Tag: Alberta

Wilcox Pass to the Red Chairs

.Reading time 11 minutes.

Distance: 3.5 km Elevation Gain: 194 m Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins Gaia GPS File When I decided to do this trail, I wanted to go all the way to Wilcox Viewpoint. It is a total of just under 9km and I thought it would make for a wonderful afternoon. I wanted to do […]

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Prairie View Trail and Jewel Pass

.Reading time 10 minutes.

Distance: Just under 15 km (loop) Elevation Gain: 605m This is an amazing hike! We did this hike July 2021. It was a bit hazy but it didn’t smell overly smoky so we decided to continue our plan of hiking up to the lookout. With my asthma, hiking in the smoke is not very easy […]

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Paddleboarding Newbie

.Reading time 6 minutes.

I fell victim to Instagram on this one. Well, kind of. From a young age, my parents would take us on boat rides at Wabamun Lake in various boats. The first one I remember is our steel fishing boat. Imagine – 4 children all under 10 years old and two adults riding around in a […]

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