Lifestyle
Wild Jobs: Ice Fishing Guide
Just because the weather is colder and the lakes are frozen, doesn’t mean your fishing season has to come to an end. You’ll just need to adjust your approach before hitting the hard water. Ice […]
nature
Lifestyle
Wild Jobs: Bushcraft Instructor
“The more you know, the less you carry.” ~Mors Kochanski The first […]
Arts
“A Day in the Life” of Nature-Artist Terra Simieritsch
Terra Simieritsch is a Calgary based mixed media artist and teacher. She can often be found adventuring in the woods with her husband, young boys and dog in tow as she gathers inspiration for her […]
Arts
Historical Wildlife Photos From Across Alberta
Anyone who has been following my posts closely knows I have a passion for wildlife and taking wildlife photos. I have dedicated several stories to both of these subjects including, the Bison returning to Banff […]
Outdoors
The Woes of Wildlife Cameras
Two years ago I published a story called Wildlife Watch about the implementation of a wildlife camera program at the school I was working at. The program was a huge success with the students and […]
History
Lake of the Little Fishes
Lake Louise, one of the most photographed and visually stunning lakes in the world, needs no formal introduction, but are you aware of how the lake became so popular? The lake was officially “discovered” in […]
History
Paintings From The Past
“mahzahkahzah remembers asking for directions to indian paintings on a wall up the high canyon of grotto” The Bow Valley has been inhabited for thousands of years; long before the first Europeans arrived in the […]
Outdoors
Wild Jobs Part Five: Wildlife Photographer
Photography has long been a hobby of mine, especially wildlife photography. I always thought that professional photographers that were paid to photograph wild creatures in exotic locations had some of the best jobs in the […]
Lifestyle
Wild Jobs Part Four: Search & Rescue
In the early 1990’s it was identified there was need for organized search and rescue (SAR) in Alberta to search for lost/missing persons in wilderness settings. The response started at the grass roots level and […]
History
Searching For Wild Bill
“I headed downslope to where the cubs were feeding and came up at them, hoping to scare them into one or another of my mining shafts for protection. It worked perfectly, as they ran for […]