Category: Canada

Exploring the Sights and History of Banff Townsite

Robin
Vermilion Lakes, Banff Naitonal Park, Alberta, Canada

The scenery of Banff National Park is legendary, with 6,000 square kilometers of outstanding mountain wilderness. Before you wander too far afield in the park, it’s worth exploring incredible places that shouldn’t be missed in and near the bustling townsite. The Bow River Valley and powerful Bow Falls, hoodoos, Cascade Gardens, the gondola up Sulphur Mountain, the Banff Centre, Whyte Museum, Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel,… Read moreExploring the Sights and History of Banff Townsite

5 Easy Places to Check Off Your Saskatchewan Bucket List

Robin
Roche Percee, Saskatchewan

Want to check out some of Saskatchewan’s most amazing landscapes but not expend a lot of effort getting there? Here are 5 of our favourite Bucket List worthy natural wonders from different parts of the province that are surprisingly easy to visit. Nipekamew Sand Cliffs Brilliant white cliffs and pillars, some as high as 23 metres, rise straight from the banks of the narrow Nipekamew… Read more5 Easy Places to Check Off Your Saskatchewan Bucket List

The Great Saskatchewan Bucket List

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Great Saskatchewan Bucket List book cover

All photos © Robin and Arlene Karpan Our best-selling book, The Great Saskatchewan Bucket List – 50 Unforgettable Natural Wonders to See Before You Kick the Bucket, is back on the market – revised and updated. We had completely sold out of copies. So instead of simply re-printing, we thought that it was time to go through the book in detail and make sure that… Read moreThe Great Saskatchewan Bucket List

Prince Albert to La Ronge Road Trip – The Scenic Route

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Nipekamew Sand Cliffs, Saskatchewan

The quickest route between Prince Albert and La Ronge is along paved Hwy #2 that takes about two and a half hours. But if you have more time to explore, this alternate suggestion for a road trip goes slightly east by Candle Lake and the fascinating Nipekamew sand cliffs, with optional short detours to Clarence Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park, and parts of Narrow Hills Provincial… Read morePrince Albert to La Ronge Road Trip – The Scenic Route

Winter Camping in Prince Albert National Park

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Winter camping, Saskatchewan

What if we told you that you could get a beautiful lakeside campsite at a bargain-basement price and that there wouldn’t be a mosquito anywhere in sight? That’s exactly what we found when we went winter camping in Saskatchewan’s Prince Albert National Park. Camping in winter is a completely different experience from other times of year, with a lot of advantages in addition to no… Read moreWinter Camping in Prince Albert National Park

Photographing the Saskatoon Riverbank in Winter

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CP Rail Bridge, Saskatoon in winter

The riverbank in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is among our favourite places for winter photography. But when we get bone-chilling temperatures in the minus 30s and 40s, as we had recently, it gets even better! Even in the coldest stretch of winter, the South Saskatchewan River has open water as it flows through downtown Saskatoon. The cold air mixing with the relatively warm water produces great clouds… Read morePhotographing the Saskatoon Riverbank in Winter