A friend invited me out to the foothills for a nice day drive to get away from the city and take some pretty photos. We had a wonderful day outside in the fresh air and she made me some of the best hamburgers I’ve ever had next to a gorgeous view. I have some great people in my life and this was one of those days that certainly made me appreciate that. We saw a few wild horses and wandering livestock that always makes me squee like a little girl. Alberta sure is beautiful.
I need to start off by saying I LOVE British Columbia. Not necessarily the cities, people or tourist attractions any more than others but I love the trees and ocean views. The whole west coast of North America from mid California up to Northern BC has the best places for “tree bathing” if you will.
I once visited the “Boardwalk of the Cedars” near Revelstoke on a camping trip. I’ve been back numerous times since. It’s a somewhat unknown gem you just have to check out if you like the big old coastal forests as much as I do. I often miss the Redwoods in the US and Vancouver Island living in Calgary and this is my go to spot to visit that’s reasonably close by. The drive from Calgary to inland British Columbia never disappoints.
I visited the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary for a nice summer nature walk and to discover a place I hadn’t been before. I never expected to see such a large amount of deer that were super comfortable with people. I hope to visit again soon as this is one of my favourite hidden gems in Calgary that often gets overlooked even by the locals.
The peace bridge is one of my favourite architectural attractions in Calgary. It’s colour, lighting and shape always seem to draw me in to wanting to take ‘just one more photo’ of the landmark. Usually, while likely strolling by the Bow River between downtown and the Sunnyside/Kensington neighbourhoods for a late afternoon cup of tea. Between the bridge itself, the skyline vistas and river below I just keep coming back here as one of my favourite destinations when wandering Calgary.
I’ve spent a considerable amount of time downtown in the heart of Calgary and have grown rather fond of it. Between my commutes to the office, aimless wandering adventures on the weekends and late nights with friends shopping or playing food critic at the local restaurants I find myself drawn to the energy of the busy streets.
There are lots of places to grab a late brunch or bougie coffee, devour some Alberta beef or consume more dumpings/tacos/cupcakes than is recommended by the food guide and your doctors alike. Nom. There’s even a garden in our high end downtown shopping centre, what’s not to love?
During this Covid-19 quarantine I’ve taken a lot of walks around the city to get a break from the inside of the four walls of my apartment. One of my favourite areas to explore was the Bowness trails along the Bow river. Bowness has now become one of my favourite neighbourhoods in the NW to wander. It has everything I love..trees, riverside pathways and a number of old bridges that used to transport trains back before Bowness was absorbed by the Calgary city limits.
I’ve also added a few shots from last year taken during one of the two glorious days of autumn that Calgary gets to bear witness to. The colour of these trees was the closest I’ve seen in Calgary to what I experienced and miss from Southern Ontario or coastal cities such as Vancouver, BC or Portland, OR.
