Although I currently live in Montreal, being born and raised in Edmonton gives me a unique perspective on my visits back, that of the visitor/local. I love returning to my hometown and since my visits often coincide with the holiday season. I have an affinity for this lovely Alberta capital in the winter season. Here I have outlined my ideal winter day in Edmonton, suitable for … [Read more...]
Winter Attractions in Edmonton
By A. Sutherland I’ve noticed over the last couple of years a big push to promote Edmonton as a winter destination. Winter has long been neglected, pushed aside as boring, cold, snowy, icy. I agree it can be cold, snowy and icy. But boring? Not anymore – at least not in Edmonton. A number of attractions during the dark winter months are proving to energize this northern … [Read more...]
Hiking the Sulphur Mountain at Banff National Park
In the town of Banff, Alberta’s natural beauty queen of a mountain resort, there is a sleek and modern Gondola that carries visitors smoothly up the side of Sulphur Mountain. The gondola ride only takes a few minutes, as the suspended car glides up the side of the steep rocky peak to the summit. Sitting inside the metal and glass bubble, tourists can relax and ascend to the … [Read more...]
Gros Morne National Park – The View from Norris Point
Preamble: One of my favourite ways to travel is to visit friends and go where they like to go. I had no desire to go to Newfoundland, to be truthful – there are so many places in the world I want to see and limited time and money to spend – but that’s where friends live. So that’s how I found myself staying in their small bungalow in Norris Point, a tiny town (not the main one) … [Read more...]
Rustic Winter Camping at the Hilda Creek Wilderness Hostel
Winter Camping on the Icefields Parkway This coming April will mark our third year in a row of winter camping along Canada’s most scenic highway, the Icefields Parkway in Banff. We like to wait until “spring” when temperatures are warmer and days are longer, but make no mistake – it’s still winter in April. Snow drifts will be 2 metres deep and we’ll spend our days sledding, … [Read more...]