A bog, a receded continental ice sheet and isostatic rebound: oh…. oh…. this going to be boring. Surprisingly not –...
In May I took delivery of a box of 200 Nature Hot Spots in Alberta – The Best Parks, Conservation...
Salt Spring Island is the largest and hilliest of BC’s Southern Gulf Islands. It’s an amazing island for hiking because of the great diversity in the types of hiking trails. Want to climb a mountain? You’ve got a choice of three peaks (602- m Mount Erskine, 448-m high Mount Maxwell...
The Aare Gorge canyon walk is another one of Switzerland’s fabulous nature excursions. It’s an easy, family-friendly experience that takes...
The Valley of the Five Lakes hike is a popular outing, especially for families, largely because it’s easy and close...
On our winter visit to Saint Lucia, John and I set aside a day to do the famous Gros Piton hike, the most popular hike in the country. If you’ve ever seen photos of Saint Lucia, you would instantly recognize the Gros Piton and nearby Petit Piton, two of Saint...
The Mount Lorette Ponds in Alberta’s Bow Valley Provincial Park haven’t always been in existence. At one point they were...
Humans are drawn to waterfalls for their beauty and power – and perhaps even all the negative ions floating around....