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H Book Review: The Skoki Cookbook

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Sara Eve Alarie | 0 Comments

Skoki Lodge is the kind of place locals return to for the scenery and experience of sleeping in a historic backcountry cabin. However, many repeat visits can be credited to the great food provided for guests. Upon their arrival, skiers and hikers are treated to help themselves to such soups as Velvety Butternut Squash or Tomato Orzo with Pesto. Dinner…

6 Ways to Rediscover Lake Louise

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Meghan J. Ward | 0 Comments

A mountain-loving local, somewhat disenchanted by the overdevelopment of one of the Rockies’ most beautiful lakes, takes the time to rediscover it. Quiet mornings spent standing on the shores of Lake Louise with no one else in sight often stir up a small injection of adrenaline for me. While indigo waters gently lap on shore, I close my eyes and imagine…

Whyte Museum’s Gateway to the Rockies

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Meghan J. Ward | 0 Comments

My feet tread lightly on a plastic sheet as I enter the construction zone of the Whyte Museum’s new Gateway to the Rockies exhibition. As the museum’s Marketing and Communications Specialist, Pamela Challoner, guides me through the tangled web of artifacts yet to be installed, she gets a yelp from Curator of Photography, Craig Richards, who is mounted on an early 1900s-era…

Skoki: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About (One of) Canada’s Oldest Backcountry Lodges

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Meghan J. Ward | 0 Comments

First opened in 1931, Skoki Lodge is a National Historic Site that has a long history of offering a prime landing pad for passionate hikers and skiers. As I learned, the lodge is chock-full of quirky, entertaining stories from both the past and present. 1. When the first real stove was brought in by Ike Mills on dogsled, he actually…

Underwater Roots at Lake Minnewanka

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Marjory Gibney | 4 Comments

Some dig through old church records to trace their family roots. Others browse ancestry websites. But to find her roots, including her father’s childhood home, Marjory Gibney would have to dive deep – to the bottom of Lake Minnewanka. The Bow Valley isnt exactly a hotbed of scuba opportunities. Most lake diving here rewards you with little more than poor…

Tales & Trails: An Interview with Author Lynn Martel

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Meghan J. Ward | 0 Comments

The Canadian Rockies are home to an amazing collection of authors. These authors’ lives have been inspired by what mountain life has to offer, and in turn they produce works that inspire others to explore and experience the Rocky Mountain high. One such author is Lynn Martel, and Highline’s Editor, Meghan Ward, recently had the chance to catch up with…

H Book Review: The Skoki Cookbook

6 Ways to Rediscover Lake Louise

Whyte Museum’s Gateway to the Rockies

Skoki: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About (One of) Canada’s Oldest Backcountry Lodges

Underwater Roots at Lake Minnewanka

Tales & Trails: An Interview with Author Lynn Martel

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