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…
October 11, 2015 Backpacking With Children: A Week On A Remote Island All through the spring we worked on getting the kiddos ready for our big (secret) backpacking trip of the year: a week on Flores…
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…
August 2, 2012 Backpacking Flores Island: Camping At Kutcous Point After spending four nights and three amazing days at Cow Bay, Mike and I decided to cut the hike out into two pieces, and…
July 17, 2012 Backpacking Flores Island, British Columbia I’ve just purchased our fishing passes, which I suppose makes it official: Mike and I are embarking on 18 hoours of travel, which will…
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…
May 14, 2012 Hitting The Slopes, Eating Weird Things, And Other Goodness Some months back, Mike’s mom, Ruth, and his sister, Michelle, came out to Alberta for a visit! It was so great to see them,…
