July 3, 2021 Adventure, Baby! Walk-In Tenting At Canoe Meadows I’ve been meaning to get this post up for over a week, but here it is now, just in time (because we are headed…
May 24, 2021 Adventure, Baby! Fullerton Loop Day Hike We decided against camping for the May long weekend, but we still wanted to get outside and take advantage of the great forecast for…
July 21, 2020 Adventure, Baby! First Backpacking Trip Over the weekend we took Katrin on her first backpacking trip, down in Kananaskis. I booked us a site for two nights at Point…
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…
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…
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…