Juan de Fuca Marine trail is the lesser-known trail on the lower West Coast of Vancouver Island. It is beautiful, snaking through the forest and... »
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Back To The Future
Sometimes inspiration comes from a place you once were, but can never go back to. I gave Logan a fresh skate deck for Christmas last year, however Logan still had those little kid qualities about him so I constantly reminded him, if I ever found that deck sitting in the rain or left uncared for, I would break it. Fortunately,... »
Muchalat Lake
Fishing in and around Gold River in the fall is always fun no matter if fish are caught or not. However, camping can be a chilling experience. A friend and I had planned to go up to Muchalat Lake for some fly-fishing and river scouting ever since the beginning of this past summer. With conflicting schedules throughout the summer a... »
San Juan River - Port Renfrew
The San Juan River flows gently from the west slopes of southern Vancouver Island through thick forests with abundant wildlife and into the Straight of Juan de Fuca. Our goal was to take three kids, three photographers and one mom, pack them and all their gear into two old canoes and run the 15k stretch of the river that flows... »
Colour Contrast
Sometimes I convince myself other places in British Columbia can’t compare to the west coast of the province. Big cliffs, massive trees and awesome outdoor adventures are always just outside my door, so why would I go inland anyway? When I was a kid, my aunt and uncle got a cabin on a lake just outside of... »
Special feature - The North Stack race, Wales
Two tidal races, sea stacks and breaking seas. That pretty much sums up the infamous run between Soldiers Point and North Stack, eight miles of adrenalin kicks and euphoria on the west coast of Wales. This run is one of the most popular sea kayak route in Wales and is the training ground for many of the best paddlers in... »
Chill On The Hill
All of a sudden the gondola began to vibrate and the floor pounded. I wondered if this was proper practice for a gondola. Snorri and I had arrived in Whistler the night before, at about 1:00am. We were there to check out NESTEA’s Chill On The Hill. It had been a long haul from Victoria, so we... »
Spotlight on Nova Scotia - The Cabot Trail
I peeled my left eyelid open to see the fog sitting on top of us. This could not have turned out any worse for our morning plans. We were in Cheticamp on Cape Breton Island about to take on the Cabot Trail before heading to Halifax. Our hosts at the B&B were encouraging us to go for... »
Pender Island
As summer weather overtook the cool days of spring, I decided it was time to head out on the bicycle and explore another gem in the Gulf Islands. A quick look at the BC ferries schedule showed a daily 8:35 ferry to Pender Island so I set my alarm for an early morning departure. Pender Island is... »
Climbing the Angel’s Crest
“If it weren’t for the rain Squamish would be the best climbing area in the world.” So said my girlfriend Roxanne as I fetched her off a flight from Colorado in the Vancouver airport. Several years ago Roxanne had endured a year and a half working in Seattle and she’d been traumatized by northwest rain. Now that we lived in... »
Spotlight On Nova Scotia Part 1
After spending a week on Prince Edward Island, Abby and I were headed to Nova Scotia while my mom broke off the train and headed to Quebec. Pulling out of Charlottown we had two options, catch the ferry to Nova Scotia or drive across the Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick. The ferry would be quicker if the timing was perfect,... »