Tag: hiking

  • Jasper, Alberta: Part One

    Jasper, Alberta: Part One

    Jasper is that quintessentially Canadian yet rarely visited cornerstone of Canadian tourism. For years, I’d heard of the place, from my parents’ travels to the National Park over 30 years ago to my English and Welsh friends’ recent trips to “America” when I was on exchange in Wales. I was so excited to finally get…

  • Waterton, Alberta

    Waterton, Alberta

    Last May, I had the chance to visit the quaint gem of a place that is Waterton, Alberta. It’s definitely the unsung hero of Alberta’s breathtaking landscape; I’d only heard of the place because a friend on our staff had organized the trip for us. With over 30 staff on the trip, we had the…