Cypress Hills

Judy on December 22nd, 2008

Due to the lack of light pollution and the thin cloud cover in this area of southeastern Alberta, night sky viewing here is a whole different world compared to the big city.

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Glenn on December 16th, 2008

This is the incredible view from the new one-room honeymoon cabin on the Alberta Western Uplands ranch, approximately two hours north of Medicine Hat, Alberta in western Canada. This ranch is also home to a refurbished 1903 homesteader’s cabin that sleeps twelve comfortably. Oliver North, who became famous during the Reagan years, stayed here once. In summer, the [...]

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BIG sky dominating the landscape. You can’t help but aim your camera skyward to capture the cloud formations. Land fertile and green from irrigation or rain abruptly changing to desert and sagebush as we descend into one of the river valleys. Abandoned grey-timbered homesteads dating back to the dirty 30s. Bright yellow canola fields contrasted [...]

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