Edmonton
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An hour at Accidental Beach
Spend an hour on the public sand or stones at Accidental Beach (east of centre, Edmonton). Leave with five shoreline things you could find again tomorrow.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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An hour at Jubilation Beach
Skip the seawall loop. Sit or walk Jubilation Beach until you can point at five hulls, birds, logs, or buildings without checking your phone.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Cushing House
Cities still tape paper to walls. Cushing House is a working room: one notice, then out.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Fiji Hindu
At Fiji Hindu (on 50 Street NW, north-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Madiba Centre
Cities still tape paper to walls. Madiba Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Pride Centre of Edmonton
Cities still tape paper to walls. Pride Centre of Edmonton is a working room: one notice, then out.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at The Orchards RA site
At The Orchards RA site (south-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Trung Tâm Việt Nam/Vietnamese Centre
Cities still tape paper to walls. Trung Tâm Việt Nam/Vietnamese Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Ukrainian National Federation
At Ukrainian National Federation (north-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the noticeboard at Youth Rise
At Youth Rise (on Millbourne Road West NW, south-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
30 min · free · solo · citywide
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Read the plaque at Beverly Memorial Cenotaph
A two-minute stop at Beverly Memorial Cenotaph. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at City Hall Cenotaph
City Hall Cenotaph (east of centre, Edmonton): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at Constable Ezio Faraone Park Monument
A two-minute stop at Constable Ezio Faraone Park Monument. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at Edmonton Tornado Memorial
Edmonton Tornado Memorial (north-east of centre, Edmonton): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at HMCS Edmonton Plaza
A two-minute stop at HMCS Edmonton Plaza. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at Memorial to the Ukrainian Holodomor
A two-minute stop at Memorial to the Ukrainian Holodomor. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at Royal Canadian Air Force Monument
A two-minute stop at Royal Canadian Air Force Monument. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Read the plaque at War Memorial
A two-minute stop at War Memorial. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
25 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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One loop of Acorn Park Trail
50 minutes in Acorn Park Trail (north-west of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Allard Park
Walk a single loop of Allard Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Bergman Lake Park
Walk a single loop of Bergman Lake Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Cross Point Church Park
50 minutes in Cross Point Church Park (north-east of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Dog Park
Walk a single loop of Dog Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Highlands Spray Park
Walk a single loop of Highlands Spray Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Jagre Ridge Golf Course hole # 15 scenic park area north of pond
Walk a single loop of Jagre Ridge Golf Course hole # 15 scenic park area north of pond. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Jan Reimer Park
Walk a single loop of Jan Reimer Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Jubilee Park
Walk a single loop of Jubilee Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Kinsmen/Westboro Park
50 minutes in Kinsmen/Westboro Park (south-east of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Mactaggart Sanctuary
Mactaggart Sanctuary (south-west of centre, Edmonton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Montrose Spray Park
Montrose Spray Park (north-east of centre, Edmonton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Newton Park
50 minutes in Newton Park (north-east of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Paisley Rest Park
Walk a single loop of Paisley Rest Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Rosenthal's Park
50 minutes in Rosenthal's Park (south-west of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of Water fountain
50 minutes in Water fountain (north of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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One loop of William Hawrelak Park
Walk a single loop of William Hawrelak Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.
50 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Inventory the water from Rafter's Landing (Edmonton Riverboat)
Walk to the public end of Rafter's Landing (Edmonton Riverboat) (east of centre, Edmonton). Count hulls, birds, or colours until the list has five lines.
35 min · free · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Aurora Toddler Park
Give Aurora Toddler Park (on Watt Drive SW, south-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Blair McPherson Playground
Give Blair McPherson Playground (on Tamarack Green NW, south-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Brookside Playground
Brookside Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Capilano Playground
Capilano Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Castlewood Lake Playground
Give Castlewood Lake Playground (north of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Cumberland Park
Cumberland Park is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Fraser Playground
Fraser Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at G. Edmund Kelly Spray Park
G. Edmund Kelly Spray Park is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Hazeldean Spray Park
Give Hazeldean Spray Park (south-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Hudson Childrens Playground
Give Hudson Childrens Playground (north-west of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Kittlitz Park Playground
Kittlitz Park Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at La Perle Park Playground
La Perle Park Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at McEwan Playground
Give McEwan Playground (south-west of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at McKernan Playground
McKernan Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Napoleon Park Playground
Napoleon Park Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Richfield Tot Lot
Give Richfield Tot Lot (south-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Riverdale School Playground
Give Riverdale School Playground (east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Silver Berry Park Playground
Silver Berry Park Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at splash pad
Give splash pad (near the centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Tamarack Playground
Give Tamarack Playground (south-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at The Orchards Residents Association Playground
The Orchards Residents Association Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Playground hour at Treehouse Indoor Playground
Give Treehouse Indoor Playground (north-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.
50 min · free · with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Cameron Library
Rain plan at Cameron Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Clareview Library
Rain plan at Clareview Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Edmonton Public Library
Edmonton Public Library (on 119A Street SW, south-west of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Edmonton Public Library - Abbotsfield - Penny McKee
Rain plan at Edmonton Public Library - Abbotsfield - Penny McKee: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Edmonton Public Library - McConachie
Edmonton Public Library - McConachie (on 50 Street NW, north-east of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: EPL Castle Downs Branch
Rain plan at EPL Castle Downs Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: eplGO - West Henday Promenade
Rain plan at eplGO - West Henday Promenade: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Herbert T. Coutts Education Library
Herbert T. Coutts Education Library (south of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Mathematics Library
Mathematics Library (south of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library
Rain plan at Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: Rutherford Library
Rain plan at Rutherford Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: St. Albert Public Library
Rain plan at St. Albert Public Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
45 min · free · solo, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Calgary and Edmonton Railway Museum
Calgary and Edmonton Railway Museum (on 86 Avenue NW, south-east of centre, Edmonton): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Earth Sciences Museum
Indoor weather plan at Earth Sciences Museum. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Fort Edmonton Park
Indoor weather plan at Fort Edmonton Park. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Legislative Assembly Interpretive Centre
Indoor weather plan at Legislative Assembly Interpretive Centre. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Musée Héritage Museum
Indoor weather plan at Musée Héritage Museum. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Neon Sign Museum
Indoor weather plan at Neon Sign Museum. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Prince of Wales Armouries
Prince of Wales Armouries (on 108 Avenue NW, north-east of centre, Edmonton): pick one room, stay until you can name three objects, leave. Not a gift-shop outing.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Rain plan: one room at Telus World of Science
Indoor weather plan at Telus World of Science. One room. Three objects. Out the front door.
60 min · low · solo, pair, with-kids · citywide
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Meet the first light at John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland
First light at John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland. The quest is to be there before the commute, then leave when the light is ordinary again.
40 min · free · solo · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Bellamy Hill
Bellamy Hill faces the last light east of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Frederick G. Todd Lookout
Be at Frederick G. Todd Lookout (east of centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Grierson Hill
Grierson Hill faces the last light east of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland
John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland faces the last light north-west of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland
John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland faces the last light north-west of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Lake Viewpoint - Big Lake Environment Support Society
Be at Lake Viewpoint - Big Lake Environment Support Society (north-west of centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from McDougall Hill
Be at McDougall Hill (east of centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from Riverdale Lookout
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Riverdale Lookout for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide
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Watch the sun drop from RiverSide 100
Be at RiverSide 100 (near the centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
40 min · free · solo, pair · citywide