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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Mayne-ly Refreshed
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,... »
A Midwinters Ride at the Dump
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... »
The art of long(ish) distance cycling with kids
“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... »
Raining again
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... »
Little Main - Quadra Island
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... »
In Search Of
After finding the initial jolt for fly-fishing, on my last trip home, I can’t wait to get the juices flowing for the art down in Victoria. My buddy Matt was coming down for Halloween weekend and this would be a great opportunity to check out the area. I already had a pretty good idea of the main fishing lakes, such... »
The Garden
Junco and Lily I was reading a photography magazine the other day and came across one of those “your garden is a world in it self” articles. I have often come across these articles and most of the time I have skipped them. This time I read it and decided to explore this idea. I decided to spend a day shooting... »