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Helping the Hummingbirds
a deep cup shape and lots of nectar. It will also enhance your yard and house!To assist the flowers you can also easily set-up and maintain one or more hummingbird feeders too. They are easily purchased in most home and garden stores or online. Look for ones that come apart easily for cleaning, have a clear coloured jar for feeding (to make sure it's clean), a red or brightly coloured base and
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Great Options to Keep You Fashionably Sun Safe This Summer
+ fabric shields you from the harmful rays, while the strategically placed vents and wicking fabric keeps you cool and dry. 2.Outdoor Research Radar Pocket CapFunction lies at the heart of this street-styled cap. It shields you from the sun with UPF 50+ protection, keeps your brow dry with the TransAction™ headband, and stores away in your pocket with the help of the folding brim for when you’re enjoying
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Seek the Peak Training: Pacers' Advice
and hike less. You can then start to run into the longer hills farther, hike the middle section and start running again before you reach the top. Christine’s Tip: Arrive early enough for those last minute bathroom stops and to participate in the excellent warm-up; crucial to help get the legs moving and the mindset for the road ahead. If you feel a little out of gas as you hit Nancy Greene Way, then
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Grinder and Coola Emerge from 17th Hibernation on Grouse Mountain
crawl through so he spent a bit of time making a larger opening through the snow before emerging for the first time. Both bears then enjoyed their first feed of 2018 - carrots and lettuce! This will stimulate their appetites and metabolism and help them ramp back up to a full diet in a few weeks time. We encourage you to stop by and see them in their hibernation habitat! For the moment they are in
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 6
Road to Seek the Peak Week 5: David Ridgeway of City Sports & Physiotherapy Each week we’ll be featuring posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition and training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!Hello all! At last Wednesday's Seek the Peak training session, I gave a
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Grouse Parks Named #3 Terrain Park in the Northwest by Newschoolers
remarkable element of the Grouse Parks experience."There are five terrain parks in total, ranging from beginner boxes and rails to a large jumpline.", stated the Newschoolers article. "The parks are meticulously kept by a hardworking park staff."Marcus Cartwright, Grouse Mountain's Terrain Parks Manager, was stoked to hear the results. "We take a lot of pride in the Parks. We're always trying to push the
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Honey Harvest
harvesting honey we only take the excess that the bees store away above and beyond what they need to get through the winter. This way they are left with more than ample food reserves to carry the hive from late October until early March when the bees will not often leave the comforts and warmth of the hive.The honey we extracted looks great and is a blend of wildflowers but tends to taste a bit on the
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#GGMR25 Training Tips
water (unless you know temperatures at the race are going to be warm), with some electrolyte fluid. Avoid drinking milk or cream as it can lead to an upset stomach. Don’t try to get all your fluids down by chugging your water bottle. Drink small, regular sized amounts. Room temperature water is absorbed quicker than warm or cold water. Approximately ½ litre of water or electrolyte drink should be
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Owls of Grouse Mountain
for ‘Scandinavia’ Where do they live? Snowy owls are found throughout the northern hemisphere in North America and Eurasia. They spend their summers on the arctic tundra for breeding season, before migrating south for winter at lower latitudes, including the south coast of British Columbia.What do they eat? Lemmings, other small rodents, and birds. Because their stomachs have strong acid, snowy owls
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Grinder and Coola Emerge From Hibernation
opportunity to learn more about British Columbia's wildlife. Guests to the Mountain can visit Grinder and Coola at their habitat daily. The bears will choose to continue to spend some time in their den, and some time outside with warmer temperatures and longer daylight hours to come, so the next time you visit Grouse Mountain, be sure to stop by their habitat and say hello.