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October 22, 2021
Medicine Hat Mountain Biking Trails

Passion Fuels Medicine Hat Mountain Biking Trails Growth

By Chris Istace "Mindful Explorer" | Outdoors, Travel Destinations | No Comments
September 10, 2020
Medicine Hat Mountain Biking

My Perfect Day in Medicine Hat Mountain Biking

By Chris Istace "Mindful Explorer" | Outdoors, Travel Destinations | No Comments
September 4, 2020

Hinton Mountain Biking – This Town is Doing it Right

By Chris Istace "Mindful Explorer" | Outdoors, Travel Destinations | No Comments
September 1, 2020

Grande Cache – Mecca for Recreation & Adventure in NW Alberta Foothills

By Chris Istace "Mindful Explorer" | Road Trips, Travel Destinations | No Comments
August 26, 2020
Pipestone Creek Bonebed Grande Prairie Chris Istace

Pipestone Creek Bonebed – Discover the River of Death Dinosaurs

By Chris Istace "Mindful Explorer" | Road Trips, Travel Destinations | No Comments
July 6, 2018
Castle Provincial Park Chris Istace Mindful Explorer

Castle Provincial Park – Protecting Alberta’s Wildlands

By Chris Istace "Mindful Explorer" | Road Trips, Travel Destinations | 2 Comments
March 7, 2016
Mt Holy Cross Kananaskis Chris Istace Mindful Explorer

Mt Holy Cross – Mindful in the Mountains

By Chris Istace "Mindful Explorer" | Lifestyle, Outdoors | 6 Comments
September 15, 2015

Accept that Change takes Understanding

By Chris Istace "Mindful Explorer" | Lifestyle | No Comments
July 28, 2015
Mount Temple Scramble SW Ridge

Scramble Mount Temple via the SW Ridge

By Chris Istace "Mindful Explorer" | Backpacking, Day Hikes, Outdoors | No Comments
April 29, 2015
Association Peak Scramble

A Thwarted Association Peak Scramble

By Chris Istace "Mindful Explorer" | Backpacking, Outdoors | No Comments

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