I don’t remember when I learned that Canada had a pair of French Islands off the Newfoundland coast, but I...
Day Trips
Only two people have ever turned back on the Via Ferrata at Mt. Norquay, my guide for the afternoon, John...
Beautiful Lacombe County is in Alberta’s picturesque heartland – roughly halfway between Calgary and Edmonton. The county is home to scenic multi-use trails, mostly quiet backroads, along with a heavy dose of rural charm and exceptionally friendly people. If you’re after a peaceful escape, I recommend a two-day bike trip...
Nova Scotia’s license plate “Canada’s Ocean Playground” says it all. There are hundreds of beaches dotting the 7,500 plus kilometres...
Our family has visited Salt Spring Island for decades, first on summer holidays visiting my mother when we lived in...
You’ll find the small town of Lacombe (population 11,000) in central Alberta, half way between Calgary and Edmonton. It’s a short drive off of Highway 2, and only 25 minutes north of Red Deer. I once biked through Lacombe from the Ellis Bird Farm but not once have I so...
The Hoover Dam, originally called the Boulder Dam, was built over five years during the Great Depression to hold back...
Fernie, British Columbia is a winter lover’s paradise, famous for its epic dumps of fluffy powder. People from around the...
Buckskin Gulch is a famous slot canyon in Utah boasting the title as the longest continuous slot canyon in the world. According to the Bureau of Land Management, Buckskin Gulch travels through approximately 16 miles of unique formations and rippled sandstone walls in the northern stretch of the Paria Canyon-Vermilion...
If you’re driving in southern Utah and you’re anywhere near Kanab, it’s worth taking 45 minutes to an hour to...