Parks Canada 150

I’m so excited to have a spot to showcase the wonderful country I call home. The Government of Canada along with Parks Canada has given us free entrance into all our National Parks this year. I signed us up early but there is no way, short of retiring and traveling extensively, that we could hit them all.

A friend of ours was in Nova Scotia and PEI for a professional conference. She kept texting me pictures of old houses, National Parks and so many cool things they were seeing. Then a work friend went to a National Park in BC and used social media to post pictures. The light bulb went on.

GUEST BLOGS! That’s how I’m going to share all these wonderful sights our country has to share. I have reached out to a wide variety of people to share their pictures and stories. So stay tuned for some more red chairs and lots of arm-chair travel to enjoy! If you hit a National Park this summer and would like to contribute feel free to leave a comment and I will respond to you with details about how we can do this! Let’s see CANADA!!

Bernie

The first link is to #MyCanadaDay150 — although while not technically Parks Canada it is the base of this 150 celebration year.

NATIONAL PARKS:

Grasslands National Park – Reagan’s story about biking through the hills
Grasslands Take 2 –confirmed Canadian Park buff Lynn explores here
Jasper National Park – Take 1 – Jaclyn’s bucket list of Canadian sites to see
Hello again Banff National Park – – -Bernie & Ron reminisce while in Banff
Mount Revelstoke National Park – Bernie & Ron continue their mountain tours
Yoho National Park –— Bernie & Ron enjoy the stunning beauty here
Prince Albert National Park — Janice shares two families park connections
Glacier National Park –Bernie & Ron explore a tiny bit of this big gem of a park
Prince Albert National Park and the MS Bike Tour — Bernie bikes at Waskesiu
PEI National Park– Pat & Alan bike 600 km in PEI and included the National Park
Pukaskwa National Park– Pat & Alan’s impromptu stop at this stunning spot

NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES:

Canada 150 Park Pass – Rideau Canal
National Historic Site – Laurier House
The Inventor’s Story – Deana’s pit stop @ the Alexander Graham Bell Museum
NHS – Roger’s Pass–Bernie & Ron discover more here than passing motorists realize
NHS — Bar U Ranch –Bernie & Ron step into cattle country in the foothills of AB
Motherwell in Symphony – Sarah journeys to this site to enjoy history and music
The Trails of 1885 – Cyndi and Jeff tour Forts and battle sites in Saskatchewan
Signal Hill— Ron’s surprise trip this fall to an iconic Newfoundland site
Rocky Mountain House – Bev & Jake’s day spent exploring the old west