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…
July 30, 2012 Backpacking Flores Island: Getting There After weeks of preparation, and quite a lot of anxiety, and making of arrangements, we hit the road for Vancouver Island on Friday, July…
June 7, 2012 May Long Weekend At Sibbald Lake For the long weekend, Mike and I took the kids out to Sibbald Lake for three days of camping. Yes, THREE whole days, and…