by Jeremy | Aug 15, 2014 | Paddling
For a few years, we had talked about getting a canoe and finally in the spring of 2013, we pulled the trigger and made our purchase. We had pretty well settled on the Clipper brand as we know many people who have them and a lot of good things are said about the brand....
by Jeremy | Jul 31, 2014 | Hiking, Trips
Not every trip we do is entirely done on foot and some of the best hikes and experiences we have had came about by driving to a new location and starting from there. Cabin Lake, near Mount Stoyama, is one such trip. Raegan had caught wind of this through the...
by Raegan | Jul 26, 2014 | Hiking, Trips
Our original plan for the 2013 July Long Weekend was to backpack to Big Peters Lake in Monashee Provincial Park, but we encountered a rockslide that blocked the road in. So we had to move on to plan B, which resulted in us heading to New Denver and Silverton, in the...
by Jeremy | Jul 22, 2014 | Backpacking, Trips
The Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park is considered one of Canada’s premier Rocky Mountain trips. Do a search online for it and you’ll get loads of info, pictures, and glowing reviews about how you MUST do this trail. My first time up there...
by Raegan | Jul 20, 2014 | Backpacking, Trips
In May 2014 we backpacked the Tikwalus Heritage Trail (formerly named the First Brigade Trail) in the Fraser Canyon. The trail starts near Hell’s Gate, and it is a steep but worthwhile 6.5km hike (with many rewarding switchbacks, as we like to joke). There are several...
