Hiking in Canada: Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, Alberta

Experience the majesty of Canada’s badlands! Hike Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park’s unmarked trails through prairie grasslands and eroded coulees.   Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provin...

Hiking in Canada: Elk Island National Park, Alberta

Want a Canadian hike on the wild side? Elk Island National Park, Alberta, offers more than 80 kilometres of trails and chances for viewing big game, including bison.   Elk Island National Park en...

Birding in Canada: Beaverhill Lake, Alberta

On a hot, breezy afternoon in mid-June, 2014, I drove a dirt access road to Beaverhill Lake, intent on birding this Alberta avian hotspot. Located about 60 kilometres east of Edmonton, Beaverhill Lak...

Prairie Spring in Alberta

Here in Nova Scotia, spring rain drips from grey sky, shrinking snow patches in our yard, woods, and meadows. On a morning walk, I noticed pussy willows brushing air with silvery softness, and black-c...