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Leave No Trace and Reduce your Carbon Footprint

April 21, 2022 by Lynda Pianosi

The best rule of thumb to leave no trace is: If it doesn’t come from the local ecosystem, it shouldn’t be left there. In addition to leaving only real footprints, we also try to reduce our carbon footprint. Consider the following

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Canadian National Park Passes: When and Why You Need One

April 29, 2022April 16, 2021 by Lynda Pianosi

When you purchase a Canadian National Park Pass, not only are you paying the price for admission to a jaw-dropping show of nature’s splendour, the revenue from the pass also helps support other key park programs. When Do You Need

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How To Avoid Hiking In Avalanche Terrain In The Winter: Family-friendly, Beginner Winter Hikes

November 18, 2022December 1, 2020 by Lynda Pianosi

Guide To Avalanche Awareness When Hiking The Rockies Not all family-friendly summer hiking trails are safe winter hikes Some of the easy, top-rated and accessible family-friendly summer hiking trails in the Rockies are in serious avalanche terrain in the winter.

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Guide To Hiking The Rockies With Your Dogs

April 29, 2022June 17, 2020 by Lynda Pianosi

10 Things You Need to Know For a Successful Day on the Trail With Your Dogs We took our previous dog, Dakota, on many hikes, but that was before I realized he could be seen as a threat to bears

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Whirling Disease -Three Simple Steps to Help Stop the Spread

April 29, 2022May 20, 2020 by Lynda Pianosi

Where Is Whirling Disease Found? If you enjoy paddling, fishing and building sandcastles at Johnson Lake in Banff National Park, you need to be aware of a pesky microscopic bacteria discovered there in 2016 and how to stop the spread

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Hop On Banff – 9 Reasons To Book This Family-Friendly Tour.

April 29, 2022June 11, 2019 by Lynda Pianosi

Six locations in Banff National Park attract millions of summer visitors on an annual basis, which has created a traffic, parking and family transportation challenge for everyone. Last summer, 2018, I had a chance to tour with Hop On Banff.

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