On a sunny afternoon, a group of cyclists tours through Banff National Park, stopping midway to hike through the park’s Sundance Canyon.
When they stop for a break, guide Heather Black leads the group through a smudge ceremony, followed by a snack of Alberta-made pemmican strips.
The trip was a trial run for a new type of tour offered through Black’s guided hiking business, Buffalo Stone Woman Iinisskimmaakii.
Demand for that side of her business is already strong — “I need another Heather” to keep up, she jokes — but after connecting with a Banff-based bike tour operator, the two joined forces to
