Cypress Hills Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/cypress-hills/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Wed, 19 May 2021 20:46:38 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg Cypress Hills Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/cypress-hills/ 32 32 Vintage Photographs of Bicycles from Around Alberta https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-photos-alberta-bicycles/ Thu, 20 May 2021 09:00:01 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=11712 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 [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Trail Builder https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-trail-builder/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:00:39 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=6674 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, [...]

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]]> Historic Photos of Wildfires from Across Alberta https://calgaryguardian.com/historic-photos-of-wildfires/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:30:26 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4870 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 [...]

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]]> Vintage Photographs from the Cypress Hills Area https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-cypress-hills-photographs/ Thu, 02 May 2019 08:30:07 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4418 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 [...]

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]]> The Colourful History of Fort Walsh in the Cypress Hills https://calgaryguardian.com/history-fort-walsh-cypress-hills/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 08:30:40 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4335 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 [...]

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]]> The Highest Point Between the Rockies and Labrador https://calgaryguardian.com/highest-point-cypress-hills/ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:30:22 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4026 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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