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Rocky Mountain National Park is located in northern Colorado.  The park was formed in 1915.  It is large, encompassing almost 266,000 acres providing a wide range of outdoor activity options especially hiking and backpacking.  Some of the park trails allow horseback riding and the many lakes, rivers and streams provide great fishing opportunities.  The park’s Trail Ridge Road is a popular scenic drive.

A 12.9km loop through Capilano Canyon, Bowser Trail and Mosquito Creek as well as a few residential streets.  This course is part of the Club Fat Ass Capilano Canyon Night Run featuring a 90-minute adventure that starts in twilight in a suburban neighborhood,  then stimulates your senses with a trail run in the mist and inky blackness of the Capilano Canyon.  A guided Group run at a gentle pace for the socially-inclined and first time night runner.  A Competitive category for those more motivated by the clock and the opportunity to rip their buddy’s lungs out.  A potluck party and celebration of summer.  Entry limited to first 50, so please register early! Read the rest of this entry »

A visit to Newfoundland has to be on everyone’s to do list.  Newfoundland has a rich history including some of the oldest European settlements in Canada.  Both its landscape and culture are unique and the people proud of their home and most welcoming.  Looking at a map of Canada, Newfoundland looks pretty small but it doesn’t take long to realize that it is much bigger than one thinks and there is far too much to see and do to think you can manage it all in one visit.  So pick your spots and when you are doing so, consider Bonavista Peninsula and the communities along its shores. Read the rest of this entry »

Fairmont Kenauk is a 265km², (65,000 acre) protected wilderness region along the shore of the Ottawa River. It is the largest and oldest private fish and game reserve in North America, granted to the original owners by the King of France in 1674. Read the rest of this entry »

Every town has its reason for being where it is but not every town gets to stay there. Foymount, Ontario became almost a ghost town after the Canadian Forces Station closed down in 1974. This station was established to detect nuclear weapons during the Cold War with the Soviet Union. Radar installations were the main reason for the town existing and at over 500m above sea level, it was ideally situated for radar. To this day, among towns 500m or more above sea level, it remains the highest populated in Ontario. Read the rest of this entry »