Submission Guidelines – Centennial Trails: Go Take a Hike Across Canada
To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Energy Geoscience Association (CEGA), the Reservoir will launch a special Centennial Trails: Go Take a Hike Across Canada series. Beginning in 2027, this series will showcase hikes from every province and territory and will be published in the Reservoir throughout the year and beyond.
The original Go Take a Hike (GTAH) series was launched in 2009 by Philip Benham. “The focus of the series is hikes or short walks that have a destination of interest to geologists. The topic of the hike can be any aspect of geology; the intent is that these are treks that geologists, and their friends and families, might be interested in doing.”
Since its inception, the extremely popular series has had 83 hikes published in the Reservoir, predominantly from Western Canada, with a few international contributions. These previously published articles are now available as convenient PDFs and can be found here: GTAH Archive – Website.xlsx
A curated selection of Go Take a Hike articles were featured in a book published in 2019: Purchase the Go Take a Hike Book.
The Centennial Trails initiative aims to expand the geographic scope of GTAH by featuring hikes from all regions of Canada. Submissions may include iconic destinations, such as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, National and Provincial Parks, and sections of the Trans-Canada Trail (Great Trail). Hikes could also include field sites tied to academic research, or personal discoveries from travel and lesser-known local trails with unique geological significance and history.
All hikes are welcome in the same spirit as the original Go Take a Hike articles. The purpose of the Centennial Trails series is to share our common interest in geology and serve as a practical guide for hiking enthusiasts to get out and explore the rocks firsthand.
Before preparing your article, please contact: Rachelle Pinnow (Rachelle.pinnow@cenovus.com) or Latoya Graham (latoya.graham@cegageos.ca).
We are coordinating submissions to ensure broad geographic representation and to avoid duplication. Full submission details are listed below and can be found on the CEGA website: Centennial Trails GTAH Submission Guidelines.
To mark CEGA’s 100th Anniversary, help us showcase Canada’s geologic diversity.
Submit your favorite hikes from across our beautiful country, highlighting geologic gems from coast to coast to coast.
Article Outline:
CEGA Go Take a Hike (GTAH) articles cover a wide variety of locations, terrains, and physical challenges. A Go Take a Hike article’s purpose is to expose the reader not only to existing trails but to identify and provide a concise summary of the geological highlights one might see on these hikes. For the Centennial Trails GTAH series, we would like to highlight hikes from every province and territory in Canada.
Required Hike Information:
- Route information, in the form of a map marked with the route or coordinates. Canadian topographic maps are available for free through Natural Resources Canada:
- Trailhead access details
- Directions, parking, and access considerations
- Total route distance, round-trip in kilometers
- Elevation information (i.e., total elevation gain)
- Difficulty and accessibility
- Terrain, technical difficulty, seasonal considerations, and other relevant notes
Word Count:
- 500-900 (plus references)
Article Format:
- Article text should be provided in a separate word document (i.e., without embedded images).
- For easy reference formatting, consider using a free version of Mendeley Reference Manager and Mendeley Cite (to easily add citations in Microsoft Word). Download the free styles: AAPG Bulletin or Geology Society of America Bulletin.
Image/Figure Total:
- Please include between five and ten images.
Annotated images need to be sent individually to preserve resolution. Please do not embed the images in the word document as that reduces resolution. Image/figure captions can be included with the article text or in a separate word document. Where possible and appropriate, added historical photos or maps may enhance the theme of CEGA’s 100th Anniversary.
Reservoir Submission Information:
- Submit your hike here.