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Category Archives: Highwood – Cataract Creek
Longview – Gateway to South Kananaskis – Hiking Alberta
Longview, Alberta, is south of Calgary on Highway 22 which links Turner Valley, Black Diamond, Chain Lakes Provincial Park and the Crowsnest Pass. The urban population of the Village of Longview is about 350. The village provides access to South … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, Black Diamond, Blue Sky Motel, Calgary, Canada, Chain Lakes, Crowsnest Pass, Heidi's, Highwood House, Highwood Junction, hiking, hikingwithbarry, Ian Tyson, Kananaskis, Kananaskis Country, Kananaskis Trail, Little New York Bistro, Longview, Longview Cafe, Longview Hotel, Navajo Mug, Turner Valley
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Cat Creek – Highwood / Cataract Creek – Hiking Alberta
Today will be a more leisurely day following Raspberry Ridge and Mount Burke. On my return trip to Calgary I will do a walkabout in the Cat Creek area of South Kananaskis and enjoy a bit of sightseeing as I travel … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, Calgary, Cameron Lookout, Canada, Cat Creek, Cat Creek Falls, Cataract Creek, Elpoca Lookout, Ford Mines, Highwood, Highwood Pass, Highwood River, hiking, hikingwithbarry, Kananaskis, Kananaskis Country, Kananaskis Trail, Lineham Company Road, Longview, Lower Kananaskis Lake, Mount Burke, Raspberry Ridge, Upper Cat Creek Falls, Upper Kananaskis Lake
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Mount Burke – Highwood / Cataract Creek – Hiking Alberta
Driving west from Longview, rolling cloud creates an awesome blanket over the mountains. My first view of Mount Burke is shocking. Yesterday, the prominent mountain was dry. As I drive south across the bridge over Cataract Creek, the mountain, looming … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, Calgary, Cameron Fire Lookout, Cameron Lookout, Canada, Cataract Creek, Cataract Creek Campground, Fire Lookouts in the Canadian Rockies, hiking, hikingwithbarry, Kananaskis, Kananaskis Country, Longview, Luminous Productions, Mike Potter, Mount Burke, Provincial Cataract Creek Campground, Salter Creek, TransCanada Highway
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Raspberry Ridge – Highwood / Cataract Creek – Hiking Alberta
I am driving west from Calgary on auto pilot. This is not the route I planned but the drive west on the TransCanada Hwy and south through the mountains on the Kananaskis Trail will be a bit longer and far … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Cataract Creek, Crowsnest Pass, Highwood, Highwood House, Highwood Pass, hiking, hiking alberta, hiking Canada, hikingwithbarry, Kananaskis, Kananaskis Country, Kananaskis Trail, Longview, Mount Burke, Plateau Mountain, Raspberry Ridge, Raspberry Ridge Fire Lookout, TransCanada Highway
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