Calgary
Forty-five minutes quests in Calgary
42 quests in Calgary that fit in forty-five minutes. A pin, a reason, back before dinner.
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Read the noticeboard at Bow Cliff Seniors
At Bow Cliff Seniors (north-west of centre, Calgary), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
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Read the noticeboard at Bridgeland-Riverside Community Hall
At Bridgeland-Riverside Community Hall (north-east of centre, Calgary), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
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Read the noticeboard at Fairview Community Centre
Cities still tape paper to walls. Fairview Community Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.
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Read the noticeboard at Falconridge/Castleridge Community Playschool
Cities still tape paper to walls. Falconridge/Castleridge Community Playschool is a working room: one notice, then out.
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Read the noticeboard at La Cité des Rocheuses
Cities still tape paper to walls. La Cité des Rocheuses is a working room: one notice, then out.
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Read the noticeboard at Riverbend Community Centre
Cities still tape paper to walls. Riverbend Community Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.
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Read the plaque at Andrew Hamilton Gault (PPCLI)
Andrew Hamilton Gault (PPCLI) (west of centre, Calgary): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.
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Read the plaque at Holodomor Monument
Holodomor Monument (north-east of centre, Calgary): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.
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Read the plaque at John L. Laurie
A two-minute stop at John L. Laurie. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
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Read the plaque at Lord Strathcona
Lord Strathcona (west of centre, Calgary): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.
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Read the plaque at New Brighton Bell tower
A two-minute stop at New Brighton Bell tower. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
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Read the plaque at PPCLI
PPCLI (west of centre, Calgary): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.
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Read the plaque at Rev. George McDougal Memorial
Rev. George McDougal Memorial (north-west of centre, Calgary): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.
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Read the plaque at The big "H"
A two-minute stop at The big "H". One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
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Rain plan: Calgary Public Library - Bowness
Calgary Public Library - Bowness (on Bowness Road NW, north-west of centre, Calgary) 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.
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Rain plan: Calgary Public Library - Country Hills
Rain plan at Calgary Public Library - Country Hills: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: Calgary Public Library - Judith Ubach branch (Thorncliffe)
Calgary Public Library - Judith Ubach branch (Thorncliffe) (on Centre Street N, north of centre, Calgary) 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.
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Rain plan: Calgary Public Library - Nicholls Family
Rain plan at Calgary Public Library - Nicholls Family: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: Calgary Public Library - Prototype: Skyview
Calgary Public Library - Prototype: Skyview (on Country Hills Blvd NE, north-east of centre, Calgary) 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.
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Rain plan: Calgary Public Library - Quarry Park
Rain plan at Calgary Public Library - Quarry Park: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: Calgary Public Library - Saddletowne
Calgary Public Library - Saddletowne (on Falconridge Boulevard NE, north-east of centre, Calgary) 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.
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Rain plan: Calgary Public Library - Southwood
Calgary Public Library - Southwood (on Southland Drive SW, south-west of centre, Calgary) 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.
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Rain plan: Calgary Public Library - Village Square
Calgary Public Library - Village Square (on 56 Street NE, north-east of centre, Calgary) 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.
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Rain plan: Gallagher Library
Rain plan at Gallagher Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: Sage Hill Public Library
Rain plan at Sage Hill Public Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: Seton Calgary Public Library
Seton Calgary Public Library (south-east of centre, Calgary) 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.
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Meet the first light at Sikome Lake North
First light at Sikome Lake North. The quest is to be there before the commute, then leave when the light is ordinary again.
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Meet the first light at Sikome Lake South
First light at Sikome Lake South. The quest is to be there before the commute, then leave when the light is ordinary again.
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Meet the first light at Sikome Lake West
Calgary is quieter than the postcards. Be at Sikome Lake West (south-east of centre, Calgary) before the first rush and leave with two things that moved.
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Meet the first light at Trout Beach
Calgary is quieter than the postcards. Be at Trout Beach (north-east of centre, Calgary) before the first rush and leave with two things that moved.
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Watch the sun drop from Bridge 10 Fish Creek Pk
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Bridge 10 Fish Creek Pk for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
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Watch the sun drop from Deerfoot Trail Overpass
Deerfoot Trail Overpass faces the last light north-east of centre, Calgary. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
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Watch the sun drop from Evamy Ridge
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Evamy Ridge for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
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Watch the sun drop from Harry Boothman Bridge
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Harry Boothman Bridge for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
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Watch the sun drop from Lookout
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Lookout for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
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Watch the sun drop from Mewata Bridge
Mewata Bridge faces the last light north-west of centre, Calgary. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
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Watch the sun drop from Prince's Island Bridge
Be at Prince's Island Bridge (north of centre, Calgary) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
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Watch the sun drop from Rotary/Mattamy Greenway
Rotary/Mattamy Greenway faces the last light south-west of centre, Calgary. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
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Watch the sun drop from Scotsman's Hill
Scotsman's Hill faces the last light north-east of centre, Calgary. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
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Watch the sun drop from Tom Campbell's Hill
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Tom Campbell's Hill for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
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Watch the sun drop from Top Hill
Be at Top Hill (north-west of centre, Calgary) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
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Watch the sun drop from Whispering Grasses Walkway
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Whispering Grasses Walkway for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.