It was my great pleasure to talk about Mt. Assiniboine Lodge for my August Column on Alberta at Noon. You can listen to the podcast here. I’m at the 15:10 to 18:45 mark in the tape. The recipes and links from that piece are here. Happy Trails, Karen
MoreMt. Assiniboine Lodge opened in 1928. It was the first ski-touring lodge in North America. It seems that the people who have worked there have fallen so deeply in love with it that they have spent most of their lives devoted to it. This blog will give some of the history, talk about current and […]
MoreFor my August column on CBC Radio One’s Alberta at Noon I’m going to talk about great treats for the hiking trail. This column is inspired by my recent trip to Mt. Assiniboine Lodge. While I was at Assiniboine I had the delight of sitting down for a post breakfast coffee chat with their chef […]
MoreEach morning at Mt. Assiniboine Lodge you will hear a friendly voice just outside your cabin door softly saying (really almost singing in an angelic voice), “Good morning, I’ve brought you some hot water – see you at breakfast” and then they are gone and only the birdsong is left in their wake. The cabin […]
MoreI am passionate about spending time in nature because I find it one of the easiest ways to live in the moment and savour my life in the now. I’m all-absorbed by the natural beauty of my province Alberta. Every where I look there is something magnificent. This week I fulfilled a life-long dream of […]
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