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50 Years of Alberta Environment and Parks

September 28, 2021 Tyler Dixon

If you’re anything like me, when you saw the recent announcement about Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) celebrating their 50th Anniversary, you were stumped because hadn’t they just celebrated their 85th Anniversary back in 2017? […]

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Historic Photos of Yoho National Park

November 12, 2020 Tyler Dixon

The name ‘Yoho’ means ‘awe and wonder’ in the Cree language. It’s the perfect name for Yoho National Park, as the place is filled with both. The park was established in 1886 as Mount Stephen […]

Historical Photos from Frank Slide in the Crowsnest Pass
History

Historical Photos from Frank Slide in the Crowsnest Pass

May 16, 2019 Tyler Dixon

In the early morning hours of April 29, 1903, 110 million tonnes of rock came crashing down the side of Turtle Mountain, burying a portion of the town of Frank. This small town in the […]

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 […]

mountain sports photographer
Arts

Wild Jobs Part Fourteen: Mountain Sports Photographer

April 22, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Photography has long been a passion of mine. The ability to capture a single moment in time simply with the push of a button is pretty incredible. Technology is always changing the way we shoot […]

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History

Vintage Photographs of Skiing from Across Alberta

April 11, 2019 Tyler Dixon

This post is dedicated to the favourite winter pastime of skiing in Alberta. We’re all pretty familiar with the province’s most popular resorts, but even I was surprised to learn of places such as Buffalo […]

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 […]

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History

Historical Photos from Drumheller and the Badlands

March 28, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Entering the Drumheller Valley is like landing on the surface of another planet. The shortgrass prairie and farmland gives way to an alien landscape filled with bizarre rock formations, dry, sunburnt soil, and a host […]

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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