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Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories about Canada, including Toronto and the Canadian Rocky Mountain parks.
Have your heart set on visiting a lot of gardens AND saving money? The American Horticultural Society’s reciprocal garden admissions program lets you buy one botanic garden or arboretum membership that you can use to Read More …
There’s exciting news from Canada: The Winnipeg Art Gallery is ready to open the new Qaumajuq center for Inuit art and culture. I made a virtual visit to Qaumajuq at the WAG recently. Some of Read More …
Whistler, Canada, is best known as a winter ski destination. But this British Columbia mountain village offers activities throughout the year — and fall in Whistler is a particularly good time to visit.
The Dennos Museum in Traverse City Michigan hosted Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women featuring art necklaces by Canadian jeweler Donald Stuart. Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women Most Americans probably struggle to name even Read More …
The Canadian Rockies are among the most breathtakingly beautiful place I’ve seen. And, while the parks that make up the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage site have more than enough spectacular scenery to Read More …
In an area with more than its share of geological oddities, lovely Maligne Canyon in Canada’s Jasper National Park is a standout. A short walk along the top of the canyon allows visitors a peek Read More …
The fields along the rural roads south of Thunder Bay, Ontario, were brilliantly green this week. This photo is linked to Wordless Wednesday at image-in-ing.
Linking to Monochrome Madness at Leanne Cole Photography, Wordless Wednesday, Image-in-ing, and Outdoor Wednesday at A Southern Day Dreamer. Red Rock Canyon The Hike to Blakiston Falls More Waterton Lakes posts
Red Rock Canyon has long been a favorite area for hiking in Waterton Lakes National Park. The trip detailed here occurred in 2014, years before wildfires swept through the park. Today the forest in this Read More …
We stayed two nights in Waterton Lakes National Park, booking accommodations in Waterton at the Bear Mountain Motel. While there is nothing luxurious about it, Bear Mountain is a bargain in the Canadian Rockies. Like Read More …