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…
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…
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…
August 1, 2012 Backpacking Flores Island: Camping At Cow Bay The following four days were absolutely amazing. Waking up in the morning to the sound of the waves crashing on the beach, and watching…
July 31, 2012 Backpacking Flores Island: Walking The Wildside Trail After departing the trail office, we headed to the beginning of our hike in. There are a number of signs that you find along…
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…
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…
