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March Melt in the River Valley
So desperately am I looking forward to two things: being able to travel further than my neighbourhood and the now-six-month-old puppy being able to tackle a long hike. Adventure journal. The spring is being generous to us this year. Last year (and I remember this specifically because it was the first couple weeks of local
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The Other End of the Rainbow
Today is St. Patrick’s day here and I’m reminded that in 2019 I spent a weekend and a week in Dublin, Ireland. I break it up that way on purpose. A weekend and a week. The family and I were on a group trip with my daughter’s dance school through Scotland and Ireland. I went
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Hiking: Just the Bear Necessities
With so much closed and cancelled during the height of the pandemic, we took a couple short local vacations last summer to explore the nearby Rocky Mountain parks. We felt we needed another break so we’ve booked a couple more nights (in the near future) for a spring hotel getaway about five hundred meters from
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What counts as a “visit” when traveling?
I have a rule about traveling. Specifically, I have a rule about how I talk about traveling. When someone asks have you ever visited a place then my response is often… well… technically, that depends… sorta… kinda… here let me explain… So, here. Let me explain. I’ve been poking through a lot of travel blogs
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One Last Trek
During the summer of 2017 we travelled with friends just across the Alberta-British Columbia border to one of the highest peaks in Canada, Mount Robson and to climb the Berg Lake trail. Lucky those friends came along, because they remembered to bring something we forgot: strong tape. Good boots are one of the most important pieces of