Join Lori and MLA Nagwan Al-Guneid The 2nd annual Bike a Palooza is hosted by Nagwan Al-Guneid, MLA for Calgary-Glenmore. This FREE family-friendly gathering invites you to Bike OR walk the Glenmore Reservoir path. Walk OR bike with your family and friends, and in community by the Glenmore Reservoir Pathway. Lori will be there walking […]
Description: Load up your backpack and join us on this hiking training session where we'll climb the stairs to the Nose Hill Plateau, Calgary's highest point where panoramic views are your reward, and then continue on single-track trails that dip into aspen-filled coulees to Rockies views. Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom […]
Description: Join us for the My Serious Life Documentary Premiere Event! Lori is featured in one of the episodes that looks at people who are living their passion. Is leisure important? Should leisure be taken seriously? My Serious Life is a new docuseries grounded in the Serious Leisure Perspective theory that explores the significance of leisure […]
Description: We'll hike to the popular Elbow Lake and beyond to the beautiful, peaceful, and rarely-visited Rae Lake. Rae Lake is nestled below the north end of Mt. Rae and the east of Tombstone Pass. Meet Place: Shell Station at COP Directions: Meet at the Shell station at COP. Distance/Length: Rated* (MOD),17 km + 432 meters […]
Description: Explore Calgary’s eclectic neighbourhoods! This relatively flat hike starts with a climb to a spectacular view of the Saddledome and the downtown core. Historic neighbourhoods, the Bow River, and some funky window shopping are all part of this walk. Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom for the options Meet Place: Meet at […]
Bike with author Lori Beattie! Calling all the women out there! Babes on Bikes is part of the GEM (gender equity mechanics) program at Two Wheel View. Join Lori and Two Wheel View for this FREE community bike event where Lori will lead you on a ride from her book, Calgary's Best Bike Rides, and […]
Description: Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is one of Canada’s newest Provincial Parks, protecting over 1300 hectares of foothills fescue parkland along the Bow River Valley, between Calgary and Cochrane. The Park preserves and protects significant natural and cultural features, including examples of endangered ecosystems and rare species, First Nations and early ranching and industrial settlements, […]
Description: This stunning high alpine hike in the Highwood Pass of Kananaskis is breathtaking at any time but especially in the fall when the larches put on a display of colour. We hike through the trees on a zig zaggy, sometimes muddy, trail to Pocaterra cirque where creeks flow and larches are abundant. A climb […]
Description: We’ll follow the Jackrabbit Trail as it skirts the Glenmore reservoir along a hidden wooded pathway with rolling hills. Meet Place: Park in the large official parking lot for South Glenmore Park at the intersection of 90th Avenue and 24th Street, SW. Leave 90 Avenue and turn left to get to the public parking […]
Description: A forested climb to the east ridge of Yamnuska known as Raven's End leads to spectacular views. Registration & Fees: Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom for registration and fee options. Meet Place: Meet at the Shell Gas Station, Hwy 1 and Bowfort Road (see map below) OR at the Mount Yamnuska […]
Description: We follow the Elbow River through Sandy Beach Park along Riverdale Avenue to Stanley park before climbing to views from Parkhill. We'll loop back across the river through the community of Elbow Park. Registration & Fees Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom for registration and fee options. Meet Place: Meet outside Neighbour […]
Description: Offering unobstructed views of the Bow River Valley and the prairies beyond, this urban walkabout offers the perfect vantage point to get the lay of the land in Calgary. Navigating a mix of forested single-track trails, quiet side streets, and paved pathways, walkers soak up spectacular vistas and we'll check out the Buddist Stuppa. […]