That's right, this summer is the Summer of ADVENTURE!!! I recently spent three days pouring over the pictures and blog posts from our foray in Victoria last summer. We spent less than two months there, yet in that time we traveled more, and saw more than we ever do in Calgary. We thought nothing of picking Jared up from class and driving for two hours just to splash in tide pools for an afternoon. While we lived in Michigan we did the same thing. We went to sightseeing to Chicago, Nauvoo, Palmyra, Sandusky, and so many more places. We visited Hamilton and Waterloo monthly. We went camping and hiking and apple picking and boating. We had parties and attended parties. Yet, here in Calgary, it is so easy to do a whole lot of nothing. No adventures. No exploring. No fun!
So, this summer is thus named: The Summer of Adventure!
We are going to explore this grand province of ours (and maybe a few things in BC and Idaho as well) as if we are tourists only here for the summer. We are going to go out and see what there is to see!
What's on my Adventure list you ask?
So far this is what we've got:
Nature, Hikes and Walks -
Johnson's Canyon
Sulfer Mountain
Fish Creek Park
Bear's Hump (Waterton)
Rat's Nest Cave (Canmore)
Bow Glacier
Inglewood Bird Sancuary
Rosedale Suspension Bridge (Drumheller)
Museums and Historical Sites-
Royal Tyrrel Museum
Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump
Frank Slide
Alberta Legislature Building
Fort Calgary
Fort MacLeod
Atlas Coal Mine (Drumheller)
Rocky Mountain House National Historical Site
Writing on Stone Provincial Park
Bow Habitat Station and Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery
Action-
Spruce Meadows
The Calgary Stampede
Heritage Park
Calgary Zoo
Calaway Park
West Edmonton Mall
Discovery Wildlife Park (Innisfail)
The Calgary Tower
Around Calgary-
Float the Bow
Prince's Island Park
Chinook Honey Company (Okotoks)
The Peace Bridge
China Town
Okay, I certainly won't get around to going to every one of those places, and maybe there are some others know about, but no matter what, we are going to have fun! That's the name of the game. So, my local friends, what else should be on my list? What other adventures should I be having?
30 May 2012
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Writing on stone!! Can we adventure with you??
ReplyDeleteWe'll join you!
ReplyDeletethis is such a great list! i might have to steal a few of these ideas. add reptile world in drumheller to the list. your boys would love it more than the museum in drum. the suspention bridge is fun too.
ReplyDeleteyou dont have raymond on your list! you need to come here.
writing on stone is great too. we're going sometime, we'll let you know when, and you can join us!
i want to do the ice caves with the kids this yr.
where's fort macloud? is it loud there?
ReplyDeleteme and ty were just saying the same thing. we want to be tourists in our own city. (we've got the camera gear and all...)
Love it! Thanks for the ideas.
ReplyDeleteIF you make it out to Okotoks to see the honey you should also check out the big rock. It's pretty cool and all those boys of yours would love it! And if you do head down to Frank Slide, there's apparently a really cool mine there too. And when you head out to Drumheller make sure you check out the hoodoos. Your boys would love that too.
ReplyDeleteIF you make it out to Okotoks to see the honey you should also check out the big rock. It's pretty cool and all those boys of yours would love it! And if you do head down to Frank Slide, there's apparently a really cool mine there too. And when you head out to Drumheller make sure you check out the hoodoos. Your boys would love that too.
ReplyDeleteI just wrote a big long comment and then the internet ate it...I just said that you should go to the big rock if you come out to Okotoks, there's a cool mine (apparently) near Frank Slide and the hoodoos were a hit with my kids when we went to Drumheller.
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