Between some of the trips documented in the Autumn 2022 post, we also took time off work to visit Haida Gwaii. Specifically we took an overnight ferry from Prince Rupert […]

Despite having declared the summer over in my previous blog post, the weather had other ideas. This autumn was dubbed “hot-umn” in the Calgary area. Consequently we enjoyed at least […]

Spring turned to summer and the abundant snowpack slowly melted away, helping to keep forest fires at bay. We started off the main hiking season with a favourite that we […]

This spring in the Rockies near Calgary has been marked by rain, and a persistent snowpack which has delayed our hiking adventures (and brought relief to farmers, so we can’t […]

After over two and a half years away, we were able to make a trip back to the UK this April. We were greeted by friends right at the airport, […]

After the brutally cold weather of early winter, the temperatures relented and we were able to start gathering kilometers on skis again. In February and March we were able to […]

After our lovely trips in the autumn it was time to wait for the snow to fly again…

In late September we had planned to make a visit to the UK, but sadly that ultimately wasn’t possible. Not wanting to waste our booked vacation time, we threw together […]

Last year we declared a new holiday – Larch Day – which falls around the 3rd weekend in September. I regret that the calculations that determine the exact date must […]

While work has been busy, and the Covid situation dismal in Alberta, we have still been able to get out on weekend adventures. Sunday nights often include drying out the […]