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
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
…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 