sun Peaks. Comfortable lodgings in the heart of the village make the perfect “home base” for exploring this area already wide ...

April 01, 2015
| by Chris & Rick Millikan

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Swimming for Fitness

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: June 01, 2014
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Swimming for Fitness

Travelling abroad this summer? Pack your swimming gear, even if you aren’t a skilled swimmer. Get wet, in ...

Travelling abroad this summer? Pack your swimming gear, even if you aren’t a skilled swimmer. Get wet, instead of sitting poolside being splashed by people who kick their feet above the waterline. Poo ...

June 01, 2014
| by Eve Lees

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