West Bragg Creek

West Bragg Creek on Nov 23, 2014. Photo by Alf Skrastins.

Report from Alf Skrastins:

I was at West Bragg Creek Sunday. I counted 94 vehicles in the parking lot. There were people on the trails mountain biking, dog walking, hiking, trail running, snowshoeing, and XC skiing.

West Bragg Creek on Nov 23, 2014. Photo by Alf Skrastins

Everyone appeared to be in a great mood and were having a wonderful time enjoying the outdoors.

There are now 108km of trails at West Bragg Creek, so everyone spreads out pretty quickly. I hiked a loop that included the new Snowy Owl snowshoe trail and only ran into about a dozen people… all of them smiling!

Alf also clears up the confusion surrounding the cutting of Christmas trees:

This photo is of the entrance to Kananaskis in West Bragg Creek from the past winter. On one side, there is a warning that there is a logging road ahead and on the other, a sign stating that Christmas tree cutting is prohibited. Photo by Bragg Creek & Kananaskis Outdoor Recreation(BCKOR).

Christmas Tree Cutting is not permitted in the West Bragg Creek Provincial Recreation Area (managed by Alberta Parks). But Christmas Tree cutting is permitted on the ESRD lands 1 km beyond the PRA boundary.

Sure there is irony in the juxtaposition of the two signs, but the “No Cutting” sign was placed by Alberta Parks for the land they manage and the “Logging Road” sign was posted by ESRD for the non-park lands beyond there.