Penner: Find your footing with hikes and rides in spectacular fall Fernie

As soon as Nick, my sure-footed son, crested the rocky summit of Goldilocks — the signature day hike at Fernie’s renowned Island Lake Lodge — he froze in fear. Clearly something wasn’t right. I slowly inched up behind him, a wave of trepidation washing over me. What was it? A bear? A fallen hiker? Sasquatch? […]

Calgary Herald · Sep 19, 2026