Calgary Parklands - Nose Hill Park

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To make our day easier, we first hiked the steep and steady path up to the top of Nose Hill Park (from the John Laurie entrance). For quite a ways, thickly compacted snow on the path challenged our stamina and our icers. The reward at the top was staring at a pair of distant coyotes surveying the dried grasses and patches of snow, no doubt seeking prey.

One of our group recommended that we follow the path round, and then follow round in another direction, then round, and then come around by returning to our starting point. We all agreed to this free-form plan. In a couple of places, the path descended more steeply than the ski jumps at Canada Olympic Park, and we detoured to safer ground. Turning back towards the west, we revelled in the warming sun and gazed with wonder at the craggy snow-covered mountains.

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Photos

Coyotes on Nose Hill
Ignoring us

Canada Olympic Park
Skiing still open, even in a dry city

View of west Calgary from Nose Hill
All the way to the mountains

Coyotes on Nose Hill
Surveying the scene

Walking in Nose Hill Park
Perfect city park

Downtown from Nose Hill Park
Long distances in view

Comments

[Isabel Gibson]

Landscapes
Not my fort, eh, but I particularly like the one with COP and the mountains. I don't think I've ever walked in Nose Hill Park, but Mom used to go up there to see crocuses.

[beentouring]

Nose Hill Park
Nose Hill Park is a landscape of natural prairie, a wonderful place in a city. It used to be on the edge of Calgary, but is now surrounded by urban growth.