Category: Outdoor Adventures
VIDEO: What happens when you sleep in your truck bed at -15C
We’re camping every month this year! You may remember that we tried this in 2023, but then I got very sick the weekend after and stayed sick for almost two years. (This illness was unrelated to camping.) This year, we camped the last weekend of January. A cold snap was coming through and it was…
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Jaw-dropping jungle hike near Puerto Vallarta
Lee and I visited Puerto Vallarta this fall. One of our favourite things we did was this 8km (5 mile) jungle hike from Boca de Tomatlan to Las Animas, with lots of secluded beaches along the way. Boca de Tomatlan We rented a car for our trip so we drove to the start of the…
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Raft Cove: Best remote beach for camping on Vancouver Island
We ventured out to Raft Cove in late June on the northwest tip of Vancouver Island, BC. You can get there by boat or by hiking, but we chose canoe to camp in comfort. This video shows you some of the things you can do there like fishing, crabbing, surfing and relaxing. We also show…
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Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit
We paddled the a 116km backcountry canoe circuit in Northern BC. It’s paradise for paddlers who like backcountry peace and quiet.
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What the Rock Warrior’s Way taught me about climbing and fear
What the popular mental training program for climbers taught me about fear.
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Traverse Take Two: Flower Ridge Towards Harmston And Tzela Lake
Last summer, Erica and I tried to walk across Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island and many things went very wrong. We even got interviewed by the Sharp End podcast about our helicopter rescue. It’s a year later. We’re still in the pandemic. And we felt like we have some serious unfinished business in the park.…
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Skiing Mt. Allan Brooks in Strathcona Park
We headed out for a ski tour to Mt. Brooks in in early January. Erica and I went with our friends Colin and Natasha. Brooks and Elma are very popular places for ski touring. I did Elma on snowshoes a few years back. Brooks has better terrain for turns and is more popular with skiers.…
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Creating trans-inclusive outdoor groups
I talked to 35 transgender people about what makes them feel safe and included in outdoor groups. Here is what they told me.
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Skiing Mt Cokely on Vancouver Island
We checked out the skiing near Mt. Cokely next to Arrowsmith.
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Is it safe to ski tour this weekend?
I want to tell you a somewhat embarrassing story, back when I did not know much about winter. It was about five years ago in the fall. The leaves on the trees hadn’t even changed yet. My friend had invited me on a backpacking trip in Strathcona Park. A few days before we were supposed…
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