At 1,466m, this is often described as the highest elevation in mainland Canada between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains. It is an island on the Canadian prairies. It was once a seaside resort. It has a bloody past. Rewind 68 million years, the Bearspaw Sea, which covered most of southern Alberta, had started a retreat … Continue reading
A picture, so the saying goes, speaks a thousand words. That’s what I had in mind when recently taking a stroll around Upper Kananaskis Lake. It seems that every 100m another thousand words stream through my mind. Stop. Look. Listen. Breathe. Continue on. I think that a common misconception is that, in order to see … Continue reading
This time there was no apprehension. We thought we knew what to expect, but witnessed more than we could possibly imagine. Minke, Humpback, Killer whales, sea lions, seals, Dall’s porpoise, bald eagles, salmon, herring, various underwater creatures including jellies and star fish, and a wasp sting. The four-day kayaking trip along Johnstone Strait had it … Continue reading
It was one year ago, to the week, that I became an environmentalist at heart. I had spent just a couple of days at sea with Sylvia and North Island Kayak in Johnstone Strait and while I was environmentally ‘aware’ up until that point, it was on this trip that I became green. One year … Continue reading
Kananaskis Country is on my doorstep. It consists of over 4,200 square kilometres of rugged, raw natural beauty. It is perfect for the adventurer inside all of us. Annually it attracts over 4,000,000 people, more than Banff National Park. In order to help others connect with their environment, I recently became a Board Member of … Continue reading
Technically, we kayaked with Orca. As we paddled along the Johnstone Strait on Day 2 of our paddling we heard reports that several Orca were swimming alongside boats that we could see with our bare eyes. We could not, however, see the Orca. In my gut, I feel that we did not kayak with Orca, … Continue reading
Days 9 to 15 The bad weather stuck around for another couple of days, but for the remainder of my families’ trip the sun shone! Our first journey from Calgary took us back to Lake Louise and Banff. Lake Louise is a must-stop for any tourist to western Canada. The colour of the water is … Continue reading
…enjoying a cold day in Whitefish. In the down time between longer trips it is easy to spend several weekends away and not think about them as actual holidays. They are mainly “breaks from work”. However, in the months since Halifax I have been able to explore Whitefish, Montana, and travel to British Columbia to … Continue reading
a beautiful world 