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The Paul Brandt JourneyWelcome to a preview of  "Car Tunes," a celebration of the songs and artists we love to listen to in the car. hosted by Canadian Country Music Icon Paul Brandt.This series is your backstage pass to the vibrant music scene of Alberta. We'll explore the careers of Terri Clark, Legend Ian Tyson, KD Lang, Jan Arden and Grammy-nominated indie artist Leslie Feist. Our journey begins with Paul Brandt, the most awarded male Canadian country artist in history. From his breakthrough single "My Heart Has a History" to the country hit "I Do," his tunes have become staples of Canadian country music. This episode dives deep into his transformative journey, from his humble beginnings as a Calgary nurse to becoming a music phenomenon. Best of Alberta's FinestIn this special edition of "Car Tunes," host Paul Brandt takes listeners on a nostalgic journey, revisiting the most memorable moments and the incredible artists from Alberta's rich musical landscape featured throughout the series. This episode serves as a grand finale, highlighting the extraordinary careers of Alberta's finest musicians and their timeless songs that many have enjoyed singing along to in their cars.Paul starts the episode by looking back at Episode One, which centered on his own musical journey. From his early days as a nurse in Calgary to his rise as a country music star, he reflects on key moments like the release of his hit single "My Heart Has a History."The episode then revisits the remarkable career of Terri Clark, the country music icon from Medicine Hat, celebrated in Episode Two. Paul recalls Terri's breakthrough hit "Better Things to Do" and her rise to fame in both Canada and the U.S.In Episode Three, the podcast paid tribute to the late Ian Tyson, the legendary cowboy singer-songwriter known for the enduring classic "Four Strong Winds." Paul reminisces about Tyson's deep connection to Alberta and his significant contribution to Canadian music.Episode Four's focus was on the "Prairie Powerhouses" Jann Arden and k.d. lang. The episode highlighted Jann Arden's emotional hit "Insensitive" and k.d. lang's transformative cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," underscoring their impact on the Canadian music scene and beyond.Finally, Episode Five explored the indie-pop world of Leslie Feist, known simply as "Feist." Her global hit "1234" from the album "The Reminder" exemplifies the diverse talent emerging from Alberta.Paul emphasizes that each of these artists has a unique connection to Alberta, whether through the landscapes that inspired them, the cultural heritage they carry, or the memories they've created. Their stories represent perseverance, innovation, and the spirit of Alberta.As the series concludes, Paul celebrates the richness of Alberta's music scene, spanning genres from country to indie-pop and folk to modern ballads. He acknowledges the need for more episodes to cover other iconic Alberta artists like George Fox, Nickelback, Brett Kissel, and Joni Mitchell.Join Paul Brandt in this special episode of "Car Tunes" as he signs off, reminding listeners to keep an ear out for the next generation of Alberta's music talent and their stories. This episode is a heartwarming farewell to a series that has celebrated the power of music to connect us and enrich our cultural tapestry.About Paul:Paul Brandt is the most awarded male Canadian country artist in history.His 1996 debut RIAA-certified Gold album Calm Before the Storm went on to sell one million albums internationally, propelled by the #1 single and wedding classic “I Do”. Stateside, his #5 and #1 charting songs “My Heart Has A History”, and “I Do” were the first to chart by a male Canadian Country artist on the US Billboard Top 20 since 1976.Throughout his remarkable career, Paul has always focused on using his celebrity to help by shining a light on the lives of those less fortunate and has encouraged others to do the same. He has travelled extensively to developing countries around the world to raise awareness for various humanitarian aid organizations.His 12 career albums have spawned hit singles, multiple Album of the Year awards, gold, platinum, and multi-platinum performances. According to Nielsen BDS in 2020, of the Top 25 Canadian Country songs, 6 were released by Paul Brandt, and his song “My Heart Has a History” is the most-played Canadian Country song since the chart began. Paul is also the most-played Canadian Country Artist on Country Radio in history (Nielsen BDS). He has had 27 top-ten songs at Canadian Radio. His song “For You” (Brandt/Rosen) was selected to promote the 2002 major motion picture We Were Soldiers, and was performed by Dave Matthews and Johnny Cash. In 2015, the Canadian Independent Music Association celebrated Paul's reaching “Road Gold Status” as a top headliner and major box office draw in Canada, and his EP “Frontier” was nominated for Album of the Year at The 2016 Juno Awards. The hit single “I'm An Open Road” from that collection is certified Gold.In 2017, Paul Brandt was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame & Western Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.His 2019 Canadian “The Journey Tour” featured his most recent radio singles “All About Her” (Top 10 Canadian Country Radio) and “Bittersweet” (featuring Lindsay Ell) continue to speak to Brandt's enduring impact and influence on country music audiences and industry as he played arenas across Canada. During the 2019 Canadian Country Music Awards, Paul was honoured with the Slaight Music Humanitarian of the Year Award for his accomplishments with his “Not In My City” (www.notinmycity.ca) movement, which seeks to end human trafficking with a focus on preventing childhood sexual exploitation. Recognizing his dedication to ending human trafficking and child sexual exploitation, in November 2019, Elder Leonard Bastien honoured Paul with a Blackfoot name: Buffalo Bull Shield.  Over 2020-2022, Paul has been honoured to chair the Government of Alberta's Human Trafficking Task Force, another first for a Country Musician in Canada.As a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee award and numerous other national and regional humanitarian nods, Paul is committed to serving those in need through various charitable endeavours including his Buckspring Foundation. A proud champion of The Great Trail, Paul is dedicated to creating and supporting spaces for respectful discussion and fostering meaningful community through his artistic platform.Paul always strives to surprise and delight with his art and prefers to take the road less travelled. With a passion for story and community, Paul enjoys using his celebrity platform to engage and connect with people in a deep and meaningful way.When he's not creating what he calls “stuff the world needs”, he has been known to take on projects to help others do the same. He served as Mount Royal University's “Storyteller in Residence” at the Bissett School of Business, where he worked with students to create business and social enterprise projects utilizing the Paul Brandt Brand. In 2019, Paul began working with students at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), sharing his celebrity platform and inviting students to join him on his next creative project.  He is currently writing and working on a new music project.Paul lives with his wife Liz and their two children on The Buckspring Ranch in the foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains.

Join host Paul Brandt on this episode of "Car Tunes," where he sits down with the legendary Alberta-born country artist, Terri Clark. In "A Cowgirl's Diary - Terri Clark's Alberta Roots," we dive deep into Terri's inspiring journey from the small town of Medicine Hat, Alberta, to the bright lights of Nashville.The episode kicks off with a look at Terri's early life, surrounded by a family steeped in country music, shaping her aspirations and unique sound. Terri shares personal stories about her childhood and the influences that led her to pursue a career in country music.As we journey through Terri's career, she reflects on the bold decision to move to Nashville in the early 1990s, the challenges she faced as a new artist, and how being Canadian played a role in her journey. This segment is enlightening for anyone looking to understand the struggles and triumphs of breaking into the competitive Nashville music scene.Paul and Terri then reminisce about the significant year of 1995 when Terri released her self-titled debut album. They discuss the success of her first single, "Better Things to Do," and its impact on both Canadian and American country charts. Terri shares her feelings and memorable moments from this exhilarating time in her career.The episode also celebrates Terri's third platinum-selling album, "How I Feel," and her hit single "You're Easy on the Eyes," which topped the U.S. country charts. Terri reflects on becoming the first Canadian female country artist to chart number one in both Canada and the United States.Paul explores Terri's evolving approach to songwriting, particularly with her fourth album, "Fearless," released in 2000. Terri offers insights into her creative process and how her songwriting continues to evolve.As a leader for Canadian artists in the American country scene, Terri shares her advice for aspiring artists and reflects on her own journey, offering valuable lessons and guidance.Looking ahead, Terri talks about her recent works, including the album "Raising the Bar," and discusses her aspirations for the next phase of her career, hinting at new musical territories she's excited to explore.This episode is a must-listen for fans of country music, providing an intimate look at the life and career of one of Canada's most beloved country artists. From her roots in Alberta to her rise in Nashville, Terri Clark's story is a tale of passion, resilience, and the enduring power of country music.About Paul:Paul Brandt is the most awarded male Canadian country artist in history.His 1996 debut RIAA-certified Gold album Calm Before the Storm went on to sell one million albums internationally, propelled by the #1 single and wedding classic “I Do”. Stateside, his #5 and #1 charting songs “My Heart Has A History”, and “I Do” were the first to chart by a male Canadian Country artist on the US Billboard Top 20 since 1976.Throughout his remarkable career, Paul has always focused on using his celebrity to help by shining a light on the lives of those less fortunate and has encouraged others to do the same. He has traveled extensively to developing countries around the world to raise awareness for various humanitarian aid organizations.His 12 career albums have spawned hit singles, multiple Album of the Year awards, gold, platinum, and multi-platinum performances. According to Nielsen BDS in 2020, of the Top 25 Canadian Country songs, 6 were released by Paul Brandt, and his song “My Heart Has a History” is the most played Canadian Country song since the chart began. Paul is also the most played Canadian Country Artist on Country Radio in history (Nielsen BDS). He has had 27 top ten songs at Canadian Radio. His song “For You” (Brandt/Rosen) was selected to promote the 2002 major motion picture We Were Soldiers, and was performed by Dave Matthews and Johnny Cash. In 2015, Canadian Independent Music Association celebrated Paul's reaching “Road Gold Status” as a top headliner and major box office draw in Canada, and his EP “Frontier” was nominated for Album of the Year at The 2016 Juno Awards. The hit single “I'm An Open Road” from that collection is certified Gold.In 2017, Paul Brandt was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame & Western Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.His 2019 Canadian “The Journey Tour” featured his most recent radio singles “All About Her” (Top 10 Canadian Country Radio) and “Bittersweet” (featuring Lindsay Ell) continue to speak to Brandt's enduring impact and influence on country music audiences and industry as he played arenas across Canada. During the 2019 Canadian Country Music Awards, Paul was honoured with the Slaight Music Humanitarian of the Year Award for his accomplishments with his “Not In My City” (www.notinmycity.ca) movement, which seeks to end human trafficking with a focus on preventing childhood sexual exploitation. Recognizing his dedication to ending human trafficking and child sexual exploitation, in November 2019, Elder Leonard Bastien honoured Paul with a Blackfoot name: Buffalo Bull Shield.  Over 2020-2022, Paul has been honoured to chair the Government of Alberta's Human Trafficking Task Force, another first for a Country Musician in Canada.As a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee award and numerous other national and regional humanitarian nods, Paul is committed to serving those in need through various charitable endeavours including his Buckspring Foundation. A proud champion of The Great Trail, Paul is dedicated to creating and supporting spaces for respectful discussion and fostering meaningful community through his artistic platform.Paul always strives to surprise and delight with his art and prefers to take the road less traveled. With a passion for story and community, Paul enjoys using his celebrity platform to engage and connect with people in a deep and meaningful way.When he's not creating what he calls “stuff the world needs”, he has been known to take on projects to help others do the same. He served as Mount Royal University's “Storyteller in Residence” at the Bissett School of Business, where he worked with students to create business and social enterprise projects utilizing the Paul Brandt Brand. In 2019, Paul began working with students at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), sharing his celebrity platform and inviting students to join him on his next creative project.  He is currently writing and working on a new music project.Paul lives with his wife Liz and their two children on The Buckspring Ranch in the foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains.

In this heartfelt episode of "Car Tunes," host Paul Brandt pays tribute to the legendary Ian Tyson, a cornerstone of Canada's music scene and a true embodiment of the Western spirit. Episode Three, titled "Ian Tyson - Canada's Cowboy," takes listeners on a journey through the life and legacy of this iconic artist.Paul Brandt delves into Tyson's early years, where his profound connection to the Canadian West began. The episode features clips of Tyson's early music, highlighting his initial foray into the folk scene with his partnership in the duo Ian & Sylvia. Listeners are treated to the story behind "Four Strong Winds," a song that not only became a defining moment in Canadian music but also a testament to Tyson's songwriting genius.As the episode progresses, Paul explores Tyson's evolution as an artist after his split with Sylvia, marking his transition to a more country and Western style. This shift is exemplified in his critically acclaimed album "Cowboyography," with its influential tracks like "Navajo Rug" and "Summer Wages." Insightful clips from Tyson himself shed light on his creative process and the importance of storytelling in his music.The episode also honors Tyson's role as a mentor and advocate for preserving traditional cowboy culture, featuring Tyson's own thoughts on supporting emerging artists in this genre.Reflecting on Tyson's passing in September 2022, Paul Brandt discusses the profound impact of Tyson's music on Canadian culture and the lasting legacy he leaves behind. The show invites listeners to share their memories and the influence Tyson's music has had on their lives.Join us in this episode of "Car Tunes" as we celebrate Ian Tyson's remarkable journey from a folk artist to a cowboy legend and the indelible mark he left on music and the hearts of those who cherished it.About Paul:Paul Brandt is the most awarded male Canadian country artist in history.His 1996 debut RIAA-certified Gold album Calm Before the Storm went on to sell one million albums internationally, propelled by the #1 single and wedding classic “I Do”. Stateside, his #5 and #1 charting songs “My Heart Has A History”, and “I Do” were the first to chart by a male Canadian Country artist on the US Billboard Top 20 since 1976.Throughout his remarkable career, Paul has always focused on using his celebrity to help by shining a light on the lives of those less fortunate and has encouraged others to do the same. He has traveled extensively to developing countries around the world to raise awareness for various humanitarian aid organizations.His 12 career albums have spawned hit singles, multiple Album of the Year awards, gold, platinum, and multi-platinum performances. According to Nielsen BDS in 2020, of the Top 25 Canadian Country songs, 6 were released by Paul Brandt, and his song “My Heart Has a History” is the most-played Canadian Country song since the chart began. Paul is also the most-played Canadian Country Artist on Country Radio in history (Nielsen BDS). He has had 27 top-ten songs at Canadian Radio. His song “For You” (Brandt/Rosen) was selected to promote the 2002 major motion picture We Were Soldiers, and was performed by Dave Matthews and Johnny Cash. In 2015, Canadian Independent Music Association celebrated Paul's reaching “Road Gold Status” as a top headliner and major box office draw in Canada, and his EP “Frontier” was nominated for Album of the Year at The 2016 Juno Awards. The hit single “I'm An Open Road” from that collection is certified Gold.In 2017, Paul Brandt was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame & Western Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.His 2019 Canadian “The Journey Tour” featured his most recent radio singles “All About Her” (Top 10 Canadian Country Radio) and “Bittersweet” (featuring Lindsay Ell) continue to speak to Brandt's enduring impact and influence on country music audiences and industry as he played arenas across Canada. During the 2019 Canadian Country Music Awards, Paul was honoured with the Slaight Music Humanitarian of the Year Award for his accomplishments with his “Not In My City” (www.notinmycity.ca) movement, which seeks to end human trafficking with a focus on preventing childhood sexual exploitation. Recognizing his dedication to ending human trafficking and child sexual exploitation, in November 2019, Elder Leonard Bastien honoured Paul with a Blackfoot name: Buffalo Bull Shield.  Over 2020-2022, Paul has been honoured to chair the Government of Alberta's Human Trafficking Task Force, another first for a Country Musician in Canada.As a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee award and numerous other national and regional humanitarian nods, Paul is committed to serving those in need through various charitable endeavours including his Buckspring Foundation. A proud champion of The Great Trail, Paul is dedicated to creating and supporting spaces for respectful discussion and fostering meaningful community through his artistic platform.Paul always strives to surprise and delight with his art and prefers to take the road less traveled. With a passion for story and community, Paul enjoys using his celebrity platform to engage and connect with people in a deep and meaningful way.When he's not creating what he calls “stuff the world needs”, he has been known to take on projects to help others do the same. He served as Mount Royal University's “Storyteller in Residence” at the Bissett School of Business, where he worked with students to create business and social enterprise projects utilizing the Paul Brandt Brand. In 2019, Paul began working with students at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), sharing his celebrity platform and inviting students to join him on his next creative project.  He is currently writing and working on a new music project.Paul lives with his wife Liz and their two children on The Buckspring Ranch in the foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains.

If you're looking to add to your racing calendar in 2024, Jeff shares four great races to consider.  Will you join the Big Ass Runner crew at any of them?  Which is your favorite?And while Jeff missed the Lake Murray endurance race, he had an awesome correspondent on site.  We share some exclusive audio and a race recap of what was another great race put on by Blaze Trails.  Plus, Jeff shares a very special message to the Big Ass Runner Herd.  All that and more on episode 179 of the Big Ass Runner trail running podcast. New YouTube channel ->YouTubeBigAssRunner.comMore content on IG @big_ass_runnerWe recommend Trail Shorts Liners and Socks from XOSkin, discount code "BAR" for 10% offWe recommend Trail apparel and Rain jackets from Janji discount code "BAR15" for 15% offWe recommend Blaze Trails for races in the greater north Texas area We recommend Trail Running jackets and vests at Vander JacketWe recommend Chafing Cream at Salty Britches, discount code "bigassrunner" for 20% offWe recommend Nutrition Guidance with NutriworksStarting a podcast? We recommend Buzzsprout for hosting.Audio Engineer: Steve "Cinnamon Bear" Saunders#trailrunning#trailrunningpodcast#runningpodcast

Welcome to Episode 81 sponsored by New Leaf Online Store.Use code tri10 to get 10% off your running supplement and fueling needs from a local Irish business run by a runner, IMRA member, Mairead O´Keefe: www.newleafonline.ieWe are back to the mountains this week after our adventure to the roads of Dublin last week at the Dublin Marathon and we are back with one of the greats of Irish Trail and Ultra running over the last decade, Paul Tierney from Cork.Paul has got 9 IMRA race wins to his name and as we move up in distance, difficulty and overall epicness, Pauls achievements really stand out.He´s wons the Lakeland 100 and he has the record for running the 214 Wainwright summits. He is also a five-time finisher at Tor des Geants events and he has represented Ireland on two occasions at World Championship level in Trail Running. Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland also talks to us about the latest research on the different energy systems for the runner and which one we might need to work on this winter.Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!

Josephine Baran is currently the Director of Outward Bound Canada's Training Academy for Outdoor Professionals which is seeking to create access and training opportunities for groups that have been traditionally under-represented in the outdoor industry. She fell in love with Canada's natural spaces when she moved here as a teenager and firmly believes we are the best version of ourselves when we are outdoors. She led the National Community team for Mountain Equipment Co-op which had the largest series of races in Canada and is happiest when she is running the trails with her dogs, paddling at her cabin in Northern Ontario or snowboarding in the Rockies. About the Training Academy The Training Academy has two levels of fully funded programming, that we are able to offer at no cost to our participants; the Foundations and Essentials level. Foundations offers 6 days of workshops with a strong focus on growing outdoor technical skills and building comfort in the outdoors. There is a 5 day outdoor journey option also. It truly is about creating access for groups and communities that have been traditionally under-represented. The Essentials program offers 10 days of workshops that focuses on a broad range of topics like mental health first aid, trauma informed outdoor leadership and more. It also provides four days of technical training at a basecamp workshop and a ten day outdoor journey. This level readies participants to enter the outdoor industry with the skills to work with the diverse and evolving needs of our population. Diversity in the outdoors resources Kasiama, Jusdith. “On diversity and healing in nature.” The Great Trail. January 30, 2020.  Kelly, Ash. “The Adventure Gap: Why minorities are less likely to pursue outdoor recreation.” CBC. June 20, 2018. Brean, Joseph. “Canada's 'adventure gap': Why it doesn't make sense for the great outdoors to be such a white space.” National Post. May 28, 2018. Lockhart, Jessica Wynne. “How to help new Canadians access the great outdoors.” Cottage Life. September 22, 2017. Moye, Jayme. “Jaylyn Gough Asks: Whose Land Are You Exploring?” Outside Online. May 31, 2018. Kloos, Kassondra. “We Need More Women of Color Working in the Outdoors.” Outside Magazine. April 3, 2018. Tariq, Ambreen. “I Would But: I Am The Only Person of Color.” REI Co-Op Journal. February 22, 2018. Baker, Teresa. “Changing Faces of the Outdoors.” Alpinist. October 03, 2017. Kefauver, Olivia. "Diversifying the Outdoors: Brown People Camping." Outdoor Women's Alliance. 2017.  Haile, Rahawa. “Going It Alone.” Outside Magazine. April 11, 2017.  Tariq, Ambreen. "My Immigrant Story: Loneliness and Empowerment at the American Campground." Outside Online. April 07, 2017.  Scharper, Julie. "Nature Fix." National Parks Conservation Association. 2017.  Berger, Erin. "To Diversify the Outdoors, We Have to Think About Who We're Excluding."Outside Online. November 20, 2016.  Kloos, Kassondra. “We Need More Women of Color Working in the Outdoors.” Outside Magazine. April 3, 2018. Rassler, Brad. “The Adventure Gap and Narratives of Inclusion: James Edward Mills talks about why the face of outdoor adventure must change.” Alpinist. December 21, 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jusuf Nurkic had a dominant second half to power the Portland Trail Blazers past the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night at the Moda Center. The win snapped a three-game losing streak and the Blazers improved to 11-2 when they score at least 115. It was a night they honored Damian Lillard as the franchise's all-time leading scorer and it helped changed one podcaster's mind. Lillard is the Greatest Blazer of All Time. Finally, Nurkic was awesome and he was aided by a smart coaching move from Chauncey Billups in the second half. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Timestamps:(1:45) - greatest seasons ever in ultrarunning (Ann Trason, 1998)(5:13) - grand slam, what used to be competitively important in ultrarunning(9:19) - states with the least and most golden ticket winners(15:48) - easier to make money in ultrarunning during the Montrail Cup years?(24:35) - how and where the golden ticket series should be expanded(28:36) - improvements in ultrarunning media coverage(38:55) - hot take removing sponsor spots for more golden ticket spots(41:53) - a separate elite field race for Western States?(44:19) - are Missoula, MT and Salt Lake City, UT the next great trail towns?(48:05) - if a brand paid for it, where would you live year round for training?(50:59) - do altitude tents work?(54:46) - you need a recruitment strategy to build a trail town(56:40) - indicators for/how pro contracts should be awarded in ultrarunning(61:32) - whether to actively recruit from the college ranks for pro ultrarunning(65:55) - betting in ultrarunning(69:40) - kierin racing in Japan(76:22) - does betting increase the number of fans of ultrarunning?(78:14) - strava find of the week(83:56) - whether pro athletes have competitive advantage using shoe prototypes Links:How Utah Became A Fertile Ground For Pro RunnersCycling's Billion Dollar Races - The Fascinating World Of Japanese KeirinMichael Owen's Twitter Thread On Pro UltrarunningTrails and TarmacAdditional Episodes You May Enjoy:Long Run Archives #1 | Jim Walmsley What Ifs, Black Canyon 100K Preview, Full-Time UltrarunningLong Run Archives #2 | Ultrarunning Analytics, Elite DNF Debate, 3:47 Downhill Mile, Magda What IfSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/singletracknews)

Dana Meise is the first Canadian to hike the entire Trans Canada Trail, now known as the The Great Trail. 10 years, 21,000kms, 3 oceans and a bit of frost bite later, he completed his journey in November, 2018. Dana probably knows Canada better than anyone, traversing through mountains, abandoned railroad tracks, forest, bush, urban streets, country roads and highways while meeting thousands of Canucks from coast to coast to coast. Tune in to hear about why and how he did it, why we need to put Canada first in our travel plans, and the importance of fulfilling our dreams and promises.Originally broadcast on CIUT 89.5FM and www.ciut.fm.

Put on your horned helmets and stock up on some trail mix. The boys are debating hiking vs vikings! Ryan hopes to be drinking out of the skull of his opponent when argues for vikings. Nick tries to go the distance with his side of hiking. Our judge, Ben, must decide at the end who has won this week's episode! Discussion points include: The Great Trail, worm infestations, oar jumping, treadmills, PornHub, the backpack tax, costumes, Valhalla, bonding with a dog, and Ricky Martin's foot fetish.

Canadian Horses are rare, but maybe they shouldn't be! Learn about the versatile and economical-to own-horse breed known as 'The Little Iron Horse'. From skijoring, to sleigh racing, to eventing and Working Equitation, they are handy horses for the increasingly complex world that we live in and might just live-up to the breed slogan 'a horse for the future'. Additionally, learn some cool facts about Canada. Hear about the The Great Trail (the longest multi-use trail in the world), amazing sky-bridges in Jasper National Park and Whistler, B.C., the coldest city in the world (Winnipeg, Canada, home to the longest ice rink in the world), a rap group called Nomadic Massive that raps in 8 languages, and orcas eating moose (you read that right- whales eating a member of the deer family).

Welcome to Morning Prayer from the Anglican Parish of Pasadena and Cormack in Newfoundland Labrador! Today's service is led by Rev. Joseph Pagano, Rev. Amy Richter, and parishioners Yvonne Stone (reading the first lesson, Jonah 3:1-5, 10), Kitty Rice (reading the canticle), Megan King (leading our prayers), and Ed, Debbie, and Robert Humber (leading our music, "Great is Your Faithfulness," "Without Seeing You," and "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah"). The sermon, "How it Works," is by Rev. Amy and is based on the gospel reading, Mark 1:14-20. The opening and closing of the service was made on The Great Trail, a little west of Howley, NL. You can watch a video version of the service here:https://youtu.be/VfsY_T70EHEThank you for joining us today!

Telecommunications networks are evolving in keeping with technological advancements. In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Alex Miller about Next-generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) and the significant change of moving from calling 9-1-1 from a phone number to transmitting text, images, video and data to emergency services. Alex Miller is a pioneer in transforming geography and mapping into a 21st-century digital tool used by millions around the world. His work has helped people see location as a unifying lens through which land and resources are understood. Having successfully guided a software company for so long, Mr. Miller is constantly in demand from tech startups, helping them address the needs of their future market to ensure their long-term business viability. He has chaired the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada and the Natural Resources Canada Earth Sciences Sector Minister’s Advisory Committee and was a member of the Government of Canada’s Open Government Advisory Panel. He launched The Community Map of Canada, a comprehensive, freely available map, constantly updated and from authoritative community sources. He has donated software and expertise so that maps of the longest trail in the world, Canada’s Great Trail, are easily accessed by everybody. Passionate about using technology to promote environmental sustainability, Mr. Miller is Chairman of the Planet in Focus Foundation, which showcases outstanding films on environmental themes, and is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Hear more about the changes coming with this system from phone number to IP address, how emergency services will not only rely on voice but data emitting from locations, telecommunications companies changing switches, 5G, making a call on behalf of someone in need of emergency services, working with the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), and the cultural change of mapping. In Canada, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is leading the charge to implement this new service infrastructure in March 2021.

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Alex Miller from Esri Canada about COVID round two, trust as it relates to vaccines, and the use of data for COVID. Alex Miller is a pioneer in transforming geography and mapping into a 21st century digital tool used by millions around the world. His work has helped people see location as a unifying lens through which land and resources are understood. Having successfully guided a software company for so long, Mr. Miller is constantly in demand from tech startups, helping them address the needs of their future market to ensure their long-term business viability. He has chaired the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada and the Natural Resources Canada Earth Sciences Sector Minister’s Advisory Committee and was a member of the Government of Canada’s Open Government Advisory Panel. He launched The Community Map of Canada, a comprehensive, freely available map, constantly updated and from authoritative community sources. He has donated software and expertise so that maps of the longest trail in the world, Canada’s Great Trail, are easily accessed by everybody. Passionate about using technology to promote environmental sustainability, Mr. Miller is Chairman of the Planet in Focus Foundation, which showcases outstanding films on environmental themes, and is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In this podcast, hear about the issue of trust as we near the mass roll-out of vaccines for COVID-19, the logistics of getting people vaccinated, the biggest challenges based on data for vaccinating, the issue of human rights with COVID and immunization certificate, boosters, policy around mandatory vaccination, technology to track one single disease every day, the improvement of virtual technologies, and the transformation of transportation. Also, how long would it take to get the world vaccinated, how to test rapidly for other diseases, and creating the environment for rapid change.

Guest Ashley Campeau describes the trails and pathways that make up Rainbow Routes. We also talk about the 2nd annual Camino Challenge that is an homage to the true Camino. If you want to put one foot in front of the other and explore urban, suburban, and wilderness the Rainbow Routes, Lake Laurentian, and a section of the Great Trail go to their website (download some maps) and then go exploring.

Dianne Whelan is the first to admit she is not an ‘extreme’ or endurance athlete. She describes herself as “just an artist from Vancouver”. But there is no doubt the project she’s currently undertaking is pretty extreme. In 2015, she set out to travel the length of the Great Trail (or the Trans Canada Trail) which stretches from one side of Canada to the other and is the longest trail in the world. It’s a 24,000km / 15,000mi journey across Canada - including 7,000km of water - that she is travelling by foot, bike, canoe and snowshoe. Dianne initially thought it would take her about 500 days and so she named the project, and the documentary film she is simultaneously making in the process, ‘500 Days in the Wild’. 5 years later, she is about 3,000km from finishing her epic journey. And when she does so, she’ll become the first person to complete this epic traverse of Canada. What makes Dianne’s perspective unique (at least to this podcast) is that this journey is not about the challenge or the athletic achievement. Instead, she describes as an ecological pilgrimage to honour both the land and to pay respects to the First Nations people of Canada, to learn their stories and share their lessons. Get the full show notes for the episode here. — Visit the Sparta Chicks Radio website here  Follow Sparta Chicks Radio on Facebook: facebook.com/SpartaChicks  Follow Dianne on Instagram @diannewhelanphotos & @500DaysintheWild

Eleanor McMahon is the president & CEO of the Trans Canada Trail. See where you can access the Great Trail at thegreattrail.ca.

Melanie Vogel - Explorer, thru-hiking Canada’s Great Trail, 24,000km from the Atlantic Ocean, to the Arctic Ocean and then on to the Pacific Ocean.   Melanie, ‘Mel’ is coming up to her 3rd Year on The Great Trail in Canada.     Mel 44, started her journey on June 2, 2017. She began in Cape Spear on the Avalon Peninsula near St. John’s, Newfoundland, the most Eastern point of the country, and will finish at Mile Zero in Victoria, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia—after going via the Arctic Ocean. Initially she started walking with a backpack, but she has now changed over to a cart which she pulls behind her. Mel has also gained a new furry companion on the trail, Malo her dog.    Mel spent 11 months preparing for the trail; researching, saving money, getting her gear figured out and sorting out logistics.    During this podcast Mel shares more about her early years, her passion for travel and why doing this journey was so important. She shares more about the challenges and frustrations as well as the joy and kindness of strangers. Mel will be the first women to complete the trail when she finishes.    Show notes Living and growing up in Germany Deciding to move to Vancouver in Canada Taking 2.5 years to go low budget travelling around South East Asia Not wanting to come home How her live had changed after travelling Embracing a minimalist lifestyle Feeling stuck and depressed When she started to think about the Great Trail Deciding to move to Toronto Feeling fragile and lonely  Making the decision in July 2016 Planning and preparing for the trip Doing it all alone Failing to get sponsorship at the start How everything just fell into place Being told she was crazy Feeling insecure about the trip Gaining new knowledge to take on this challenge Having to constantly defend her decision to walk The Great Trail Dealing with her own fears and doubts Gaining new skills and gaining confidence Human interactions on the trail Funding the challenge The physicality of the challenge Carrying a pack or pulling a cart Dealing with the extreme cold temperatures Going for more comfort Having a dog and the new challenges that came along Needing a hug on the trail Planning on going to the Arctic Ocean Having many end dates on this journey  Blogging while on the trail Advice for other women on how to take on their own personal challenge Learning patience  Social Media Website - http://www.betweensunsets.com Twitter - @BetweenSunsets  Instagram - @betweensunsets 

Sonya is a 42 year old Canadian who is currently hiking across Canada on the longest multi-use recreational trail in the world with her partner Sean.  The 24,000 km long Great Trail stretches from Cape Spear, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia, and from Edmonton, Alberta to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories.  They began their journey in Cape Spear, Newfoundland on 1 June 2019 and hiked just over 3,000 km to Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec before the winter arrived.  They will head back to the trail in spring, and estimate they will complete their journey in fall of 2022. Sonya's love of hiking, camping, and the outdoors began as child during multiple school trips into the wilderness.  She built on these experiences in university, where she studied Conservation Biology and Forestry, and spent as much time as possible outside, doing field research on forest songbirds.  Her love of long-distance hiking began with Ontario's 900 km long Bruce Trail, and grew when she hiked the 800 km Camino Frances in Spain with Sean in 2016.  Together Sonya and Sean hiked across France on the Via Podiensis (GR 65) in 2017, and along Newfoundland's East Coast Trail in 2018.  After that they decided to make hiking a more central part of their lives, and after selling the house, donating most of their possessions, and leaving behind Sonya's desk job, they did a warm-up hike along the Camino Portuguese in early 2019 and then began their adventure on the Great Trail. As they hike, their goal is to share positive images and stories of their travels across Canada to showcase the amazing and diverse people, places, history, and landscapes that make up this country.  By sharing their passion for birds, hiking, and nature in person, on their blog, and through social media they hope to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds, but especially youth, to get outside, explore, and connect to nature through birding and Citizen Science. Show notes Who is Sonya Growing up in Canada Getting into hiking and nature The Bruce Trail, Canada Accommodation on the Bruce Trail Walking the Camino’s in Europe GR65 Her love of hiking The Great Trail in Canada - 24,000 km Their reasons for walking the Great Trail Planning to hike the trail How long would it take? Starting in the East Breaking it down into sections Time and money Walking for a cause Having a passion for birds Selling their home Being ready for a change The reactions of friends and family Concerns before the start Dealing with Hurricane Dorian Problem solving while on the trail Day to day life on the trail The highlights so far Bird watching on the trail Getting fit for the trail Taking it slower at the start Budgets and accommodation Stating section 2 in March 2020 What happens during the winter months Advice and tips for you to undertake your own challenges Why you need to try things out first Social Media Website: www.comewalkwithus.online. (has links to blogs for our hikes across Canada, the Camino Frances, Via Podiensis, and East Coast Trail)  Facebook: @WalkWithUsAcrossCanada Twitter: @TransCanadaWalk  Instagram:@comewalkwithusonthegreattrail 

The always talkative and occasionally controversial Matt B. Davis joins Luis and Charlie in Seattle to talk about his early running obsession and The Death Race. Matt's very well known podcast Obstacle Racing Media has made him a star in the OCR world. Climbing volcanoes, Born to Run, getting arrested, and what it takes to put on a great trail race. Matt shares his opinions on these topics and many more that he wasn't even asked about. This was a fun episode.   Find out more about the Spartan Trail Race Series brought to you By Altra https://www.spartan.com/en/trail -- Follow Spartan Trail on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartantrail/ Follow Matt/Obstacle Racing Media on Instagram.com/obstacleracingmedia Follow Luis Escobar https://www.instagram.com/luis_escobar/ Follow Charlie Engle https://www.instagram.com/charlieengle/ Follow Spartan Up Podcasts https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Altra https://www.altrarunning.com -- Brought to you by Trail Runner magazine, the authority in off-road running. Head over to trailrunnermag.com to find training articles, interviews, upcoming races and more -- © 2019 Spartan

Az első és ezidáig az egyetlen kanadai-magyar podcast-ot vendégül látta a SztereoTrip utazási podcast! Elsőre picikét furcsa volt, hogy nem mi kérdezünk, hanem mi vagyunk az interjúalanyok, de jól feltaláltuk magunkat az új szerepünkben és nagyon örültünk a meghívásnak! A szokatlan szituáció ellenére sikerült egy informatív, sok témát felölelő kanadai tematikájú adást készítenünk! És ahogy eddig is, most is sok-sok linkkel, olvasni és nézni valóval találkozhattok az alábbiakban. Köszöntjük a SztereoTrip hallgatóit weboldalunkon! Reméljük, hogy sikerül(t) kedvet csinálni ahhoz, hogy a mai naptól kezdve te is velünk bandázz. Ha és amennyiben lehetőséged nyílik rá, hogy Kanadába látogass, legyen ez a közösen elkészített podcast az utazásod kiindulási alapja. Bízunk benne, hogy az adás meghallgatását követően nem csak András, hanem mások is kedvet kapnak ahhoz, hogy egyszer, vagy többször elutazzanak ide, Kanadába. Adás napló. Extra hosszú, extra sok linkkel, rengeteg olvasni-, nézni- és hallgatni valóval! KANADA: 152 éves ország, 10 tartomány, 3 terület. A tartományokat és a területeket bemutató sorozatunk egyes részei: Alberta Brit Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland és Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Québec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories Nunavut Yukon Egy kis statisztika, avagy mit mondanak a számok? terület: 9 millió km2, tavakkal együtt kb. 10 millió km2 időzónák: 6 db, de 10 különböző kategóriája/típusa van és nem mindig a tartomány/terület határán húzódik az időzóna határa a világ leghosszabb határszakasza az USA-val: 8.891 km Trans-Canada Highway: kelet-nyugat 7.821 km, keresztül halad mind a 10 tartományon, van rajta több híd, “alagút”, vasúti átjáró, lámpás kereszteződés… The Great Trail, hossza: 24.134 km – “autó-mentes túraútvonalat Kanadában, amelyet gyalogosan, kerékpárral, lóháton, télen pedig sielve, vagy motorosszánon járhatnak be részben, vagy akár teljes egészében is az arra kedvet érző kirándulók, túrázók, kerékpárosok, kalandra vágyó utazók. Ez a rekreációs túraútvonalak leghosszabb hálózata az egész Földön. Összehasonlításul: bolygónk egyenlítői kerülete: 40.075 km.” A Nagy Ösvényról itt írtunk. Angol? Francia? Mindkettő? Mindenek előtt egy alapfokú angol, esetleg francia jól jön. De inkább angol. Kanadai angol, nem a brit! A kanadaiak büszkék arra, hogy kanadai angolt beszélnek és nem britet. “The CELPIP Test is developed in Canada at Paragon Testing Enterprises, a subsidiary of The University of British Columbia. It reflects the best in Canadian research, and incorporates Canadian English and accents as used in Canada.” Érdemes lehet a nemzetközi vezetői engedélyt kiváltani, ha és amennyiben vezetni akarsz Kanadában. ha vezetsz, legyél tisztában a 4-way STOP-pal, az iskolabusszal, a “flashing lights” járművekkel, a piros jelzésnél jobbra kanyarodással. Iskolák, játszóterek környékén MINDIG 30 km/h. valamennyi tartomány és terület KRESZ tankönyve online elérhető – PDF-ben letölthető, nyomtatható. Hasznos tippek turistáknak, utazóknak: Beszéj angolul! Vagy franciául. A határon NEM lesz tolmács, ha kell, az időigényes és esetlegesen extra költségekkel járhat az utazó számára. Belépés előtt, vagy a belépéskor az itt linkelt formanyomtatványt (CBSA Declaration Card) KI KELL töltened! Legyen igazolás rendelkezésre álló készpénz állományról, általában napi 100 CAD-dal számolhatsz – nem biztos, hogy a belépéskor kelleni fog, de kérhetnek ilyet. Turizmus: turista “vízum”: nem igazi vízum csak eTA, magyaroknak nem kell vízum, ez inkább egyfajta beutazási engedély. eTA: 6 hónapig érvényes, indulás előtt online kell igényelned. Balesetbiztosítás KELL!! Legyen visszajegyed, pontos terved, hogy mit, merre, meddig akarsz, mert lehet, hogy illegálisan akarsz majd munkát vállalni. A határon a CBSA officer dönt arról, hogy jöhetsz, vagy sem Hivatalos turisztikai információk:https://travel.gc.ca/canadian-tourismhttps://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/menu-eng.html Kanadában a metrikus mértékrendszer a hivatalos – de találkozni imperiál (angolszász) mértékegységekkel is a hétköznapokban. Átváltani nem kell, mert minden esetben fel van tüntetve mindkét mértékrendszer szerinti mennyiség. Kanada népsűrűsége: 4 fő/km² – Magyarország: 106 fő/km². Legálisan vásárolható és fogyasztható a marihuána, de! És ez egy jó nagy DE! Kanada nem Amszterdam! Szigorúan szabályozott és ellenőrzött a vásárlás és a fogyasztás. Alkoholos befolyásoltság alatt vezetni TILOS! Zéró tolerancia van érvényben. Nincs legális fegyvertartás – nem lehet pl. a Walmart-ban lőfegyvert vásárolni. Fém pénzek: $1 and $2 coin called the “loonie” and “toonie”. Papírpénz, ami inkább műanyag-fólia és szép színes. Amit még érdemes tudni: A hatóságok: legyél tisztelet tudó és kedves, mert Ők is azok. A rendőr nem fegyvertokra tett kézzel száll ki az autóból. Csak akkor állítanak meg, ha alapos indoka van – vitatkozni lehet, de nem érdemes! Small talk: mindig van rá lehetőség, pár perces beszélgetés kb. akármiről, amit éppen a helyzet ad. Kiránduljunk! Minden évszakban érdemes Kanadába jönni, mert bőven van miért! Parks Canada, minden, de tényleg minden egy helyen. Nem csak a való életben, hanem a szociális médiában is igen erőteljes a jelenlétük:https://www.youtube.com/user/ParksCanadaAgencyhttps://www.instagram.com/parks.canada/https://www.facebook.com/ParksCanada/ Hivatalos, lokális turizmus weboldalak:Yukon – NWT – Nunavut – BC – Alberta – Saskatchewan – Manitoba – Ontario – Quebec – New Brunswick – Nova Scotia – Prince Edward Island –Newfoundland and Labrador Szerintünk nagyon jó és legalább egyszer látni kell: Holiday Train, Juharszirup szüret, Rocky Mountaineer, Lake Annette Beach (Jasper Nemzeti Park, Alberta), Horseshoe Lake (Jasper Nemzeti Park, Alberta), Banff és Lake Louise Alberta-ban, Sokminden más mellett a Frank Slide és a Lundbreck Falls Crowsnest Pass-ben Panorama, Invermere, Fairmont Hot Springs és Radium Hot Springs települések BC-ben. Chinook szél: Alberta déli részét éri el, kb. Red Deer-től délre, egészen le az USA-ba (Montana). Calgary környékén meleget fúj, délebbre Crownsnest Pass-től keletre, Lethbridge környéke pedig viharosabb. Időként akár északabbra és délebbre is befúj, évente 30-35 alkalommal van fordul elő. Mivel érdemes közlekedni az országon belül: 1. autóval a legegyszerűbb, autót bérelni lehet minden városban, 2. belföldi repülőjáratok akár a kisvárosokból-ba is jönnek-mennek 3. vannak buszjáratok a nagyobb városok között,4. stopolni nem szokás, sok helyen nem is engedik (pl. autópályák BC-ben). Szokások, ünnepek 1. Canada Day, azaz Kanada Nap – Július 1. nemzeti ünnep: az 1867. július 1-jei, az 1867. évi Alkotmányról szóló törvény hatálybalépésének évfordulóját ünneplik ekkor. Ez a törvény egyesítette a három különálló, brit gyarmatot: Kanada tartományt, Új-Skóciát és Új-Brunswick-et egyetlen domíniummá* a Brit Birodalmon belül, amelyet ezt követően Kanadának hívtak. 2. Munka ünnepe – Szeptember első hétfője 3. Hálaadás – Október második hétfője 4. Emlékezés napja (Remembrance Day) – November 11. 5. Halloween – Október 31. 6. Karácsony – December 25. * domínium: a brit birodalomhoz tartozó, de önálló államapparátussal rendelkező, különböző államformában működő ország, állam Megéheztél? Együnk valamit. Avagy milyen a kanadai konyha?Juharszirup – szerintünk palacsintára a legjobb.Poutine: ha nem hallottál még  róla, itt megismerkedhetsz a nemzeti étellel. És még itt is. BBQ – kertben/teraszon/erkélyen, bármikor. Akár -20 fokban is. Hálaadás vacsora jellemzően sült pulyka, többféle körettel. Sea food: sokféle tengeri étel (kagylók, halak, rákok, stb.), nem csak mélyfagyasztva, hanem frissen is megvásárolható. Amit még tudni érdemes: Befogadó ország, de a sokadik generációs kanadainaknak vannak. Elvárásaik: beszéljen angolul, akarj beilleszkedni és megismerni Kanadát, a helyi szokásokat. Az önkéntesség, önkéntes munka, az adományozás része a hétköznapoknak. Lásd: telente a “be a snow angel” felkérés, azaz segítsünk pl. az idősebbeknek ellapátolni a havat, felverni a jeget, leszórni a sót. A legélhetőbb városok listája, a 2018-as top10-es lista: 1. Vienna, Austria 2. Melbourne, Australia 3. Osaka, Japan4. Calgary, Canada 5. Sydney, Australia 6. Vancouver, Canada 7. Toronto, Canada, Tokyo, Japan 9. Copenhagen, Denmark 10. Adelaide, Australia   Válaszaink a SztereoTrip fix kérdéseire: Google Maps (mi más?) Egyes településeken működik az ÜBER, a LYFT, az egész országban van AirBNB, van Booking.com, van TripAdivsor, stb., stb. Canadian Weather – időjárás előrejelzés (az egyik legjobb) The Weather Network weboldala és okostelefonos APP-ja (a másik legjobb) lokális APP-ok, pl.: Alberta Emergency AlertBC erdőtűz info + interaktív térkép Útinformáció, pl.: https://511.alberta.ca/ , http://www.drivebc.ca/ (van APPlikáció mindkettőhöz!), vagy: https://www.transcanadahighway.com/General/roads.asp Hírportálok (a teljesség igénye nélkül): CBC (olyan, mint a brit BBC, csak ez a kanadai) https://o.canada.com/ – általános, kissé talán bulvárosabb híroldal. magyar, azaz budapesti vonatkozású rendezvény:  frankofon kanadai filmek – köszönjük a linket SztereoTrip Dórinak. könyvajánló: gyakorlatilag bármi, ami Kanadáról szól és megvehető a boltokban. Csak ne legyen túl régi! Mert maga az ország sem az, így nagyon sokminden valtozik pár év alatt is. filmajánló: Szerelmem, Kanada – magyar dokumentumfilm, 2*52 perc, készült: 2013-ban impresszum: “A XIX. század vége óta kb. kétszázezer magyar érkezett Kanadába, vándorolt ki a gazdasági nehézségek elől, vagy politikai menekültként keresett új hazát magának. Ez a folyamat a XX.század elején tovább folytatódott, majd felgyorsult a két világháború közötti gazdasági világválság idején, különösképpen pedig a II. világháborút követő időszakban. Több tízezer honfitársunk távozott e messzi földrészre 1956-ban, de a XX. Század második felében is több hullámban érkeztek magyarok Kanadába.Honfitársaink túlnyomó többsége, az egyszerű kétkezi munkásoktól kezdve, a magasan kvalifikált, Kanadában egyetemet végzett és különböző foglalkozásokban, tiszteletre méltó pályát befutott magyarokig megállta a helyét, egzisztenciát teremtett, családot alapított, hűséges és elismert polgárai lettek e távoli országnak, következésképp öregbítették Magyarország jó hírét.” Vad Kanada – 4 részes kanadai dokumentumfilm, magyar (Szersén Gyula) narrációval, készült: 2014-ben“A megkapóan szép, napjaink legmodernebb kameratechnikájával forgatott sorozat Kanada lenyűgözően sokszínű élővilágát mutatja be, valamint az ember által rá gyakorolt hatásokat az első európaiak megérkezésétől a globális felmelegedésig.”Legutolsó információk alapján Magyarországon a Viasat Nature-n látható. Lehet, hogy megvásárolható DVD-n/Blu-Ray-en is.   Ajánlott előadók: A Saskatchewan-i együttes: The Dead South Calgary-i énekesnő: Jocelyn Alice – ha más miatt nem, a Jackpot c. dala okán ismerős lesz. Toronto-i énekesnő: Serena Ryder – és a Stompa c. dala.

SztereoTrip & Kanada Banda crossover, a podkaszt életében először egy másik podkaszt a vendégünk. Kiderül, hogy mit jelent az, hogy 'be a snow angel', melyik állat öl meg több embert évente, mint a medve, milyen a kanadai multikulturalizmus és, hogy melyik területre miért érdemes menni Kanadában. Mindez sok-sok hasznos linkkel kiegészítve.//Show notes//Kanada Banda PodcastHelyszínek:Alberta: Calgary, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Banff Nemzeti Park, Jasper Nemzeti Park, Fish Creek Park Calgary, Lake Louise, Lake Moraine, Calgary Tower, Glenbow Museum, The Royal Tyrrell Museum, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Fossil World Dinosaur Discovery Centre, Lake Vermillion, Grotto canyon, Crowsnest, Frank Slide, Lundbreck Falls, Betört Fej bölényugrató, Sziklás-hegységOntario: Thunder Bay, Barrie, Toronto, NiagaraQuébec: MontrealBritish Columbia: Vancouver, Surrey, Kamloops, Sea to the sky, Capilano függőhíd, Fairmont hot springs, Radium hot springs, Invermere, Panorama, Fort Steele, Lethbridge, Fort MAcleod, Cowboy Trail (22-es autópálya), Waterton Lakes Nemzeti ParkManitoba: ChurchillYukon: WhitehorseNorthwest Territories: YellowknifeNova Scotia: HalifaxNew Brunswick, Nunavut, Prince Edward-sziget, Saskatchewan, Új-Fundland és Labrador, The Great Trail, Trans-Canada highwayTermészeti jelenségek: sarki fény, sundog (melléknap), szárazvillámlás, El NinoÁllatok: jávorszarvas, gímszarvas, jegesmedve, medve, őzek, vörös mókus, prérifarkas, puma, csörgőkígyó, bálnaFilm, komikus, FB csoportok: Váratlan Utazás, Russell Peters, South Park, Canada Proud, Alberta ProudApp, weblap: Parks Canada, Finnair, The Weather Network, Alberta Emergency Alert, BC erdőtűz info, útinformáció Alberta, magyar blogger TorontóbanKönyv, dokumentumfilm, zene: Szerelmem Kanada, Vad Kanada, Zene Saskatchewanból, Torontóból és Calgary-bólHa tetszett ez az adás, akkor iratkozz fel a csatornánkra. Egy hét múlva kedden jön az újabb rész!Ha kérdésed, javaslatod van, akkor írj nekünk a Facebook/Instagramon oldalunkon.

Part 1 of 2: Take A Hike with Dana Meise, the first person ever to hike longest network of trails in the world, aka the Great Trail, formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail. He survived hunger, frostbite, and nosy bears. He recalls it all with a smile on his face. Tune into his life-changing experiences in nature and with the citizens of his beloved country. Connect with Dana on social media: - The Great Hike on Facebook - @the_hiking_fool on Instagram - @TheHikingFool on Twitter - CBC Feature   Connect with Take A Hike: iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr ***** Music in the episode is produced by BigBouncyBright, purchased via AudioJungle.  

Part 2 of 2: Take A Hike with Dana Meise, the first person ever to hike longest network of trails in the world, aka the Great Trail, formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail. He survived hunger, frostbite, and nosy bears. He recalls it all with a smile on his face. Tune into his life-changing experiences in nature and with the citizens of his beloved country. Connect with Dana on social media: - The Great Hike on Facebook - @the_hiking_fool on Instagram - @TheHikingFool on Twitter - CBC Feature   Connect with Take A Hike: iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr ***** Music in the episode is produced by BigBouncyBright, purchased via AudioJungle.  

Zoe Langley-Wathen - Walking Adventures include the South West Coastal Path, Wales Coast Path & Offa’s Dyke. Show notes Where her love of walking came from? Growing up without a car Going on night hikes Getting married young and having her daughter at 24 Wanting to do something bigger Letting her dreams stay dormant Fears? Are you sure you can do that? Don’t put yourself in a position where you will be disappointed The South West Coastal Path! Deciding to follow her dream How to celebrate her 40th birthday in 2011 Accountability Planning - and giving herself 7 months to sort it all out Did women walk the path on their own? Is it done? Dealing with short sharp shockers Her first lesson Egg holder, frying pans!!! Being on her own Wild camping V staying with friends Where was suitable to wild camp? Meeting people on the way The grief of leaving the trail Why did I waste so much time! Looking for the next challenge and how her life changed after the challenge Supporting Arry Berresford-Webb (Now Cain) Walking with other people The ultimate walk The Great Trail in Canada The Ridge way Walking around Dorset Advice and tips for getting out walking and why you can walk yourself fit   Twitter @WathWalk - https://twitter.com/wathwalk  Facebook @WathWalk - https://www.facebook.com/WathWalk/    

Wolves are a grizzlies best friend - at least in Yellowstone Yellowstone has become a world renowned laboratory for what can happen when long absent carnivores are returned to the landscape. For decades across North America, predators were seen as the enemy, and targeted for extermination. Bounties were paid for the pelts of wolves, coyotes and other carnivores in order to make the wilderness a more human friendly place. The program resulted in a natural system that ran amok. Food chains evolved over millions and in some cases 10s of millions of years. Every hoofed animal was partially designed by its need to escape predators that were in turn designed to eat them. In some cases, as in the case of snowshoe hare and lynx, both predator and prey evolved the same strategies. Snowshoe hares gradually developed huge back feet to enable them to stay atop deep snows and escape the lynx. In time, the lynx evolved to also have huge feet, negating the hare's advantage. As biologists, we call that co-evolution - two species evolving in concert with each other in the age-old chess match of hunter and hunted. Over time, the predator control programs were very effective over much of their range and wolves were long ago extirpated from places like the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. In their absence, nature didn't rest on its laurels. It continued to evolve based on the now more limited numbers of actors on the stage. In a 2013 study, a research study looked into what impacts removing wolves from Yellowstone may have had on other species, in particular grizzly bears. Normally, we think of animals like wolves and bears as adversaries, both competing for similar prey. Hop onto Youtube and you can find countless examples of wolves and grizzlies battling over carcasses. However when you remove the wolf, might the entire equation change? This study tried to look at what how the Yellowstone ecosystem was impacted by the removal of wolves and how it was further impacted with their return. Looking at mountain landscapes is not all about the pretty pictures that we as visitors take home. Less wolves meant, more elk. Tourists love to take photos of elk. They are one of the main large, charismatic animals that bring tour bus after tour bus into the mountain west. However we also need to remember one important fact. Elk are…what's that word again…oh yah…food! Elk are here not because they are cute and charismatic. They are here because they are made of meat. Ecosystems are a combination of predator and prey. Pressure from predation stimulates adaptation and evolution in their prey animals. This in turn forces the predators to also adapt. Take away the predator and the prey population simply explodes. This is what happened in Yellowstone. With an absence of wolves for more than 70 years, elk and deer numbers had exploded. Everything that was edible was, well, eaten. During this same time, the population of Yellowstone grizzlies also suffered. Could there be some relationship between wolves, elk and grizzly population? This study looked to quantify this relationship. We like to think of bears as carnivores, but in reality, they are omnivores. Most of their diet is made up of plants rather than meat. Uncontrolled elk numbers may have impacted the bears by simply grazing on the plants that produced berries important to those bears. This study examined the idea that taking wolves off the landscape simply changed the landscape to make it less suitable to bears. Grizzlies thrive in forests of aspen, poplar and willow because they tend to have a diverse understory of berry-producing plants like buffaloberry, Saskatoon or Serviceberry and chokecherry.  Too many elk, meant that these shrubs, and even the new shoots of aspen, poplar and willow trees were mere fodder for the endless appetite of the ever growing elk population. In the early days of the absence of wolves, the park did some elk reductions but they stopped those in 1968 with a population of some 3,000 elk. With the programs cancellation, by 1994 the population had grown to a high of approximately 19,000 elk.   New growth of trees and shrubs essentially stopped during this period as every edible shoot, leaf and berry was consumed by the elkopolypse. In a further hit to bear populations, the park closed all of its garbage dumps in 1971. Anyone visiting parks like Yellowstone, or even Banff in those days knew that if you want to see the bears, go to the dump. For bears already stressed by a loss of berry crops, the loss of the easy calories offered by landfills represented another loss in food opportunities for grizzlies. Coincidentally, in 1975 the grizzly bear was designated as a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Could reintroducing wolves reverse this trend? In 1995 wolves from Jasper National Park in Canada were captured and reintroduced to Yellowstone. The results have exceeded any expectations although this report was looking at just the impact on grizzlies. With the return of the wolf, populations of both bison and beaver increased, likely due to the increase availability of food. Did the increase in forage improve bear habitat as well? This study looked into the situation before and after wolves were re-introduced. When looking at the amount of fruit composing the diet of Yellowstone grizzlies prior to the reintroduction, they found it was just 2 to 4% as opposed to 28% in British Columbia and 18% in Alberta. In normal ecosystems, fruit composes a critical part of the grizzly bear's diet. The contain huge amounts of carbohydrates that are easily converted to fat. In fact, in episode 42, I spoke about the amazing realization that grizzlies in Alaska will choose Elderberries over salmon when given the opportunity. It seems that berries are the way to go. You can check out that episode at: www.MountainNaturePodcast.com/ep042. So, we brought the wolves back. Did it make a difference? Well, OK, it exceeded anyone's expectations. Returning wolves to the Yellowstone released something biologists call a trophic cascade. This means that by reintroducing wolves, biologists returned the balance to the landscape and the benefits trickled down through the entire ecosystem. More wolves meant less elk. Even today, the wolves take very few bison simply because they are very formidable prey. Elk, on the other hand are manageable, even in cases where bison are more plentiful. Removing elk allowed forage to grow. Poplar, aspen, and willow, in turn allowed bison and beaver populations to increase. More importantly they also allowed plants to grow. Aspen, poplar, and willow trees thrived. Beneath their canopy berry bushes also began to regenerate. Looking into the effects on the diet of bears, the study showed that fruit consumption more than doubled with the reduction in elk numbers.  In some years, fruit consumption could account for up to 29% of the diet of male bears and as high as 39% for females once the wolves were returned to the landscape. Wolves reduced the elk population by an order of magnitude; from an average of 12.1/km2 in the absence of wolves to just 1-2/km2. If we look at the real benefits of the reintroduction of the wolf and the downward cascade of benefits we would see many things. Wolves preyed on elk, but more importantly changed their behaviour in order to avoid the wolves. They moved out of the valleys allowing those areas to regrow. The height of trees skyrocketed with the freedom to simply grow. Long absent forests of aspen, poplar, and willow thrived. This brought in songbirds that used the trees for nesting sites. Less competition for trees allowed beaver populations to grow as well. The beavers helped the ducks, the fish, the muskrat and even the otters. Wolves are a big predator of coyotes, and as they did this, rabbits, hares and mice numbers exploded, helping to spur populations of weasels, hawks, fox and badgers. Many scavengers rely upon animals like wolves to open up carcasses to allow them to feed. As a result, raven and bald eagle populations increased. We've already mentioned that the bears benefited with more available berries. Remember thought that bears will take a significant amount of newborn elk and moose calves. This meant that the bears worked in concert with the wolves to reduce elk populations, while at the same time benefiting with more available berries. Ok, now are you ready for this. The wolves impacted the landscape, and with that the rivers. The regrowth of plant life helped to stabilize the riverbanks and in turn helped to change the course of the rivers. Scientists call this a trophic cascade. It refers to situations like this, where a predator can create a series of benefits that trickle down the entire food chain. I'll include a link in the show notes to a great video that highlights some of the incredible changes that wolves have brought to the Yellowstone ecosystem. Most importantly for this story though, the wolves have helped the bears to thrive in this renewed landscape. This study also helped to reveal a historically negative aspect of this story. Grizzlies once roamed the mountain west all the way south to Mexico. Looking at the history of the mountains, people moved onto the landscape and culled predators, allowing herbivores to reproduce unchecked, while in many cases introducing cattle to the landscape. All of this would have reduced the forage necessary for bears to survive. Think of this as a grizzly bear famine. 20 to 30% of their normal annual food budget had been removed by overgrazing. Perhaps associated with this, grizzly populations began to drop. This means that the removal of wolves may have played an important role in the disappearance of grizzlies from much of the southwest. Could programs like wolf reintroductions allow bears to also be reintroduced to new landscapes? While bears are much more difficult to reintroduce, I'd love to see the scientists make a concerted effort and investigating the possibilities. It all starts with wolves. Trails - the good and the bad Let's talk about a few trail projects in and adjacent to the Rockies. First I want to talk about the grand-daddy of them all - the Great Trail, formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail.  This month, the world's longest recreational trail opened - and it's in Canada. Formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail, Canada's "Great Trail" has officially opened. In total, it covers some 24,000 km, traverses all 10 provinces and 2 territories, and travels from ocean to ocean to ocean. The announcement means that you can now hike across the country from coast to coast, with an option to head all the way to the Arctic Ocean at Inuvik (although you'd need to follow the East Channel of the Mackenzie River a bit to truly meet the ocean. It is not a true trail, but a collaboration of hundreds of trails, each operated by differing jurisdictions, and then joined together by stretches of road or river where necessary. All-in-all, there are more than 400 trails winding their way across all 10 provinces with a potential detour to the far north. Like any network of its kind, it's a work in progress. Over time, sections involving walking on the shoulder of roads will be replaced by bonafide trails, but after 25 years, it's now a reality. Can you hike it all? Not yet. Think of this as a multi-disciplinary trail. The best way to take in the magic will be to combine hiking, cycling and paddling. Like the earliest days of Canada, for some stretches, the waters show the way. Some 26% of the trail follows waterways, so best to practice your J-stroke if you want to conquer this trail network. Other stretches that are dominated by connecting roadways are better covered on two-wheels. If you want, you can even strap on cross-country skis (or if need be fire up a snowmobile) for some sections. The great trail is a reflection of Canada. It crosses diverse landscapes with varying amounts of development and urbanization. Each section will offer its own unique challenges along with its own vistas. Traveling west across the country, when the trail reaches Edmonton, you'll have to decide whether you want to head south towards Calgary to continue the westward section of the trail, or north towards Inuvik and the Arctic Ocean. Along this northern route, you can select a land-based or aquatic route depending on your preferred mode of exploration. As Canadians, most of us have never traveled from coast to coast to coast. It was less than 10 years ago that I finally traveled west to east but I have yet to explore the north. Perhaps the magic of the Great Trail is in its possibilities. It offers each of us the ability to explore Canada in our own way. Lovers of history can follow the footsteps, or paddleways of those that traveled long before we did. Urban explorers can look for trails that connect in ways that allow them to cycle or perhaps hike from hotel to hotel. Nowhere else is there a network like this one. In some ways, it's not ready for the prime time, but in others, it's prime time to begin to imagine the possibilities that await you on the existing pathways, as well as where new additions of the trail may beckon. As you can imagine, this didn't emerge out of the ether. It took 25 years of volunteer hours and thousands of individuals to bring the trail to the point that we are today. If you'd like to learn more, check out their website at: www.tctrail.ca. If you can contribute to the effort, the Federal Government will contribute 50 cents for every dollar you can spare. There is also an app available on both Android and iPhone to help you navigate along the way. I'll see you on the trail.     Now onto another trail. Over the past year, I've spoken at length about a proposed bike trail planned to run between the town of Jasper all the way to the Columbia Icefields, and eventually to Lake Louise and Banff. This trail was poorly conceived and rammed through with little or no public input, and against the best advice of Parks Canada's own scientists. You can read more about the trail plans by checking out episodes 3, 23, and 26. Episode 26 especially, brings out the backroom dealings that occurred in order to force the trail through the approval process. You can listen to it at www.MountainNaturePodcast.com/ep026. The public opinion on the trail has been overwhelmingly negative and it seems that, for the moment at least, the trail has been put on hold. The trail was tied to dollars that had a deadline of 2-years to be spent and that time is running out. Jasper currently has hundreds of kilometres of trails that are virtually impassable due to a decade of neglect during the Harper years. During that time, all the focus was on getting more and more cars through the park gates so they could claim the $8 bucks a head per day. The backcountry was largely forgotten. I first came to the mountains in 1980 to walk the South Boundary Trail in Jasper. At the time, this 176 km trail was the longest in the mountain parks. Today, parts of the original route are impassable. $86 million dollars could go a long way towards repairing overgrown trails,  replacing bridges and upgrading long neglected backcountry campgrounds, hanging racks and outhouses. It now seems that there is hope that this trail will be cancelled. The time limit on the money is running out. The park is now, after being pilloried in the media, doing more extensive public consultations, but the trail is no longer connected to any definite timeline. According to a recent article in the Rocky Mountain Outlook, Parks spokesperson Audrey Champagne stated: “After the consultation periods, if the decision is to move forward with the concept, new project timelines would be established” If the decision is eventually made to move forward, they'll try to get a continuation on the original $70 million that was earmarked in the 2016 budget.   As the author of two books on mountain biking, I'm not opposed to mountain biking as a valid use of the backcountry. However ill-conceived trails will always be ill-conceived. New trails need to take into account new realities, like wildlife movement corridors and habitat patches for endangered or threatened animals like caribou and grizzly bears. This trail not only traveled through critical habitat for the endangered mountain caribou, but also that of grizzly bears, a threatened species in Alberta. At the same time, creating a trail would also create openings in the canopy which would promote the growth of buffaloberries. Bikes and buffaloberries don't mix. The trail would increase the likelihood of bear bike conflicts along its route. The public consultation ended in April of 2017, but the Indigenous consultation is just in the process of ending. There should be an opportunity for further public and indigenous consultation once the draft of the detailed impact analysis is competed so stay tuned. I'll leave a link in the show notes so that you can stay on top of current updates on the trail's status (https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper/info/plan/sentierdesglaciers-icefieldstrail) Hopefully, we'll see this project quietly slip into the dustbin of history and see the dollars dedicated to iconic trails that have been neglected in favour of the frontcountry. Parks are for all Canadians, and not just for those visiting the paved corridors. Let's all fight to make sure that the backcountry trails are refurbished to make sure that tomorrows wilderness wanderers will have an opportunity to explore the further reaches of the park. Thars Gold in British Columbia Many years ago, I wrote a magazine article on the legend of the Lost Lemon Mine in Alberta. I interviewed a long time prospector, Mike Czech who had prospected in the Yukon and southern Alberta in search of the famed Lost Lemon Mine. I was writing an article on this legendary bonanza when suddenly, his wife looked at me and said…"don't get the gold fever!" Her message was that once you get the fever, there is no inoculation. She had been married to a prospector for more than 50 years and had moved from place to place and the hope for the big strike had always been a part of her life as well. Gold Fever is real…once you catch it, it stays with you, and the genesis of British Columbia can be, to a great extent, connected to gold fever. Now if you're not familiar with the symptoms, they often began/begin accidentally. Wilderness wandering was often a pre-requisite. Gold doesn't just pop up anywhere but, like finding a unicorn, it suddenly appears to that individual that not both wandered and observed. In British Columbia, like most places where gold is discovered, discoveries began with a rumour, which evolved into a story which excited the imaginations of adventure seekers, leading to a sudden migration into a wilderness area lacking utilities, support systems, or any of the things people took for granted in civilization. In 1851, a 27 oz nugget from the Queen Charlottes, known as the Haida Gwaii today, was traded in at Fort Victoria. Now you can't just walk into a trading post, drop of an almost two pound chunk of gold and then just wander back to your pickup like nothing unusual has happened. A nugget means people take notice and after this nugget was traded for 1,500 Hudson's Bay Company Blankets, it was brought to the attention of Governor Richard Blandshard. He sent a message to the British Secretary of War and the Colonies (Yup, we were part of the department of war). In it he stated: "I have heard that fresh specimens of gold have been obtained from the Queen Charlotte Islanders. I have not seen them myself, but they are reported to be very rich. The Hudson's Bay Company servants intend to send an expedition in the course of the summer to make proper investigations. The brigantine Huron was dispatched accordingly, ostensibly to trade, but really to search for gold. Failing in which, the men broke up part of a quartz ledge, and carrying pieces on board their vessel, returned in triumph to Victoria" In the end though, this first goldrush didn't produce much gold, but it did see enough people flooding into the territory that the region was designated as the unified Colony of British Columbia. Prior to this, there was a colony on Vancouver Island, with James Douglas as the governor. Douglas was also an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company and so was also in charge of the lands on the mainland although they were not part of the original colony. In a way, the crown colony of British Columbia owes its genesis to the search for gold. While the first taste of gold in the Haida Gwaii had not panned out, in 1857 rumours surfaced of a new gold strike on the Thompson River, downstream of Fort Kamloops. The gold was acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company and in Feb of 1858, Douglas dispatched the steamship Otter to San Francisco with 800 ounces of gold for minting. Within weeks, miners began to arrive on the Fraser River. The first gold strikes were around just a few kilometres above the city of Hope. The new governor of the Colony of British Columbia, James Douglas, hired gold commissioners to intercept American prospectors and make them buy licenses, stake claims and record their progress. This was needed to help maintain sovereignty over the new colony as much as it was to make sure that the gold didn't disappear into the U.S. without helping to enrich British Columbia first. In the spring of 1858, shiploads of miners from San Francisco began to arrive at Fort Victoria. Now keep in mind that Fort Victoria was home to a mere 400 people, but between May and July, some 23,000 gold seekers departed San Francisco to arrive at a Fort completely overwhelmed. When they arrived at the growing tent city, only then did they learn that Fort Kamloops was still 600 km distant, and on the mainland, across the Strait. Many built their own boats to try to beat the crowds across the 32 km crossing and up the Fraser towards Fort Yale. Many miners simply began to pan there, pocketing 4-5 ounces per person per day. The more adventurous though, headed upriver on foot. If there was gold in the gravels, then the motherlode must be upstream. Some miners brought with them both experience and instinct. Some, it seemed, could smell the gold. One of these included a group of five Americans led by Peter Curran Dunlevy from Pittsburgh. Like their contemporaries, they began staking claims upstream from Fort Yale, but soon ventured upstream, far upstream. By May, they were panning near the confluence of the Chilcotin and Fraser Rivers, near to present-day Junction Sheep Range Provincial Park. While there, they met a native named Tomaah, the son of Chief Lolo St. Paul. When he asked what they were doing, they showed him a few flakes of gold. Tomaah then claimed that he could "show them a river where gold lay like beans in a pan." The miners would need to stock up on supplies though, and Tomaah promised to meet them at Lac La Hache, some 65 km east as the crow flies. The party purchased a tonne of provisions and 12 packhorses in Fort Kamloops and headed to Lac La Hache. Tomaah, asked his friend Baptiste to show them the river of gold and after several days of travel, they came to a river that they named the "Little Horsefly" because of the hordes of biting flies that plagued them. One of the party, Ira Crow panned the very first gold from the area of British Columbia that would soon be known as the Cariboo. Dunlevy's party had swelled to some 12 men but they struck it rich. They left the area with gold rumoured to have been worth more than a million dollars - that's a million dollars in 1859 dollars. It's the equivalent to winning the lottery. They took their money and moved on. Some, like Dunlevy, continued to invest in the goldrush, opening roadhouses and freighting operations to help other miners along the Cariboo Road as it the area was opened up to easier access. The route to the Cariboo was long, hard and dangerous. James Douglas, the acting Governor of the Crown Colony, informed London: "Another important object I have in view is the improvement of the internal communications of the country, which at present are, for all practical purposes, nearly inaccessible beyond Fort Yale." A road to the Cariboo would not only assist the miners in traveling safer, but would also assist in making sure that the 49th parallel remain as the border between Canada and the U.S. Long before getting permission to build the road, Douglas met with miners and promised that his government would trade them transportation, equipment and food in exchange for a 1.2 metre-wide mule trail through the wilderness as far as Lillooet. To make sure they didn't desert, the miners were required to place a $25 deposit which would later be redeemed in supplies from Lillooet. It also helped to add a few dollars to the road building fund. This road wouldn't follow Fraser past Yale though, but would rather follow the route of the Lillooet River across Harrison, Lillooet, Anderson and Seton Lakes. Alexander Caulfield Anderson had traversed the route in 1847 and was put in charge of the construction. Workers were organized into groups of 25 and dispersed along the route. There were 500 workers on the road by mid-August. In the meantime, the British Government replied to Douglas' original dispatch: "Her Majesty's Government propose sending to British Columbia at the earliest possible opportunity an Officer of Royal Engineers and a Company of Sappers and Miners made up of 150 non-Commissioned Officers and men." By December, 1858 it was reported by the Victoria Gazette that: "Good boats are running on all the lakes, while numerous houses for public entertainment are opening up all along the line. " In one of the strangest stories of the Cariboo Goldrush, Gustavus Blin Wright imported 23 camels at the cost of $7,000. He believed that they could carry twice the weight and cover more distance than mules and horse. What he didn't count on was that their feet were far too soft for the coarse terrain and the fact that horses and mules would stampede when they smelled the strong smells that the camel radiated. In the end, the idea was a total bust. Miners petitioned to have the "Dromedary Express" banned from the road and, in the end, they were simply turned loose. The last one died in 1905 south of Kamloops near present-day Westwold, B.C. Douglas then shifted his attention to the Fraser Valley route to the Cariboo. In 1860, he sent out construction parties to improve the road between Yale and Lytton. There was already an established route from Lytton up to the gold fields. In the end, this Cariboo Road turned out to be a much faster route than Douglas' original route to Lillooet and it quickly took on the majority of the traffic. In just over a year, Douglas has built two major roads towards the gold fields of the Cariboo. He has developed a system of gold commissioners to monitor the miners, the claims and the findings. For many, he is considered the father of British Columbia. Next week we'll follow the story as the Cariboo really begins to get the gold fever. And with that it's time to wrap this episode up. I want to thank you for sharing your time with me and be sure to check out the show notes for links and additional information. You can find them at www.MountainNaturePodcast.com/ep045. Don't forget to click the subscribe button - cmon…do it now! To make sure that you don't miss any episodes. And as always, if you'd like to reach out to me personally you can drop me a line at ward@wardcameron.com or hit me up on twitter @wardcameron. You can also visit our FaceBook page at www.Facebook.com/wardcameronenterprises. And with that said, the sun's out and it's time to go hiking. I'll talk to you next week.

Carmel Kilkenny speaks with Deborah Apps, president and CEO of the Trans Canada Trail foundation about the upcoming connection of all the routes that will make up The Great Trail, in this 150th anniversary of Canada.

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