To wrap up 2017, Justine and I headed down to Mount Baker to do a couple of days skiing on a new (to us) mountain. The weather provided some adventures, but it was overall a pretty great couple of days.
Read MoreChristmas 2017
My last post of 2017! Here are a bunch of photos from our trip back to Ontario for Christmas. Happy holidays everyone!
Read MoreRandom Photos from 2017
I'm so far behind on getting posts up on the blog, that I'm going to use this one to collect some random photos that don't really have a home, or need a post on their own. We'll see how that works out as a sort through the past few months worth of photos.
Read MoreSpringsteen in NYC
We won the lottery (so to speak) and scored tickets to Springsteen on Broadway, an intimate one-man show in a tiny Broadway theatre. That was all the excuse we needed to book a trip to one of our most favourite cities in the world! Plus you know, New York around Christmas, what's nicer than that?
Read MoreA Work Trip to the UK - Wales and England
I had a week in the UK for work, spent mostly inside doing training, but did have a little bit of time to explore around Wales while I was there. And I was able to tack on a weekend in England to visit with friends.
Read MoreFraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival
On Saturday, we snuck in a fun day out in the valley at the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival. We went with our friend Katie, who had done this tour a couple of years ago with her parents and raved about it. We booked a tour on boat that goes up the Fraser River to a spot where thousands of bald eagles come in to feed during migration every year. We weren't disappointed.
Read MoreA Busy First Weekend in November, Including a Visit with the Harrisons!
The first weekend in November was an eventful one - the first snowfall of the year, some beautiful days, and a rare visit with Alexandra (my god-daughter) and her parents. We also went to see a rugby match at the dome. It was a crazy, but fun weekend!
Read MoreA Quick Trip to Reifel
It was a beautiful day (albeit a bit cloudy), so Justine and I headed down to Reifel to see what was going on. It had been a while since we had been down that way, and we were rewarded with some good sightings.
Read MoreWhistler Beer Festival
This post is only a month old! We spent the weekend in Whistler, did some hiking and attended the Whistler Beer Festival. It was a relaxing, fun weekend on the mountain, with lots of reminders that winter isn't too far away...
Read MoreWhistler Backcountry Hiking - The Complete Post
Last weekend, Justine and I did just over 45 km of hiking in the Whistler backcountry. We started out at the Cheakamus Lake parking lot, and through hiked out to the Garibaldi Lake parking lot, over an amazing four days.
Read MoreWhistler Backcountry Hiking
Last weekend, Justine and I did just over 45 km of hiking in the Whistler backcountry. We started out at the Cheakamus Lake parking lot, and through hiked out to the Garibaldi Lake parking lot, over an amazing four days.
Read MoreA Visit to Toronto - Alex's Wedding and More
Another old post from the summer - I'm actually almost caught up again! I thought I'd share some photos from our trip to Toronto for Alex's wedding. We extended the trip a number of days to try in cram in some additional visits with friends and family.
Read MoreJustine's First Trip to the PNE
Another old post from the summer - still catching up. This one has a few photos from August, when we took Addison and Ethan to the PNE.
Read MorePortland, Bend and a Fun Mountain Biking Trip
Last week Justine and I took some time off to do a road trip down into Oregon to do some mountain biking around Bend, Oregon. We made a stop in Portland on the way down, had four days in Bend, and then a long drive home on the holiday Monday. We rode some of the best trails in the area, did a day in a bike park, spent some time with friends from back east and generally had an amazing time!
Read MoreSaturna Island
Just was away for the weekend, so Saturday I decided I needed to go on a little adventure of my own. Given the beautiful weather, the Gulf Islands seemed like a good option.
Read MoreBackcountry Camping at Garibaldi Lake
This summer, Justine and I are planning to do a series of backcountry hiking/camping, with a goal of doing a few days on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). We've both done this before, but it's been a while, so we decide to start with something easy to test out our gear, and make sure everything was set. We decided to do one night up at Garibaldi Lake, which is a beautiful setting, and only about 9.5 km from the parking lot. Mind you, that's all uphill...
Read MoreCanada 150 in Whistler
I have a lot of catch up to do on the blog, so I'll start with the most recent and work my way backwards. For Canada Day weekend, our friends Graham and Colleen were visiting and had a place up in Whistler. We decided to go hang with them and spend the weekend in the mountains.
Read MoreNice and Monaco
Another old post from the summer. The continuation of my two-week trip to Europe, left me with a weekend to myself, to find some new adventures. I was coming from Copenhagen, and needed to end up in Toulouse, but it was up to me to decide where to stay in between. I settled on Nice, in the south of France on the Mediterranean, as it was a place I had not been before, and it looked like fun.
Read MoreA Big Trip to Europe - Next Stop Copenhagen
The next stop on my trip was a couple of days in Denmark. One of our Partners met me at the airport and we drove up to Fredensborg, about 30 minutes north of Copenhagen. It's also home to Fredensborg Palace, the summer palace of the Danish Royal Family. They weren't home, so you could wander the grounds and enjoy the amazing scenery. After some meetings in Fredensborg, I spent the night at a great old hotel, had some meetings the next day then headed down to Copenhagen for the night.
Read MoreA Big Trip to Europe - First Stop Paris
Yes, I still have a bunch of posts to catch up on, but I'm into the last three or four. In June, I had a lengthy two-week work trip to Europe where I made a few stops, before my usual visit to Toulouse. I'm going to do this over a few posts, starting with a quick stop in Paris.
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