Announcements

Last Chance Food Station at the 2022 Birkie

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Last Saturday, the Waskahegan Trail Association was at the Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival handing out warm drinks and food to the skiers.

The WTA has been providing refreshments since the festival began in 1985. We operate the Last Chance Food Station at Meadow Shelter in the Blackfoot

The skiers travel a distance between 2 km and 55 km, depending on the event. The toughest event is the Torskeklubben where the skier starts 55 km away at the Ukrainian Village and carries a 12 pound pack (about the weight of a young crown prince).

By the time the skiers arrived at our Last Chance Food Station, they really appreciated the warm Gatorade and the snacks. (The WTA was the first to begin offering warm drinks.)

In addition to boiling water and handing out drinks, we kept two fires going—one outside and another inside the shelter.

For the volunteers, it was a great day, starting with the drive out to Blackfoot at 7 a.m. Lunch was catered by Capella—what a treat!

Thanks to Sherry Kunkel for organizing the food station and to everyone who volunteered. You can find more photos on Flickr.

Explore Alberta Through the Eyes of Alberta Explorers

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Are you interested in attending on of these free, upcoming back-to-back Zoom events?

Dale Leckie, author of The Scenic Geology of Alberta, reached out to tell us about these events so that we could inform our members.

On Sept 30, “Explore Alberta Through the Eyes of Alberta Explorers” is being presented remotely with Zoom. Each of six Alberta authors will introduce their way of seeing Alberta and introduce their books about the province.

EVENT 1

At 5:30 Dale Leckie will introduce the first event with Alberta explorers George Webber, Sarah Elmeligi, Andrew Nugara & Lori Beattie, who will talk about photography, bears, hiking in the Rockies & in Calgary.

Register for photography, bears, and hiking

EVENT 2

At 7 pm, Dale Leckie and Chris Fisher will have a conversation about the intriguing relationships between geology and wildlife across Alberta.

Register for geology and wildlife

We don’t normally promote outside events, but we’re pretty sure this is just the sort of thing our members and readers are interested in. Let us know if you agree.