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Where: Mount Yamnuska: Raven's End When: June 24th 2026 (Mid-Morning to Early Afternoon) Highlight: Getting to see the wonderful vistas from the mountain and all the colourful flowers along the trail! I took Wednesday off work to hike up Mount Yamnuska with Nyx and my day was
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Where: Griffith Woods Park When: June 21st 2026 (Mid-Morning to Late-Morning) Highlight: The orchids, obviously! But also that really cool Metallic Fir Borer. Taylor, Nyx, and I spent the first day of summer at Griffith Woods looking for orchids. Using iNaturalist, I found eight species of orchid within
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Where: Frank Lake Conservation Area When: May 24th 2026 (Early Morning to Late Morning) Highlight: All of the new lifers, but specifically, the American Avocet! Given the local notoriety of Frank Lake amongst zealous local birders, Alexis, Taylor, and I decided to wisely join Alberta Wilderness Association for a group
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Where: Leseuer Ridge When: May 23rd 2026 (Mid-Morning to Mid-Afternoon) Highlight: All of the Golden Bean along the ridge really popped amongst the green hills! Taylor, Alexis, and I joined Alberta Wilderness Association for our first hike of the spring season at Leseuer Ridge. Compared to last year
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Where: Weaselhead Flats When: June 14th 2025 (Mid-to-Late Morning) (And yes - this was posted on March 26th 2026 - oops) Highlight: The Calliope Hummingbird Alexis, Taylor, and I set off for Weaselhead Flats in the mid-morning. Alexis had heard rumours of a rare fellow darting over the conifers
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Last year, despite the noble attempt to pursue the fabled larches, we stumbled upon hurdles unlike no other: poor planning and insufficient parking. We did manage to salvage our side quest by hiking up to Elbow Lake, but again, there were no larches on this trail. I was left wondering.
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I have always been a man of the prairies. For as long as I've had the blessing of being on these lands, I have called the great plains of North America my home. Under these open blue skies, I find peace. But as someone who has lived my
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Whenever I played in our backyard's sandbox as a young child, I loved a particular engineering task. I would dig a massive hole, fill that hole with water from a hose, and then build a system of channels to move that water to another section of the sandbox.
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Where: Nose Hill Park (East Section) When: June 8th 2025 (Mid-to-Late Morning) Highlight: The wonderful orchids found sulking in the shade! Despite the smoke that had blown into the city the day prior, Taylor, Alexis, Krystal, and I joined Nature Calgary for a spring flower walk through the
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Where: Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park When: April 24th/April 26th 2025 (Mid-to-Late Morning) Highlight: The Blossoming Prairie Crocuses, Hawks at High Noon, and Loons Along the Bow River On April 24th and April 26th, I participated in two separate events at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. The provincial park
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Where: Inglewood Bird Sanctuary When: March 2nd 2025 (Mid-Morning) Highlight: Dancing Northern Flickers and the Mimicry of European Starlings Taylor and I decided to visit one of our favourite local parks, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, to begin our nature outings for the new year. We had tried to visit last
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Where: Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park When: October 7th 2024 (Mid-Morning - Early Afternoon) Highlight: Old Man's Beard Lichen, the American Three-Toed Woodpecker, and the beautiful glacial waters. I took Monday off work to join Taylor, James, and Tricia out for a day trip to the