GALATEA CREEK TRAIL TRIP REPORT: BACKPACKING TO LILLIAN LAKE CAMPGROUND
The Galatea Creek Trail is located within Alberta’s Kananaskis Country, just a little over an hour’s drive from Calgary…
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CHIEF WHITECAP TRIP REPORT: PADDLING FROM OUTLOOK TO SASKATOON
The Chief Whitecap Waterway is a water-based section of the Trans Canada Trail which runs from the Gardiner Dam at Lake Diefenbaker…
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THE ADVENTURES OF JUNO: ROAD TRIP EDITION
Since finding out that Juno has a heart condition, I’ve come to the realisation that this could very well be her last summer with us…
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CEDAR STRIP CANOE BUILD: PLANS, PREP, AND PROGRESS
One of my goals for 2018 is to build a cedar strip canoe. I wanted to document the process here in case anyone is…
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HOW TO SURVIVE A SASKATCHEWAN WINTER
It’s no secret that I’m no fan of winter. I whine about it every chance I get – which I come by honestly, since complaining about the…
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2018 GOAL SETTING
As part of my 2018 goal-setting process, I’ve been working on a to-do list of sorts. Basically a massive list, broken down into…
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THE BEST (AND WORST) OF 2017
I’ve been spending the last few days looking back on 2017 – thinking about what worked, what didn’t, and what I would change in…
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5 LIFE LESSONS I’VE LEARNED FROM MY DOG
When we first decided to get a dog I was expecting the usual: daily walks, cuddles, and slobbery kisses. I certainly wasn’t…
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BACKPACKING SOLO – WHAT’S UP WITH HIKING ALONE?
Sitting around the backcountry campground’s communal cooking area, I struck up a conversation with three middle-aged men…
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A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO: HIKING
So, you want to start hiking but don’t know where to start? This post will help you with the very basic first steps to getting out on…
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DUMB TOURIST MOMENT #12 – THE CORKSCREW IN PARIS
“Do you sell corkscrews?” I asked, while simultaneously pointing at the bottle of wine on the counter and miming the action of opening…
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KANANASKIS COUNTRY TRIP REPORT
I recently posted a photo essay of my 3-day backpacking trip in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country. But I wanted to do up a trip report with a few…
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BACKPACKING IN KANANASKIS COUNTRY: A PHOTO ESSAY
I recently spent three days in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country on my first solo backpacking adventure. It was a pretty amazing experience…
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AND I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE GRIZZLIES…
I carefully picked my way down the steep side trail and stepped over a mound of rotting driftwood. I stumbled down onto the…
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STOMACH OF STEEL: 8 WEIRD THINGS MY DOG HAS EATEN
As regular readers of this blog know, Juno is a funny dog. She’s big and loud and rather destructive at times. If she has the opportunity…
