Hiking the Rockwall in Kootenay National Park
A scan of my travel notebook, a Seaform green Leuchtturm1917 Hiking the Rockwall. 5 days. Not rushing, soaking it in. In late August, feeling the last weeks of summer sneaking up on us, we set out on a long-awaited hike - the Rockwall, a 55 kilometer journey over 5 days. We didn't know how it would work out - a fair ...
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Baker Lake in Banff National Park
This past summer, we went hiking up to Baker Lake. It's a hiking area near the infamous Skokie Lodge in Banff National Park. Our three day hiking trip started with a challenge - a huge rainfall after 3 weeks of wildfire smoke from B.C. We got 5mm of rain throughout the whole day and everything, clothes, backpacks, shoes, ...
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Glimpses of COVID Summer in Edmonton
I don't have much to say on this post, but rather showing some glimpses into COVID summer in Edmonton. To be sure, it was different; no festivals, less friends, less family, more hand sanitizer. But there were some special moments and I'm infinitely grateful for the community we have here. It was also oddly familiar to my ...
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Back Country Mountain Hike – Healy Pass Trail in Banff National Park
Summer 2019 - the year we made our foray into back-country hiking. Billy was enthusiastic and excited. I was ... pensive and a bit nervous. Thankfully, Billy's enthusiasm is fed by research and my nerves are soothed by preparedness. Research + preparedness = good times in nature. We started with a 'practice trip' of a ...
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Book Club – Women and Great Outdoors
This year, I was lucky to do a few back-country hikes in Canada's national parks. Leading up to these adventures, I was doing some researching; 1) to keep me safe in the wild and 2) to tap into my inner wilderness explorer. There are some really fascinating books out there of brave women, who love the outdoors, sharing ...
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Indigenous History in Edmonton’s River Valley with Dr. Dwayne Donald
A couple years ago, I went on an INCREDIBLE walking tour to learn about local indigenous history in Edmonton's River Valley. It was led by professor Dr. Dwayne Donald who is a professor at the Faculty of Education for the University of Alberta. His ancestry is Papaschase Cree and also has connections to the Blackfoot. The ...
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Scotland: Road Trip to The North
Back in October 2018, we went to Scotland to celebrate the love of my brother and his new wife. They had their wedding celebration in Gretna Green, Scotland. What a great opportunity to road trip Scotland! As previously mentioned, driving out of Edinburgh was interesting but driving up to The North was entirely different. ...
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