May 2, 2016 Valentine’s Weekend Winter Backpacking Mike’s birthday falls the day after Valentine’s, so typically I try to plan something fun and special to cover both of those occasions. This…
June 3, 2015 Backpacking At Lake Minnewanka Determined to get the most out of backpacking season this year, Mike and I started hitting the trails earlier than usual. A mild winter…
May 26, 2015 Backpacking With Children: Our First Time On May long weekend we loaded up 5 backpacks, the kids, their dad (Jason) and headed for the mountains. It was raining lightly, but…
April 8, 2015 Hiking With The Younglings In Peter Lougheed Over Easter weekend we decided it was time to hit the trails with the kids. We want to take them backpacking this summer, but…
December 29, 2013 2013: A Year In Review The new year is just a couple of days away, which is cause for mulling over the year that has just passed, and evaluating…
November 1, 2013 Mike Harvests His First Deer: Whitetail Hunting In The Alberta Foothills ** NOTE ** This post contains graphic photos of a deer being gutted, skinned, and processed. It all started with a Remington .308 and some…
March 11, 2013 Winter Camping At Dinosaur Provincial Park Last weekend, having taken leave of our senses, Mike and I decided to take a preliminary expedition into winter camping. Not so long ago…
February 24, 2013 Mike Turns 30, Skiing Lake Louise, And Eating At Banff’s Grizzly House On February 13th Mike’s Mum and Dad flew in to spend a few days with us! We’ve been looking forward to their visit for…
January 16, 2013 Ice Fishing On Buck Lake Over the past month or so we’ve made a couple of trips out to Buck Lake to visit my parents and do a little…
December 31, 2012 Calgary’s Aerospace Museum With the cold weather sometimes making outdoor activities less enjoyable, we decided to take the kids to one of Calgary’s lesser known attractions: The…
