If you’re looking to escape the city, recharge, refresh, and get some fresh air in the great outdoors, it might be time to plan a camping trip. Luckily, if you are a resident or visitor to Alberta you have plenty of camping location options to choose from. The province is home to a wide array of great campsites, with options available for everything from city-adjacent cabins to … [Read more...]
Top 5 Ski Resorts in Alberta
As the daylight starts to get shorter and the weather turn crisp, we know it is officially time to say farewell to the fall season. Many of us don’t enjoy shoveling cars out of the snow and bundling up in thick coats, gloves, and scarves, but the start of winter isn’t all bad. After all, the start of winter marks the beginning of a new ski season! Alberta is home to some of … [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...]
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...]