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	A Taste of Edmonton Tip Rating:

By canuckmike on July 30, 2004

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A Taste of Edmonton

by canuckmike

If you are in the city of Edmonton, Alberta at the end of July, you should check out "A Taste of Edmonton." It is a food fair of local restaurants (around 40 of them) that serve about two items from their menues. You buy tickets (75 cents Can. this year) from a booth and you use them as payment at the restaurant stands. It is usually held at Churchill Park but this year it was held at Abbey Glen Park which is only a couple of blocks away. The festival runs at the same time as Klondike Days (usually around July 22- 31). This is an excellent way to sample the local restaurants in a short period of time without wasting too much money.

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	Klondike Days Tip Rating:

By canuckmike on August 1, 2004

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Klondike Days

by canuckmike

If you are in Edmonton, Alberta during the period of around the 22-31 of July you should check out Klondike Days. K-Days as it is locally known is Edmonton's giant exhibition. It has all your standard fair stuff such as crazy rides, greasy foods and games where you when cheap prizes. It also has a couple of stages where bands play which sometimes includes pretty big Canadian artists (included in admission price as with most things expect for rides and the usual). Arcades, a casino, lots of different exhibits, chuckwagon races and the list goes on. If you are in Edmonton before K-Days starts you can buy an advanced pay one price which gets you on everything except those expensive independant rides and it includes admission. K-Days takes place at Northland Parks which is right next to the Rexall Place.

http://www.klondikedays.com/flash.html

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	The river valley Tip Rating:

By canuckmike on June 7, 2004

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by canuckmike

The river valley in Edmonton is one of my all time favourite places. It runs right across the city and is just one park right after another. It is a great place for walking, jogging, biking, picnicing, golf ball hunting, cross country skiing in the winter and the list goes on. Some places you can almost forget that you are in a city of almost a million people.

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	Our Alberta Travel Map Tip Rating:

Updated By Bwana_Brown on February 2, 2005

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Driving Around Alberta

by Bwana_Brown

This map of the province shows the routes that we travelled on our visits of 2001 and 2004.

In 2001, we flew into Calgary and then drove north toward Edmonton for a bit before veering off to the west into Jasper National Park. We emerged from its upper end and then travelled through Hinton to the Drayton Valley (and Brazeau Lake) area just west of Edmonton. Finally, we drove into Edmonton before heading straight down to Calgary.

Our latest trip, in 2004, involved flying into Edmonton, from where we drove east to Cold Lake. To then make our way to Calgary, we drove due south before cutting to the west in a series of sharp jogs (they don't like diagonal roads in Alberta!) before reaching our destination. While there, we took a day-trip to Banff and Lake Louis in Banff National Park. In returning north to Edmonton, we diverted off the main highway at Red Deer and took some scenic secondary roads the rest of the way.

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	Grain Elevators Tip Rating:

By canuckmike on July 18, 2004

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Grain Elevators

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Throughout the countryside in Alberta there is a really good chance you will come across a grain elevator of two. In the 19th century these popped up all over Alberta showing a booming farm industry. Many small towns revolved around grain elevators. Grain elevators are where farmers would bring their various types of grain to be loaded and cleaned. It would be stored there until a train would come by and then the grains would be load into the trains. From there they would be transported to all over the Canada and the United States.

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	Hay Bales Tip Rating:

By canuckmike on August 8, 2004

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Round Hay Bales

by canuckmike

Another common sight throughout Alberta is Hay Bales. They come in a number of forms with the most common being square and round. The square bales usually weigh between 50-70 pounds while the round ones weigh anywhere betwwen 800-1200 pounds.

I remember when I was young and I would go playing on piles of round bales at the farm.

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	Albertan Lakes Tip Rating:

Updated By canuckmike on June 26, 2004

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by canuckmike

There are literally thousands of lakes in Alberta. This picture is from a lake in a provincial park and it was quite empty there. We had the sandy beach all to ourselves. It is really easy to find a lake that is not crowded or even completely empty. All you really need to do is just drive a bit and you can enjoy privacy right along side of a lake.

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	http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/parks/alberta/elk_isl Tip Rating:

By Simonneeddy on November 13, 2002

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Elk Island

by Simonneeddy

Elk Island National Park is located approximately one hour from Edmonton city centre, via Highway 16 East (Yellowhead). The park is open 365 days a year and is an excellent location to view wildlife, play a round of golf, hike or walk a trail, or just relax. A valid National Parks pass is required to enter the park.

During the summer, the park offers a semi-serviced campground. Hotels, motels and Bed & Breakfasts, as well as gasoline, groceries and other services are available in communities surrounding the park.

For additional information please phone, e-mail, or write us at the address supplied on the How to Reach us page.

Go to the web site for information.

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	Getting close to Nature Tip Rating:

Updated By windsorgirl on June 28, 2004

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on top of the world, Jasper NP

by windsorgirl

My favorite memories of Alberta are always of my time spent in the mountains. Usually within a one or two hour walk, you can be far away from the cars and other tourists and find yourself seemingly on top of the world, with a neverending 360 degree view of spectacular mountain scenery. It makes me feel like a very lucky person!

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	Pump Jack Tip Rating:

By canuckmike on July 8, 2004

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Pump Jack

by canuckmike

Quite a common site in the fields of Alberta are these things. These things are known as pump jacks and there are a lot of these because Alberta is an oil rich province. Just to let you know in case you come across one and wondering what it is.

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