Here Comes the Sea Lion of the Sleeping Giant • 2 May 2024 • Be sure to tread carefully upon the Sleeping Giant lest you wake this slumbering beast and incur its wrath. Thankfully, the Sleeping Giant is quite the heavy sleeper whose snores rumble across Lake Superior. However, as long as you whisper and tiptoe along, you may be lucky enough to discover one of the Sleeping Giant’s hidden gems: the…
A Beautiful Winter Hike: Go for Grotto • 24 March 2024 • As the winter lingers on, why not go for Grotto by hiking the beautiful Grotto Canyon Trail? On this winter hike, discover waterfalls frozen in time, snow-crested peaks, and a peace you will only find in the wintertime. First, follow the trail to enter Grotto Canyon, which lies about 0.5 km from the trailhead. Here, you will walk on water, the…
Uncover a Wonder: Four Beautiful Hikes in Jasper • 7 December 2023 • Snowcapped peaks, lush forests, and babbling creeks. Full of unofficial wonders and hidden gems, no picture or painting can fully capture the majestic landscapes of Jasper National Park. Now, one of the best ways to uncover a wonder is to explore by foot. This is why I recommend you take a hike. However, you may wonder which mountain to climb, which…
Like the city, my name is Florence. However, I am not of the Italian sort. You will find me here and there roaming around – sometimes because I am lost but other times because a bird or a lake or a deer has caught my eye.
Here, at the Unofficial Florence, I share tales of the wild, wacky and wonderful unofficial wonders of the world. You never know when you will stumble upon one yourself.
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