Enderby Cliffs Hike
Enderby Cliffs Hike North Okanagan Valley, BC In my country there is a mountain. In my country there is a river. Come with me. -Pablo Neruda (an excerpt from the poem, The Mountain and the River) On one of the warm, … Read More
Yukon Adventure
Yukon Adventure Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/glacier_fed/ I received a grant from the Canadian Council of the Arts to finish my next novel, which takes place in the Yukon. I started to write the novel a while ago and then put it aside … Read More
Naramata Waterfall Hike
Naramata Waterfall Hike Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. ― John Muir On A Dreary Rainy Day, It Is Vital To Force … Read More
Hiking Lac Du Bois Grasslands, BC
Hiking Lac Dubois –Walt Whitman Hiking the grasslands just outside of Kamloops,BC is a true Canadian walk through history. The hills of Lac Du Bois, BC were once part of the Hudson Bay Brigade trail. Hiking at Lac Du Bois is … Read More
Cowgirls of Myra Canyon
Cowgirls of Myra canyon -from Queen Of The Godforsaken by Mix Hart I treated my niece and my daughter to western horseback riding lesson for Artemis’ birthday present. Artemis asked to be called Taco at the ranch and the girls’ … Read More
Golden Days Of Spring: Okanagan WildFlowers
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Balsam Root Fields Forever Each spring the mountain sides surrounding the Okanagan Valley turn gold with breathtaking wild blossoms. This is my favourite time of year. It is like living each day surrounded by small bursts of celestial, golden sun … Read More
Cathedral Grove: Land Of Giant Trees
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Cathedral Grove: Land Of Giant Trees Macmillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island This spring break, my family hiked through some amazing West Coast forests in British Columbia. Cathedral Grove is a rare section of an old growth Douglas fir/redwood cedar ecosystem on … Read More
Englishman River Falls Hike, Vancouver Island
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Englishman River Falls Hike, Vancouver Island A saunter through Englishman River Falls Park, with its roaring waterfalls and moss covered giant trees, is most definitely, “…near the heart of the world.” -John Muir My family began our spring break BC … Read More
Family Hiking Tour Of BC’s South Coasts: Lighthouse Park
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Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, British Columbia This spring break my family decided to spend a week hiking through some of the rainforests of my home province of British Columbia. My husband, Peter, our eldest daughter, Mistaya, and our youngest daughter, … Read More
Vancouver Weekend
Vancouver Weekend Hot New Vancouver Trend: Public Reading Hipsters are keeping their cell phones in their pockets and reaching for a good book! @ Vancouver Fairmont Pacific Rim I spent the weekend before last in Vancouver–we picked up my eldest … Read More