With the sun setting on warmer weather and as the snow starts to fall in the mountains, here’s a few short and sweet little missions in the Whistler area that we enjoyed this summer for your bucket list next year! Honestly, that was just a few – we can’t give away all of our spots, but…
Tag: canoeing
the blues, greens and microbialites of Marble Canyon in British Columbia
We were at Birkenhead Lake on one of the (hard-to-come-by) summer days we’ve had, and a man and his son pulled up to the dock with an interesting sail boat. It caught our eye and so we started chatting. After sharing about spots we loved in B.C, I asked him what his favourite place was,…
the best lakes and rivers to explore in Whistler, British Columbia
Sure, Whistler is known for it’s iconic ski hill and winter vibes, but let me tell you – summer is where it is AT. There’s a short shoulder season between Winter and summer that runs through April and May – and it’s really neat because there’s still skiing available in the alpine, but the lakes…
Cirque Lake, British Columbia: paddle-in access only
Those months between the heat of Summer and the snow of Winter are precious, and they’re actually my favourite. Bundling up in warmer layers, the air cooling you down after a good sweat – and the changing colours of Fall in Canada are an extraordinary sight themselves. In search of an afternoon adventure, I stumbled…
adding an adventure vessel: Testing the water with our new (blue) canoe
I grew up on the water. Not the ocean, but the big, blue lakes of northern Ontario, accompanied by beavers, leeches and all sorts of other creatures. Floating on the water in a boat is knit into my being. I think my parents told me that my first canoe trip was when I was two…
my dad is neat | paddles by Bruce, the ultimate adventurer
I have this vivid childhood memory of hiding under an upside down canoe somewhere in northern Ontario as a violent storm pounded on the secluded raging waters. That memory is often accompanied by moments prior, paddling across the choppy water trying to get to the safety of shore from the sudden storm. I was in…
