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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Special Feature - Volcanic Eruption Iceland
As many people know a small volcanic eruption started between two glaciers on the south coast of Iceland a couple of weeks ago. This is of course is an event that no landscape photographer worth their salt can ignore. And as I consider myself primarily a landscape photographer I could in no way ignore it. In these last weeks I... »
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... »
Backroads - South Vancouver Island
The web of logging roads on Vancouver Island provides access to some interesting places. I have explored a fair bit of these roads in the last years and the places you can reach never cease to amaze me. It’s like the ultimate adventure, going up or down a dirt road, without an idea what will be at the end of... »
Sointula
I can’t tell you what Sointula is. I can’t give you a definition. There wasn’t a single moment that defined Sointula for me. Still, after visiting the island once and then again for a longer time, I can’t figure it out. Sointula wouldn’t be watching for whales in Beautiful Bay, or a storm ripping through the treetops, which poke into... »
East Sooke Regional Park
One of the best places to explore, close to Victoria, is without a doubt East Sooke Regional Park. It is like a taste of the Wild West Coast of Vancouver Island, close to civilization. The park is a 30 minutes drive from downtown Victoria, a short drive through beautiful Metchosin. Rocky Point Road will lead you to this beautiful park. [singlepic... »
Cortes Island
I had the pleasure of visiting this beautiful Island recently and used the oppurtunity to explore its many treasures. Cortes Island is reached via Campell River, the ferry ride to Quadra Island is only 10 minutes, a quick drive gets you to Heriot Bay where the ferry to Cortes Island is docked. After a beautiful 40 minutes ferry ride you... »
In the Walbran Valley
I don’t know what it was that gave me an eerie feeling when we entered the campsite at Walbran Valley. Maybe the structures, thin sticks bound together without a canvas. Like skeletons or remains from another civilization. More likely it was that the entrance felt like stepping into a dark cave, especially as the sun was high in the sky,... »
Small Boots, Big steps - Juan de Fuca Marine Trail Part I
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 beaches from China Beach to Botanical Beach. It has many advantages to it’s bigger brother the West Coast Trail; fewer hikers, no permits and it’s closer to Victoria. I have hiked it a couple of... »
Port Renfrew
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... »