Topics Started by CaptainCodeman

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Camping Checklist for Kids and Babies
by Pow Momma in
1. summer
2. camping
i wrote a generic camping list on another forum page but thought items i bring for my toddler and baby aren't included and don't need to be on everyone's list.

here is a checklist for the kids camping items:.

clothing: going to the mountains can have unpredictable weather so i always bring lots and am very happy i have more than once!.
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Family Tent Camping - MEC Cabin 6 Review and Experience
by Pow Momma in
1. summer
2. hiking
tenting with your family or thinking about it?

it can be hard to decide on what to get.

i have a under 1 and 2 year old...this is what works great for us.. previous to children we used a msr 2(person) 4 season tent or a mountain equipment co-op (mec) camper 4(person), 3 season tent.
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Review Giant Trance 27.5 1 vs Comparing to 26" Cannondale Jekyll Mountain Bike
by Mountain Machine in
1. summer
2. biking
i love mountain biking almost as much as i love powder skiing!.

i dislike watching my friends make it up climbs that i can't ride up!.

this setup looks great because of the nice raked out look.
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Ptarmigan Cirque - Best Short Hike in Kananaskis Alberta
by Pow Momma in
1. summer
2. hiking
ptarmigan cirque is located in peter lougheed provincial park, kananaskis, alberta.

parking lot for the hike is at highwood meadows day use area, off highway 40. the trail is well marked.. .

note: highway 40 is closed from december 1 to june 14th annually.
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Getting Young Kids Excited to Ski or Snowboard
by Pow Momma in
1. winter
2. skiing
my husband and i love to downhill ski and want to share the fun of the ski slopes with our two kids.

our daughter turned two just before ski season and we thought we would try to get her out once or twice by borrowing some friends toddler gear..

since having kids we still ski frequently (around 15 times in the season).
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Summer Gondola Ride with the Kids - Lake Louise Resort, Alberta
by Pow Momma in
1. summer
2. hiking
being high up a mountain is exhilarating and peaceful at the same time.

i feel most at ease in the mountains and feel fortunate to live so close to both the canadian rockies and purcell mountains.

since having kids my husband and i have chosen to continue to spend as much of our leisure time in the mountains as possible whether it's just going for a walk, camping or hitting the ski slopes..
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We can't explain why mountains have energy but we all believe it ...
by Mountain Machine in
1. summer
2. hiking
there are many things in the universe that we don't understand ..... what are cosmic rays?.

why do the mountains give energy to the organisms around them?.

skiing lets you go anywhere that has snow....as long as you both stick to the mountain.
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If you could only have one Mountain Vehicle
by Mountain Machine in
1. winter
2. skiing
if you could only have one mountain vehicle to go skiing, hiking or whatever with what would it be and what would you change?.

regardless of what you choose what would you add that could be added to any vehicles?.

vehicle requirements.
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Grassi Lakes Trail Family Hike - Beginner Experience
by CaptainCodeman in
1. summer
2. hiking
(pictures below).

spring seemed to arrive early in alberta this year after a relatively mild winter and we were already enjoying clear blue skies and hot sunny days in early april.

so it wasn't surprising to hear that our keen-outdoor loving friends wanted to go back to the mountains to hike immediately after putting away their skis for the season and they invited us to go along with them.. we're much less of an outdoor family (but trying to get out more often) and normally the prospect of going on a hike with much younger, fitter and more experienced hikers would be a little intimidating.
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Dog Gear for Outdoor Activities
by Pow Momma in
1. summer
2. hiking
outdoor dog gear?

what dogs need gear?.

not necessarily but i have picked up items over the years that have fallen apart and others that have worked great.