Kicking Horse (Golden, AB): The Kicking Horse Mountain Resort ended up being one of the better places we had stayed in by that point: It was a two-bedroom, loft-style condo in a lodge-style building. The kids seemed to enjoy it so much that trying to get them out of the condo was quite difficult, so…
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Rocky Mountain House: Our stay in Rocky Mountain House coincided with Nicole’s 40th birthday. My mission was to secure a chocolate cake, but most of the places in town had either slices or slabs, no perfectly sized cakes for a travelling family of four. I settled on getting some chocolate from the local shops and…
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Drumheller: The first thing you see as the highway descends into Drumheller is the otherworldly badlands that surround the town. The badlands were formed about 14 000 years ago, when glaciers melted and ran over the land, made up of soft rock like silt and clay, creating the unique formations seen today. What is especially…
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Kananaskis: When we got to the Rockies and our hotel in Kananaskis Country, about 30 minutes outside of Canmore, Alberta, the weather was rainy and cloudy. The clouds hung so low that they actually blocked the view of the mountains, despite our hotel’s location right in the middle of them! It felt really strange, and…
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Edmonton: We stayed in West Edmonton for four nights, having travelled there to visit my (Nicole’s) aunt and uncle. I had been to Edmonton a few times before as a kid, and while it was different visiting as an adult, it did bring back some good memories. I really enjoyed spending time with Auntie Carla…
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