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…
February 22, 2015 Recipe: Banana Leather (Flattened Dried Bananas) While researching our future hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, I kept reading about these flattened dried bananas from Trader Joe’s. Since we aren’t…
February 20, 2015 Gear Review: Fozzils Solo Pack Gear Type – Dishes Volume – 1.4 fl.oz. (Plate) & 600ml/20.4 fl.oz. (Bowl) & 350ml/11.8 fl.oz (Cup) Trail Weight – About 4 oz or…
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…
December 21, 2013 A Long December With Mike in school (he finally finished yesterday, thankfully) for all of November and most of December, things have been a bit crazy at…
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…
