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Thank
you for a most wonderful view days.
We all really loved the ranch. Such a beautiful setting, the warmest
hospitality, delicious food and of course great riding.
This is the highlight of our Canada holiday.
August 2006 The Mac Ginnis Family, Hampshie, England |
The beautiful Alberta
Countryside has so much to offer...
Relax on the cabin's porch, read your
favourite book, go on a hike at nearby Crimson Lake or Twin Lakes, go
fishing, swimming, visit the Historic Site or town museum, shop at
native and western stores, golf at Pine Hills Golf Course, drive towards
the Rocky Mountains to hike, photograph, sightsee - lakes, mountains,
water falls.
The
Ranch: View
from the cabins porch over the pastures with horses and longhorns, the
vast public forest to the Rocky Mountains in a distance. Teepee site with
campfires, Sheriff's Office and "Fort Aaron-Mitchum". Spot a white tail
deer, the sandhill cranes, a coyote, a blue heron flying over . There are
also moose, black bear and wolves in this area, but they are very shy and
we see them very seldom.
- 10
minute drive:
- Crimson Lake - swimming, beach, hiking
trails, volleyball net, playground
- Twin Lake - swimming, hiking, sightseeing,
fishing (rainbow trout)
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- 20
minute drive:
- Rocky National Historic Site - hiking
trails, display fort, bison, museum, teepee site
- town of Rocky Mountain House - small town
with western and Indian art stores, internet cafe, bookstores, cinema,
mini golf, public pool, town museum
- Pine Hills Golf Course - 18 hole course
in the forested rolling hills
- North Saskatchewan River - fishing,
sightseeing
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within 1 hr drive:
- Em-Te Town -old western town with
sheriff's office, saloon, church etc.
- Sylvan Lake - long beach along the town
and waterpark
- Cow Lake - good fishing lake and small
beach
- Canyon Creek Golf Course and Sundre
Golf Course
- Nordegg -very small old coal mining town
,guided tours, museum, tea house
- Crescent Waterfall and Bighorn River
Valley - very scenic!
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- under
2 hrs:
- Ram Falls - pretty drive into the
foothills, scenic landscape and water falls
- Abraham Lake (pictured above)- beautiful
turquoise coloured lake right into the Rockies
- Siffleur Waterfalls - hike along rivers
and open valleys to the falls (40min)
- Banff- and Jasper National Parks.
National Park Border - after a beautiful drive (forests, lakes, rivers,
hills, mountains) cross the border into Banff National Park. Choose to
drive North to Jasper National Park
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2
1/2
hrs drive: Edmonton and
Calgary , Lake Louise
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3 hour drive:
the towns of Banff and Jasper
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