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The Power of Photography, or how it connects us to our world

The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.

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Speaking of the power of photos, did you enter your submission(s) to our 2010 Experience The Mountain Parks Photos Contest? Get a closer look here, see the great prizes awaiting! There are opportunities you don't want to miss. The list of the 2010 prizes isn't finalized yet, but we can tell you the 2009 winner went away with quite a deal! Expect some similar prizes this year.

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A Short & Fun Mountain Biking Video

Watch for the third mountain biker!!

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Food for Thought | The Fun Theory

How fun can change people's decisions - The Piano Stairway

An experiment in Stockholm, Sweden where students changed stairs into a piano. The Fun Theory!
Watch and don't hesitate to comment below, share your thoughts!

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The Wildest Dream - Conquest of Everest

I recently came across this coming movie, and thought I'd share it with you.

Here is the plot outline:

The Wildest Dream brings to the screen the last days of adventurer and Mount Everest climber George Mallory – the man who may or may not have been the first to scale the world’s most challenging peak. After disappearing 800 feet from the summit in 1924, Mallory’s body was never found – until present-day climber Conrad Anker discovered it, frozen and intact, 75 years later.

 Linking the past with the present, The Wildest Dream recounts Anker’s efforts to scale Everest in precisely the same fashion as Mallory – with authentic equipment and clothing – to see if Mallory could indeed have made it to the top. Sifting through clues left by Mallory, some of which have only come to light with the discovery of his body, Anker and his team attempt to solve the mystery of Mallory’s death and grant to him the accolades that he may well be due. 

 Official Trailer

 
The Wildest Dream is narrated by esteemed actor Liam Neeson, accompanied by Natasha Richardson as the voice of Mallory’s wife Ruth and Ralph Fiennes as Mallory. Never-before-seen archival footage combine with the spectacle and grandeur of present-day Everest on the world’s largest screen to portray an adventure — shrouded in mystery — that spans generations. 

The Wildest Dream will be released in both 35 mm and giant screen formats ."

This National Geographic Entertainment movie, slated to be released on August 2010 is starring, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Dancy, Alan Rickman.

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Travel Alberta just launched a campaign "Bring your boots to Alberta"!

Media release excerpt:

..."Travel Alberta has launched a new marketing campaign aimed at long-haul travellers in key North American markets, inviting them to bring their boots and experience everything Alberta has to offer. “Bring Your Boots” taps directly into what travellers love most about a vacation in Alberta - the chance to get out and do different things."...

To wrap up their campaign, get a look at the ad they'll be running in major US and Canadian newspapers:

Doesn't it look familiar to you?

Just take a look at the 2010 Experience The Mountain Parks cover page:

For the record, the image we're using for our 2010 cover has been submitted by Barry and Adèle Philippson, from Ottawa, on December 6, 2009!! This image was awarded an honourable mention in our 2009 Photo Contest (see our January 13, 2010 post).

We let you judge.

How "visionary" were we when we picked up this photo for our next cover?

Furthermore, what do you think of the "experience" we brought you and you've known now for years?

By the way our 2010 edition of Experience The Mountain Parks will hit the newsstands on May the 20^th. Watch for our insert in the Globe and Mail!

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