Photo courtesy Alf Skrastins
The Tsúut’inà Nation has established a Medicine and Ceremony Circle, open to Treaty 7 peoples, east of Prairie Mountain on what was formerly known as Ben’s Hill, to allow them to practice “ceremonies and protocol”. They ask that visitors respect the sacred area by not entering the Circle, or interfering with the structure in any way.
Wild horses on Rainy Ridge in the Elbow Valley.
This is a re-post of the post published in March of 2014. Now, 10 years later the Alberta Government is raising the issue again. The main thrust for the reduction of wild horse herds in the Alberta foothills is from grazing leaseholders concerned that horses are consuming forage at the expense of their cattle. How valid is this assumption?
Trans Canada Trail highpoint of 2211 m on Canada Day
A short guide to the path of The Trans Canada Trail through Kananaskis Country with lots of links to maps, and to Trailfinder information screens where you will find more links. Most sections are described in Gillean Daffern’s Kananaskis Country Trail Guides.
A plaque dedicating the trail to the Canmore mining community
The first trail up Ha Ling was built by Trailminders of the Bow Valley, led by Brian Carter. Originally hikers climbed straight up from the bottom; up through the forest, then straight up the scree to the top. Brian, now 97 years old, has shared some of its history with us.
As the pre-eminent expert on the area, Gillean Daffern has written a 5th edition of Vol 1 of the renowned five-volume Gillean Daffern’s Kananaskis Country Trail Guides. It covers Kananaskis Valley, Kananaskis Lakes, Elk Lakes and the Smith-Dorrien.
