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Banff Film Festival stops in Austin March 2-3
https://vimeo.com/303143837 Forget the Oscars. Austin’s outdoorsy set prefers the documentaries and short films of the Banff Film Festival. The festival’s on-the-road component stops at the Paramount Theatre in Austin on March 2...
Poutine: Canadians do WHAT to their French fries?
Texans eat breakfast tacos and nachos, Canadians prefer poutine. But if you're going to partake of the famous food, gird your loins. The dish, a favorite here in the land of sub-zero temperatures, snow-laden trees and incredibly beautiful mountain scenery, features...
What does minus 26 degrees Celsius feel like? An ice cream headache
The shuttle driver who drove me from Calgary to Banff broke the news: “When I got to the van this morning, it was minus 35.” “Degrees?” I asked. He wasn’t lying, although that’s not as bad as it sounds. A quick calculation told me that minus 35 degrees Celsius is the...
New reservation system guarantees you’ll get into busy parks before you make the drive
No more driving all the way to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area just to get turned away at the gate. Officials from the Texas State Parks Department unveiled a new system Wednesday that allows visitors to buy day passes in advance, reserve specific campsites or buy...
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