Peg City Parks

06/02/2025

🥾Hiking trails in the provincial parks may be closed, but…

There are still plenty of places to explore in Winnipeg!

🌳Did you know that there are more than 1300 parks and open spaces in the city? And we have scavenger hunts for ten parks/areas!

✨Promotion until June 10 - purchase our newly updated Sturgeon Creek Parkway Hunt for $10 and get a second hint of your choice for half price (we are hoping to update all of these this summer!) Cheaper than a movie and provides outdoor, active fun for the whole family!

🔎We have hunts for:
Sturgeon Creek Parkway
Bois des Esprits
Elmwood area
Churchill Dr and South Osborne
Blue Stem Trail (to be saved for trail opening)
Bunn’s Creek
Swistun Family Heritage Park (aka Silver Springs Park)
La Barriere Park
Bunn’s Creek
St Boniface and Whittier Park
Assiniboine Forest

❓You can find more information on our website (link in bio), or feel free to contact us with any questions.

👀Happy hunting!

05/16/2025

The fires in Nopiming and Whiteshell Provincial Parks are devastating - to all of us. Those who have been evacuated, lost loved ones, their cottages and homes, those of us who grew up exploring there, and the wildlife that call those forests home.

Time for change is now. If this doesn’t open our eyes to the need for climate action, what will?

My thoughts and love are with everyone working to fight these fires, and those working to support them and the needs of evacuees.

04/24/2025

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04/12/2025

How many US National and State Parks have you visited? I’ve been to more than what’s here, but these were the pics I could dig up.
Maybe one day I’ll be able to visit them all.
🤞🏻 that none of this BS going on right now destroys any.

03/22/2025

Did I forget to tell you about this project of mine?

01/07/2025

✨ Faraway Park Feature 🌱

Yesterday, we visited Mu Ko Lanta National Park and did a short loop hike through the jungle, out onto the beach, and to the lighthouse.

The park was established as a marine park in 1990, situated in the southern part of Krabi Province. The park consists of several islands covering an area of 134 km².

The biggest islands in the park are Ko Lanta Noi and Ko Lanta Yai. “Mu” in thai means a group/group of, “Mu Ko” means group of islands.

There are currently around 130 bird species reported from Ko Lan National Park. Much of the common birds of the area can be found on the islands. Also known as flying lemurs, Sunda colugos are seen relatively often in Ko Lanta National Park.

We didn’t see any particularly special birds or flying lemurs (darn), but we DID see two big monitor lizards! 🦎

Even though most of the hike was in the shade, I was dripping in sweat due to the heat. Thankfully there was some cloud cover when we went up to the totally exposed lighthouse!

A beautiful area and definitely worth the visit 👍🏻

09/19/2024

Terrific visit with a friend walking through Kildonan Park and the Towering Cottonwoods Trail 🌳

I followed that up with a short run on Bunn’s Creek Trail to check out the bridges!

08/29/2024

Top 15 make it to round three! Voting ends at 7pm tonight.

TIA for taking the time to vote for me!

Julie Navitka could win $10,000, embark on a personalized national park expedition in a Winnebago RV, and appear in Outside Magazine.

08/13/2024

So I didn’t think this worked when I entered but apparently it did!

If you’d like to vote for me, you can use the link below 😊

TIA!

Julie Navitka could win $10,000, embark on a personalized national park expedition in a Winnebago RV, and appear in Outside Magazine.

06/27/2024

Fantastic run on the Transcona Trail and Bioreserve today!

04/27/2024

If you’re planning on hitting the water this summer and want I make sure your adventure is eco-friendly, I’ve got some tips for you!
Don’t forget to throw me a like or follow over at Successfully Sustainable while you’re at it ☺️

💧Water Conservation Wednesday💧

Water conservation extends to how we play in and around the water, too! 🏄‍♀️🛶

🌟 Check out our new article “Practicing Eco-Friendly & Safe Outdoor Recreational Water Activities” to learn more ⛵️🤿🚣🏼🏊🏻

Read it here: https://successfullysustainable.com/practicing-eco-friendly-safe-outdoor-recreational-water-activities/

💦If you would like to learn how to reduce your water use at home, check out our article on the website (link in blog post album) ⬆️

04/26/2024

✨Faraway Park Feature

The Tayrona Park is made up of 12,000 land hectares and 3,000 marine hectares, which makes it one of the areas with the greatest diversity of species throughout Colombia and South America.

Many animal species live in the park, which include about 108 species of mammals and 300 species of birds. The Mantled howler, the oncilla, deer and more than 70 species of bats are among the park’s typical residents.

It was the second most visited national park in Colombia in 2022, with 545,760 visitors.

We spent one night at Playa Brava in a glamping tent and then hiked out the next day, visiting all the other beautiful beaches along the way.

Definitely the highlight of our time spent in the Santa Marta area!