ciao ! travels
Photos : Golf course , northern lights , and bears by Austin MacKay , courtesy of Clear Lake Country ; Hopyards courtesy of Farmery Estate Brewery ; Foxtail Cafe ; Firepit at Elkhorn Resort ; Lakehouse Boutique Hotel by Jon Owen
national perks
Explore Manitoba ’ s magnificent national park on the prairie and discover unspoiled nature you didn ’ t think still existed .
Stretching 3,000 square km , Riding Mountain National Park is a spectacle to behold . The beauty of its lush stretches of boreal forest , aspen groves , prairie , wetlands , and lakes prompted Canadian Geographic to declare it — brace for it — better than Banff .
As one of only five national parks with a resort townsite , Riding Mountain beckons every level of adventurer : wilderness buffs , foodies ,
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relaxation seekers , and lake lovers . Yet what sets it apart is the feeling that somehow , you are the first to discover its treasures ; there are no tourist throngs , no sky high greens fees , and at any moment , docile wildlife from deer to bison may appear .
In true Manitoba fashion , we don ’ t know how good we have it . Here are five reasons to set a course for the province ’ s most stylish wilderness retreat . ciao ! / june / july / two thousand seventeen 11