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Travel: The River Front
The River Front is downtown Omaha’s newest park! It opened in early July and we enjoyed the park just about every day. From sculptural art to slides, this park has it all! Check out some of our photos below. The River Front You can see The River Front from our hotel, and it’s full of these ponds where people race remote controlled boats. The benches on the far side are often filled with people enjoying coffee, reading books, or scrolling on their phones. It’s peaceful.…
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Travel: Courtyard Marriott Omaha
The Courtyard Marriott in Omaha is downtown and just a block away from the Old Market. It’s spacious, has a great view, and super friendly staff! If you’re going to downtown Omaha anytime soon, then pick this hotel! The only downside is it doesn’t have a pool. Okay, here are some added photos. Courtyard Marriott Omaha The room is pretty standard – has a large king bed, a desk (Bryce and I both worked a bit while on our vacation), as well as a mini-fridge…
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Recipe: Fruity Pebbles Treats
Fruity Pebbles treats – they’re gluten free (I know, right!) and chewy. Not only are they colourful, they pack a fruit filled punch. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients stick of salted butter 15 oz of marshmallows 2 tablespoons of vanilla 8 cups of GF Fruity Pebbles First, 8 cups of the Fruity Pebbles is exactly one 311g box. How perfect would it have been if it was 310g – so close! Haha. Ensure your marshmallows are GF, too (if you need, I suppose) and let’s get…
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Travel: Nordegg Camping
Nordegg camping – some of the best off the grid camping in Alberta. Awesome hikes, cool breezes, and the mountains. What else could you ask for? Let’s camp! A few weekends ago we hooked up Tipsy the Boler and headed the 3 hours southwest to camp. Check out our photos. Okay – want to know what to do in Nordegg? We hike and eat – here are some of our favourites. Nordegg Camping Windy Point Ridge Reese’s S’mores Coliseum Trail We set up camp in…
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Travel: Coliseum Trail
Coliseum trail – an awesome hike in Nordegg, Alberta. You can hike this 15km hike in around 5 hours, and it’ll make you sweat with all the switchbacks. I’ll admit, it gets a tad tedious, yet the views through the trees, the cool air, and the freshness of nature are worth it! Check out our photos. Coliseum Trail First – know your area, plan ahead, and make sure you have a plan! Also, this isn’t the only trail on Coliseum Mountain, so be sure to…
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Recipe: Reese’s S’mores
Reese’s s’mores – one of the best camping treats around! These s’mores are packed with delicious Reese’s peanut butter goodness and make for a tasty s’more. Start your fire and let’s get cooking! Ingredients One Reese’s bar 8 graham crackers 4 jumbo marshmallows First, get your fire going – we like to make s’mores over the embers, so usually after we eat dinner, and before we put on the next round of logs to keep us warm. For us, it’s a low and slow process…
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Travel: Windy Point Ridge
Windy Point Ridge is a 5km hard hiking trail in Nordegg, Alberta. It’s gives you an awesome view of Lake Abraham, and has a nice trailhead area where you can park, have a picnic, and even take a dip to cool off if you like! Okay – let’s check out some of these photos of us, and Daphne, too! Let’s hike. Windy Point Ridge First before we jump into some photos, how do we find trails? All Trails of course! Great site, and you can…
