A Guide to Alberta Outdoors

by Moore, Joyce

• ISBN13: 9781897411117
• ISBN10: 1897411111
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-15
• Publisher: Bayeux Arts Inc

Summary

In A Guide to Alberta Outdoors - Rides, Hikes, Birds and Beats Joyce Moore takes the reader with her as she rides horses in the Kananaskis or walks with friends in the beauty of out mountains. She introduces you to the birds and animals she meets and you even get acquainted with her grandchildren. Her column, Outdoor Journal, has been published for the last twenty years in The Regional, a section with the southern Alberta weekly newspapers in Okotoks, High River, Vulcan, Nanton, Claresholm and Fort Macleod. This book is a selection of the best of them. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Joyce Moore loves the out-of-doors. She enjoys hiking and horseback riding in the high country with family and friends and bird watching wherever she goes. She was born on a farm in southern Ontario, received a BSc from the University of Toronto, became a dietician and moved to Calgary. With her husband, Don, she owns the Highwood River Ranch in Alberta's foothills, the base for her nature observations and her adventures in the mountains.

Table of Contents

Seeing the Mountains on Foot
Ridge Walk Provides a Day on High	p. 3
Hike in the Alpine at Lake O'Hara	p. 5
A Trek to Ribbon Falls	p. 7
Trail of the Six Glaciers Leads to Mountain Grandeur	p. 9
Pickle Jar Lakes on Foot	p. 11
Hikers Attracted to Karst Spring at Watridge Lake	p. 13
Birders Watching Birds
Great Horned Owl Raises Four Young	p. 17
Magpies in the Construction Business	p. 19
Red-Breasted Nuthatch: A Favourite at the Feeder	p. 21
Freeloading Parents of the Bird World	p. 23
A Turkey Vulture in the Foothills	p. 25
Gray (Hungarian) Partridge Flourishing on the Ranch	p. 27
Dipper Watching on the Kananaskis River	p. 29
Wild Swans Feeding on Our Sloughs	p. 31
Ferruginous Hawks	p. 33
Struggling Spruce Provides Perch for Golden-Crowned Kinglet	p. 35
The Demure Waxwings of Summer	p. 37
There Are Animals Out There Too
Canada's National Emblem Causes Grief	p. 41
Tread Lightly in the Woods	p. 43
Carrots and Coyotes	p. 45
Richardson's Ground Squirrels Are Out. Can Spring Be Far Behind?	p. 47
Moose on the Move	p. 49
Mule Deer in Rut	p. 51
Adventures on Horseback
Return to a Favourite Spot on High: Carnarvon Lake	p. 55
Adventure on Mist Ridge	p. 57
Trip up the Sheep River Brings Back Memories	p. 60
Travelling by Team and Wagon	p. 62
Bar U Trail Ride a Pleasure for Participants	p. 65
Fun with the Children
An Autumn Day at the Zoo	p. 69
Trekking with a Two-Year-OId	p. 71
Cat Creek Hike Ideal for Children	p. 73
Destinations of Note
Fabulous Frank Lake	p. 77
An Inglewood Outing in Spring	p. 79
And Lastly, a Day at the Ranch
Naturalists Flock to Highwood River	p. 83
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