Category Archive

The following is a list of all entries from the travel category.

Traveling in Style

Every time I travel with someone new, I learn a new trick.
Last time I went to Vancouver, I learned about the art of carry-on luggage.  So awesome.  There is a ridiculous amount of shoes and clothing that can fit into a seemingly small space. It’s rather astounding!
I also learned about wine.  More specifically, drinking wine [...]


Yamnuska

Yamnuska turned out more difficult than I had remembered.  On the way down my legs started to feel wobbly, and I lost confidence in my steps.  Of course, self-fulfilling prophecy means that my legs did become less stable, and with the path quite steep and slippery, I ’sat down’ many times.  It was a little [...]


Bunny

What was meant to be a full fledged hike somehow turned into touring a beautiful, $1.85 million house, and a beer at the Grizzly Paw in Canmore.  The day was made complete by a spontaneous bonfire in my backyard – I’m not sure why I haven’t had more over the summer, but they are great.  [...]


Mountain View Music Fest

I’m discovering that summer is a busy busy time.  Last weekend I spent my time volunteering/sun bathing at the Mountain View Music Festival in Carstairs. We camped in the “tent city” – also known as baseball diamond #4, and we brushed our teeth in a random electronics store and a pub. Basically, we [...]


Lillian

I spent my August long weekend on an amazing backpacking trip with amazing friends! Myself and 3 girl friends hiked to Lillian Lake where we spent two nights. While in the area we hiked further and explored Galatea Lakes, and Guinn’s Pass. In total we did about 30km, and the peak we [...]