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…
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 17, 2013 Summer Vacation In Ontario The heavy snowfall we’ve had recently has me longing for the lazy days of summer. I was browsing photos from the warmer months, and…
September 20, 2013 A Weekend In Radium Hot Springs With My Grandma My Grandmother was fond of taking us on trips when we were young. We (meaning my siblings, cousins, and myself) spent a great deal…
September 13, 2013 Bringing In The Garden Harvest I spent a great deal of time late last week harvesting, washing, and finding homes for the considerable volume of vegetables we grew over…
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…
