works of wanderlust

Month: May 2022

  • The Mystery of Big Island (Part Three)

    The Mystery of Big Island (Part Three)

    It’s been nearly a year and a whole long winter of impassable trails through the river valley since I posted an update about the work being done to turn a small bit of land with a big local history into a small provincial park. The last time we thought about that effort on this site,

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  • Meta Monday & Spring Galleries

    I spent nearly twenty hours just lingering in the gorgeous outdoors of my own backyard this past weekend doing all manner of activity, from doing serious chores like tending to the garden, patching my lawn, completing the installation of my irrigation system, to partaking in more leisurely activity like cooking barbecue, playing with the dog

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  • Recipe: Cast Iron Breakfast Hashbrowns

    I’ve eaten breakfast in many places around the world, and its fair to say that anywhere you wake up to a meal that place probaby has it’s own style of morning eats that defines it as a culture. At home, I tend to spread a little jam on some toasted slices of sourdough bread and

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  • On Visual Storytelling

    As the summer draws nearer, I’ve got it into my head to make some movies. Well… filmmaking. Video production. Out in the wilds with a camera and an idea, at least. I initially set up a Youtube channel for this blog over a year ago with dual intentions. First, I needed a place to upload

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  • Hiking: Mountain Bunkers

    Back in March of this year, 2022, we made yet another long weekend into a family adventure getaway to the mountains. With few plans besides a booked hotel suite and our hiking gear, we landed in the town of Canmore after a four hour spring drive. A year earlier we had zipped off to the

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