We have had an epic launch to our winter season in Whistler, and being able to get up and go out exploring on these mountains via two planks every day, is an extraordinary experience.
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A highway 99 road trip from Whistler to Marble Canyon in beautiful British Columbia
I was so excited to meet Rob’s best friend from childhood, and his rad girlfriend Amelia. I knew I would like them, but seriously, they were the coolest people ever… and hanging out with them made ME feel like I had been their friend for forever too. And that’s a wicked feeling. I love when…
An overnight hike at Whistler’s Russet Lake, in beautiful British Columbia
Basically every time something really cool happens, it happens spontaneously. Typically, I’m a planner – I like to know when I’m doing something and how I’m going to do it so I can have something really epic to look forward to. I always knew that I wanted to hike to Russet Lake. A doozie in…
i’m a jerk | breaking free & being sentimental
Perhaps I’m just overly sentimental, but when I take a few minutes to scroll through old photos online, I can’t help but be flooded with memories and thoughts about each of those sweet, special moments. I have a different feeling about each one of them… maybe it’s remembering an exact feeling or moment that made…
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,…
cliff jumping in Lions Bay, in British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky corridor
The common thought this Summer – “is it really July? I could have sworn it’s January.” We had an epic winter – amazing snow and weather, and now we’re mid-July wondering if we’re going to see any of those sparkly summer days we all fell in love in Whistler. But until we do, we’re making…
Canada’s most northern winery: Fort Berens in Lillooet, British Columbia
It was a dismal weekend forecast. A 95% chance of a LOT of rain. When you work during the week, and you have a list of epic places you want to go and weekend activities that require their fair share of sunshine, a less-than-ideal forecast can put a severe damper on one’s outlook. Not me….
A solo hike to magnificent Joffre Lakes, British Columbia
It doesn’t feel like that long ago that I ventured for the first time to Joffre lakes last winter, but yet it seems to be my go-to spot for either a solo trail run/hike or a group adventure hang. Joffre Lakes are one of those places that’s jaw-droppingly beautiful. Yet again, another place that I…
making my home in whistler, british columbia
So, job accepted, Vancouver apartment forfeited, and winter approaching, we had no Whistler home. Luckily, our stellar pal Steph happened to have a room in her little White Gold two bedroom open for the month of October and we jumped on the opportunity to not sleep in the Pathfinder. (Plus, would Tourism Whistler really be…
tackling fear: Change and taking risks
So, I think you get the point. I like spending time in the big trees on the big mountains. After finding myself spending more time sleeping in a Pathfinder in Whistler this summer than my own awesome apartment in North Vancouver, I found myself dabbling in an interest to make it a more permanent situation….
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…
finding (and keeping) secret spots in British Columbia
As I make more friends who have been roaming these woods for quite some time, I’m learning more and more about amazing hidden spots that surround me. Spots that I will never blog about or tag their location on Instagram. Part of your responsibility once deemed a “local” in an area is protecting the spots…
