Western Canada is a pretty cool place to live in the winter. Not only does everyday become an adventure, if you let it; with a bit of imagination a walk through the neighbourhood feels like an arctic expedition, as you navigate sidewalk ice fields, snow all around, face hurting from the howling winds, perhaps you spot a coyote straying from the river valley below..
Winter is also a great time for "real" adventures, they just need to be scaled down a notch, or 20, to fit the whole family. This winter the kids learnt to cross country ski. Not in a very structured way, but by going on frequent "walks" on the skis in local and mountain parks. Hopefully, by keeping it fun for the kids and giving them feel for where skis can take you will keep them motivated to keep practice. Next winter, that is... |
AuthorHi, I'm Irene. I'm from Sweden and live in Edmonton, Canada, with Andreas and our two kids. We love to share our passion for the great outdoors with our kids and hope to inspire you to get out there too, kids in tow or not! Archives
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