Note: I was asked on a recent job application to write a piece about ‘my favourite small town.’ After having written what I thought was a satisfactory and well-thought-out answer, I realized I was limited to 1500 characters for this question. While the piece I officially submitted ended up being a good lesson in editing …
You may have seen in recent news that Parks Canada has decided to shut the road up to Moraine Lake off to private vehicles. In order to get to the famous lake now, you will have to book and take a bus shuttle up, of which there will probably be many running throughout the day …
I don’t have a whole lot to say about Elk Island National Park after only spending half a day there on a trip to Edmonton. I did feel like I saw a lot of what this park had to offer and what made it special, however. Not to say it’s lacking in any sort of …
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Let’s do a little analogy here: Which is more satisfying? An ice-cold Bud Light after a long and tiresome day, or a nice craft beer in a pub on a lazy Sunday? I’m all about living in the moment. I’ll be damned if I say the experience of having a cold, watery beer just when …
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I’ll begin by stating that I am a pretty big DC comics fan and wanted to love this movie. Black Adam is perhaps one of the coolest villains/antiheroes around, in the comics that is. I highly recommend reading “The Power of Shazam”, possibly Black Adam’s best appearance to date. It contains a story that I …
Sometimes I really don’t feel like making the hour-long plus trip into the mountains to hike and soak up some nature. It’s a good thing then that Calgary and its immediate surrounding area are jam-packed with world-class city parks. Glenbow Ranch is one of them, located a cool 20-minute drive from my front door to …
It still feels weird to see how far I’ve come in my own fitness journey. Way back when in high school, I started out as a scrawny, little teenager who thought the only way to have confidence and start getting attention (of any kind) was to get big. I’m talking absolutely ripped, but the problem …
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A little over a year ago it dawned on me that I should move to another city, somewhere far away. Don’t get me wrong, my home city in the suburbs of Toronto was just fine, but I didn’t feel like I was getting the most out of life with “just fine”. Honestly, the first city …
There are many trails in Alberta, and abroad, that I have a strong desire to hike. Like most outdoor enthusiasts, I’d ideally explore each and every one of them, good or bad, before I meet my maker. This is obviously impossible, and I think that making too broad a bucket list of trails will only …
Top 3 Canadian Rockies Trails I Want to Hike Next Year Read More »
Into the Wild is widely considered to be a classic in terms of outdoor-related movies. It’s widely considered one of the best movies of the 2000s in general. I certainly agree. The 2007 Sean Penn-directed release appeared to grippingly capture the sadly short saga of Chris McCandless, a self-turned vagrant who roamed North America in …