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I'M Tired Of This Snow

BANFF – Climbing, swimming and crawling his way through a soup of frozen slush, frostbite is at hand, help is hours away and the horizon is nothing but ice-clogged sea in Karl Bushby’s eyes.

At this point, in 2006, the British adventurer is eight years into his Goliath Expedition, a mission to walk around the entire world, but here, in the frigid grip of the Bering Strait – one of three “gaps” to cross during the trek — the journey seems to hang by a thread.

“The ice in there never settles. It's always broken. It's always a mass crush freight train of moving ice that's going in all directions driven by strong currents and winds,” says Bushby of the 80-plus kilometre choke point that connects Alaska to Russia’s easternmost point.”

“It’s a constant struggle.”

KANANASKIS – Kananaskis Country has about five million visitors a year, making it the busiest provincial parks region in Alberta and a key location for how the province’s new Plan for Parks will take shape on the ground.

Released on Jan. 28x, the plan sets out Alberta’s long-term direction for managing provincial parks as visitation continues to rise.

“The plan is very focused on people and human use, and that’s great because people use parks,” said Banff-Kananaskis MLA Sarah Elmeligi.

“But parks are also created – the majority of parks in our system are created – to protect ecological attributes of some kind.”

The plan identifies four goals for the provincial parks system, including managing visitation with a dual mandate of conservation and recreation, conserving natural and cultural values, expanding nature-based experiences, and strengthening long-term management.

While the plan applies province-wide, many of its challenges are already visible

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We left Friday night and had spolumbos. Arrived at the the Grizz Inn around 8:00 p.m.. Checked in and had a little social in the hotel. Beer, wine and cheese plates with meats was provided. Continental breakfast at the Grizz and rode the bus up Saturday morning. Mountain rode hard in the morning with off piste challenging. Started to snow a couple hours before the lifts closed and the mountain started to ride a little softer.

We had a great fresh Chinese buffet Saturday night and some did a fun pub crawl In the rain. Woke up Sunday to 30 cm fresh (pics enclosed) and the whole village of Revy and surrounding area was there for first tracks. While the lifelines were impressive the mountain rode great all day!

Everyone happily made the bus and the local pizza was great! The drive home was only delayed an hour due to an accident. The many riders wishing for the highway to close were disappointed when we resumed our journey.