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2025

The Climb to the Summit of Mt Burke
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Geocaching Hiking Kananaskis
It was both a physical and psychological stretch for me to successfully climb to the 2536m summit of Mt Burke today. It took a LONG time, but the climb was completed.
Blackfoot Loop Hike to Push Shelter
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Hiking Blackfoot Geocaching
I accessed the Blackfoot trails from the Waskehegan Connector Trail, did some geocache maintenance, continued to Push Shelter and returned on Ed’s Way, a trail I’d hiked before.
Blackfoot Figure Eight Loop Hike to Meadow Shelter
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Hiking Blackfoot
I did a 15 km figure eight loop hike to Meadow Shelter in the Cooking Lake Blackfoot Recreational Area today.
Islet Lake Lollipop Route to Push Lake and Lost Lake Shelters
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Hiking Blackfoot
I hiked from the Islet Lake Staging Area to Push Lake Shelter, then to Lost Lake Shelter and continued on in a wide loop back to the staging area.
Joseph Lake Loop Hike
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Hiking Ministik
It’s been a long time since I’ve walked the trails near Joseph Lake. It was fun rediscoving the place all over again.
Mitchell Loop Hike
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Hiking Geocaching Ministik
I after a long absence, I “rediscovered” a grand loop hike in the southeast section of the Ministik Bird Sanctuary. It’s a route I call the “Mitchell Loop”, named after a cabin tucked in the woods along the way.

2024

Ministik Hike to My 'Grassy Fields' Cache and Return
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Ministik Hiking Geocaching
The hike today was a thoroughly pleasant outing to find a couple new caches and perform maintenance on a few of my own.
Ministik Loop Hike From Deadfall Alley to the UofA Road
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Ministik Hiking Geocaching
I lived through what turned out to be a very challenging hike through overgrown trails today.
Blackfoot Loop Hike to Meadow Shelter
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Geocaching Blackfoot Hiking
Using geocache maintenance as an excuse, I hiked a 10 km loop along the always excellent trails in the southwest section of the Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Prov. Recreation Area today.
Meandering Around Millet
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Geocaching CarTrip
I meandered down some rural Alberta roads on the way to Millet, AB today.