Comments on: The Best Spot in Calgary For People Who Miss Vancouver

By: Waterfall Valley..

Waterfall Valley.. — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:34:33 +0000

[...] and trails go from urban commuting routes, to trails where you can totally get lost in wilderness. The Douglas Fir Trail in Edworthy Park is one of my favourites. It’s staircases among ancient fir trees will transport your mind to [...]

By: Kathryn Blair

Kathryn Blair — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:34:12 +0000

Thanks for posting this! I was born in Calgary but when to Van for school. When I was done, I moved back (husband missed his family and jumped through serious hoops to accompany me to Vancouver, so it really was only fair), but boy do I miss it, and it makes watching TV (like Fringe) or movies slightly bittersweet. I miss how beautiful it is, especially in spring, when you can walk out of a doorway and be hit with the scent of flowers. I miss looking out from main mall on the UBC campus and seeing Bowen Island before walking into an exam, and I miss how relaxing it is as a place to live. And how, in sharp contrast to Calgary, you could actually call nature “mother nature”. I didn’t mind the lack of sun at all, I just looked at the green grass instead.

By: Chinese New Year..

Chinese New Year.. — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:17:06 +0000

[...] of my other favorite places (the back steps of Versailles, the Douglas Fir trail in Calgary, and Ferguson Point in Vancouver) are loved because they’re quiet places to [...]