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Vintage Photographs of Bicycles from Around Alberta

May 20, 2021 Tyler Dixon

If you’re anything like me, once the winter snow melts, you’re just itching to wheel the bicycle out of the garage and go for a ride. The sense of freedom that simply pedalling can provide […]

Trail Builder
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Wild Jobs: Trail Builder

January 9, 2020 Tyler Dixon

Digging in the dirt is a favourite pastime for many a youngster. Playing outside and getting dirty were simply rights of passage during our childhoods. Yet as we grew older, for most of us anyway, […]

History

Historic Photos of Wildfires from Across Alberta

June 6, 2019 Tyler Dixon

The summer months in western Canada are now synonymous with wildfires burning over vast tracts of land. Whether the increased size and destruction of these fires are attributed to climate change, mismanagement of our forest […]

Vintage Photographs from the Cypress Hills Area
History

Vintage Photographs from the Cypress Hills Area

May 2, 2019 Tyler Dixon

The Cypress Hills are one of my favourite areas in this province. I have written several stories about the park and surrounding area including, The Highest Point Between the Rockies and Labrador, which is about […]

History

The Colourful History of Fort Walsh in the Cypress Hills

April 5, 2019 Tyler Dixon

If you haven’t realized it by now I enjoy exploring old frontier forts that are scattered across western Canada. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Fort Whoop-Up in Lethbridge, Fort Normandeau near Red Deer, and Fort Calgary in its namesake […]

The Highest Point Between the Rockies and Labrador
Alberta Travel

The Highest Point Between the Rockies and Labrador

March 6, 2019 Tyler Dixon

The Cypress Hills rise 600 metres above the surrounding prairies making it the highest point between the Canadian Rockies and the Labrador Peninsula on the east coast. The unique mix of climate, geography, and ecosystems create […]

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