As summer starts to wind down and the days get shorter, amazing opportunities unfold for heading into the backcountry. The weather begins to cool, the crowds disappear and your left with adventurous opportunities in breathtaking locations. The truck tires started rolling at 7:00 am with the west Kootenays being the destination. Driving east, crossing the […]
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Waking up in a tent has long been one of my favourite things, especially when you happen to be in the middle of the night. This 2:30 in the morning gave me a chance to crawl out of my tent and see what was happening when no one was around. As I slowly crept down […]
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Shannon and I both found ourselves awake at 2:00 in the morning from the rain. Not necessarily onto our tent but rather into our tent. We had sprung a leak. Thankfully though we had brought along a 8’X10′ tarp and devised a plan to use it. We draped it over the tent and anchored it […]
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We originally had some rather concrete plans on heading to the rockies. Our neighbour friends and ourselves had, on some levels, won the lottery with reservations for The Berg Lake Trail within Mount Robson Provincial Park for four nights. But like many situations in the past, for example climbing Mount Saint Helens (COVID 19), Caribbean […]
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As we wake up and start our fourth morning of riding the weather was still looking questionable. Overcast and cool. The campground host mentioned that is was 3 degrees the night prior, and this morning I feel was no different. If you are just joining in now or missed a day somewhere you can find […]
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A tad cooler as the night fell but sleeping in your tent in the wilderness is always soothing, especially when you can hear the creek as you doze off. Day three now, let the fun begin again, beautiful morning and nothing will take this away from us, or so we thought. If you are starting […]
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