Back in my educator days, our leadership class headed up an annual, week-long project—Teacher Appreciation Week. One of those activities was to produce large posters to be taped to respective classroom doors. The words would express love and appreciation, and the middle school artists produced some very creative caricatures and other visual depictions related to […]
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The stunning peaks of the Lizard Range that tower over the town of Fernie, B.C., are a sight to behold, and hiking up into them is an unforgettable experience. The area around Island Lake Lodge, a swath of private wilderness lands with a lodge, restaurant, and miles of well-maintained trails, offers a range of hikes
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If you’re looking for something unique, come explore the Nelson and Kootenay Lake region in British Columbia, Canada, using the new self-guided touring app: the Kootenay Lake Road Trip App. Learn about the region from forests to First Nations, and attractions to amenities, all with a good sense of humor and local knowledge. Use the
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I’ve done many road trips to British Columbia, because there’s a ton of beauty there, so it’s natural I’m super excited whenever I go. Maybe you noticed I borrowed the words from the well-known phrase, Super, natural British Columbia. Luckily, not much travel time is necessary to experience BC’s super naturalness. The following hikes with
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In 2022, America’s national parks had over 213 million visitors. Closer to home, Glacier National Park had over 2.9 million visitors. That popularity has led to a reservation system for bringing cars into the park. Given that popularity, how might we enjoy what national parks afford without finding ourselves cheek by jowl with fellow travelers?
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The Kootenay region of British Columbia is packed with beautiful rail trails. A bustling set of rail lines fueled early logging and mining operations and the Canadians have done a masterful job of converting disused railways to splendid trails for outdoor recreation. Many of these trails are restricted to non-motorized traffic, but some allow for
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Rolling out of Midway, B.C., on fully loaded bikes in the pouring rain might make one think that things can’t get worse, but the Kettle Valley Rail Trail (KVRT) had more surprises for us along the way. As the two soggy riders we met at our jumping off point, who’d bailed because of mud and
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The Merry Go Round, part of the Merry Creek mountain bike trail network in Castlegar may only be a 1.4k blue trail primarily used for climbing, but the trail should make your BC mountain biking bucket list simply to experience the Cliff Hanger: this 20-foot-high, 60-foot-long bridge hangs from the side of a sheer rock
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If you haven’t biked in Fernie since before the pandemic, there are a few new trails to add to the list. That’s in addition, of course, to the hundreds of miles of other mostly singletrack trails that surround this mountain town just five hours north of Spokane. Roxy Roller is a fun and flowy blue
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