07-29-2016, 09:24 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Well, hang on to that dream.
Plenty of good boating locations, swiming holes and fishing spots. But actual beaches? Keep going west
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07-29-2016, 09:59 PM
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#22
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Originally Posted by Jets4Life
I'm thinking along the lines of something like this...maybe with mountains in the background  |
Within 2 hrs of Calgary.....ha ha ha
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07-29-2016, 10:22 PM
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Help, save, whatever.
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Originally Posted by Jets4Life
I'm thinking along the lines of something like this...maybe with mountains in the background
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Is that Picton Beach? I used to go there every summer. Such a great beach.
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07-29-2016, 10:30 PM
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#24
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Originally Posted by savemedrzaius
Is that Picton Beach? I used to go there every summer. Such a great beach.
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Grand Beach, Manitoba. One of the best beaches I've been to in my life. I miss it so much. I hope it's still nice, Lester Beach is gone 
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07-29-2016, 10:36 PM
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Help, save, whatever.
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Originally Posted by Resurrection
Grand Beach, Manitoba. One of the best beaches I've been to in my life. I miss it so much. I hope it's still nice, Lester Beach is gone |
I'm from the east and every time I've visited western Canada we've never had a chance to go to a beach.
We've got some nice beaches here too 
Sandbanks/Picton is my favourite.
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07-29-2016, 10:38 PM
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#26
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Originally Posted by savemedrzaius
I'm from the east and every time I've visited western Canada we've never had a chance to go to a beach.
We've got some nice beaches here too
Sandbanks/Picton is my favourite. |
Ontario is def outdoors man country
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07-29-2016, 10:58 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: North of the River, South of the Bluff
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Originally Posted by Jets4Life
I'm thinking along the lines of something like this...maybe with mountains in the background
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Alright boys we have ourselves a troll....
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07-30-2016, 12:54 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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There is a tiny sliver of shoreline along Minnewanka that has some sand. Enjoy!
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07-30-2016, 05:24 AM
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Sylvan lake loool
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07-30-2016, 06:03 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jets4Life
I'm thinking along the lines of something like this...maybe with mountains in the background
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Barrier lake in Kananskis.
Around an hour or so drive from Calgary.
Last edited by RedHot25; 07-30-2016 at 06:14 AM.
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07-30-2016, 06:41 AM
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God of Hating Twitter
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I'm thinking along the lines of something like this...maybe with mountains in the background
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That picture makes me sad to be in Iceland, THANKS JERK!
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07-30-2016, 10:12 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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Ya, finding a good beach is a bit tough. There are some beautiful spots but the water can be really cold near Calgary. Finding a beach like the pic above won't be easy, I don't even know if it exists!
Little bow is alright but it is busy and they tend to have algae issues there when the water is low and hot. Not sure about this year.
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07-30-2016, 10:25 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Not cheering for losses
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Originally Posted by Resurrection
Grand Beach, Manitoba. One of the best beaches I've been to in my life. I miss it so much. I hope it's still nice, Lester Beach is gone |
What makes it one of the best you've been to? Have you travelled much outside of the prairies?
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07-30-2016, 10:32 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Not cheering for losses
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Little Bow is pretty bad. Drive an extra hour to Koocanusa.
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07-30-2016, 11:14 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Originally Posted by sun
What makes it one of the best you've been to? Have you travelled much outside of the prairies?
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Indeed I have.
The water was beautiful and warm in the summers. Clean. The beach sand was soft and white, no pebbles or twigs and other crap. The water also got fairly deep if you ventured out, a lot of the nice beaches in BC the water doesn't get very deep. Osoyoos is the warmest lake in Canada but the lake doesn't get very deep before you find yourself out with watercraft.
I'm not saying I'd rather spend a day at Grand Beach than Waikiki Beach, that's silly, but Grand Beach is fantastic.
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07-30-2016, 11:52 AM
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Yeah, I think people who have only ever experienced beaches in B.C. don't realize how many beautiful beaches there are in the rest of Canada. Penticton and Osoyoos beat anything in Alberta. But they're nothing special compared to the beaches I've been to in Ontario, where you have fine sand going back 100 yards from the waterline, and waves crashing into the surf.
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07-30-2016, 02:46 PM
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#38
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Nice troll.
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07-30-2016, 03:18 PM
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The thing about grand beach is the scenery - after a hot week in the city the beach is packed, and the eye candy is unbelievable.
Lake Winnipeg is not very deep ~100 feet, so it gets pretty warm. The sand is really nice as well.
I would have to think it is one of the top beaches in the prariares.
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07-30-2016, 03:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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There are a number of good beaches in and around Vancouver. Here's White Rock. 
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