by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
I was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta in the foothills of the Canadian Rocky mountains.
BEST urban hiking — in my opinion — is along the north bank of the Bow River in the NW of the city of nearly 1.3 million.
A new attraction has been added. Dale Hodges Park – stormwater wetlands, wildlife habitat, trails for cycling and walking, and lookout points across the scenic river valley.
Formerly a gravel pit, it won the highest award of honour from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects for its use of environmental landscape design.
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I’d never seen a muskrat (photos) in my home town. Until I visited Dale Hodges Park.
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