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Insects

Insects

Insect ID Walk

On Sunday August 24, expert naturalist & photographer Terry Thormin will guide an Insect ID Nature Walk around Paradise Meadows. Terry Thormin is the retired curator of entomology at Royal Alberta Museum. Meet at the Wilderness Centre at 1 p.m. for this all-ages outing to look at insects of all Read more…

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By Alan Pattinson, 11 yearsAugust 22, 2014 ago
Animals

Plateau Traverse

Just spent a couple of days doing the 27 km Forbidden Plateau traverse, from Wood Mountain (the former site of the Forbidden Plateau ski lodge) to Paradise Meadows. Travelling at a naturalist’s pace, we hiked to Douglas & McKenzie Lakes to camp one night, then the next day past Johnston Read more…

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By Alan Pattinson, 15 yearsAugust 19, 2010 ago