Port Renfrew is a pretty cool little town on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. It is at the very end of the West Coast Road that hugs the coast from Victoria to Port Renfrew. It was on my first visit to Port Renfrew that I saw a black bear for the first time. And since then I have spotted... »

Growing up in a small town, I was always outside, breathing in the freedoms of nature.  Since I moved to Victoria, last September, that outdoor time has sadly evaporated. Finally, as the first day of spring arrived boasting sunshine, I decided I needed an escape. I was caught up with my work, the house was clean, and the weather was nice,... »

I love fishing. Whether it’s fresh water or salt water, the idea of going out with friends or family and spending the day outdoors is a good thing. In October of 2008, I went home for a week to spend some time with the family. Upon arrival, my dad gave me a fly rod that had been given to him by... »

It’s a crisp, yet sunny January day and the roads are dry on the way up to ‘the Dump’. The bikes are loaded in the trunk, and butterflies start to flutter in my stomach as visions of rocky, forested singletrack dance through my head. We chug along slowly behind a garbage truck, until we’re finally able to break off into... »

Waiting for the last red light to turn green as I headed out of Campbell River starting my journey to Nootka Island was torture. I’ve always loved going to the West Coast, but I’d yet to set foot on Nootka Island. It was the beginning of June, so the black bears ran ramped from about the Buttle Bridge all the... »

Vancouver Island holds many treasures; some are among the most popular outdoor places in Canada, like the West Coast Trail. Others are just as magnificent but hidden because of difficult access. The result is often a pristine place, where everything is undisturbed, peaceful but strangely mysterious, Tashish-Kwois Regional Park is one of those places, like a lost Valley in the... »

“It looked like 5 miles on the chart,” I said as we clocked our 10th mile towards the end of the Galloping Goose Trail. The darting eyes of my wife told me I should have measured it better. This was our virgin long distance bike ride with the kids, only about 20 miles, but that’s like 100 miles for the... »

Strange how you get used to a good thing. Like the time people move from riding the bus to their first car. How long does the bliss last? A week, and we start complaining about gas prices. It’s the same thing with weather, the better it is the more we expect. I hail from Iceland, a place graced with the ambiguous... »

I took a quick trip up Island this past weekend to hang out with some buddies and watch the UFC on Saturday night. I go the chance to go fishing on Sunday morning with my friend Clayton. We really wanted to go check out a new spot, to us, on Quadra. We left Heriot Bay around 8:00am... »

Went to Lake Cohwichan for a weekend, stayed in a town with a strange name, Youbou. Many strange, unusual, beautiful and wacky names on the Island and Youbou will go into that category. Most of the photos I took were long exposures with a 5 stop ND filter. 12 sek exposure at dusk, I like the purple tint from the ND filter in... »