Last week, I turned 25. I’ve been anticipating this birthday for a while and I can’t fully comprehend how it feels yet. For my birthday, Marcus and I hiked to some hot springs (what a surprise…!) and we were so fortunate to have them all to ourselves. As the sun set behind the mountains, the …
Ski season is almost over. After more than a week without snow and a hot spring sun warming up the Kootenay region considerably, I am finally coming to terms with the end of the season. The skiing this winter has been on-and-off incredible. There have been many knee-deep powder days, extremely cold temperatures, and gorgeous …
At 6:40 AM on the morning of January 13th, Marcus and I were both awakened by howling winds and branches falling on our roof. We peered out into the darkness and saw the world in blustery chaos. Our alarms were set to go off just 30 minutes later, but as we watched in awe by …
In my MEC days, I got to take home a pair of broken (but free) snowshoes. Only recently, I took them into a shop here in Nelson to get repaired. After picking them up this morning, Marcus and I planned to snowshoe up to White Queen, a peak near Whitewater Ski Resort. We were out …
In celebration of our first two weeks in Nelson, Marcus and I drove a couple of hours outside of town to some natural hot springs. We parked the car off the highway and marched 3 km uphill to some hot springs that have been built into a few different pools with rocks and cement. I …
Ellen, my friend of 13 years, has moved from England to Vancouver Island. Since we see each other on average once every two years we decided we had to meet up before I move an additional 8 hours east to Nelson. We picked Victoria as our halfway point and booked a fancy hotel downtown. Meeting …
My friend Julia (yes, Julia!) and I are celebrating our six year friend-aversary, so we planned a spur of the moment trip to Elfin Lakes in Garabaldi Provincial Park. Our trip started out foggy, and turned into an epic two-days of jaw dropping views, many black-bear encounters and eating all varieties of freeze dried food. …
My pal Kate and I hiked a short and sweet trail up Cypress Mountain today. The sun was at 100% with absolutely no clouds visible anywhere. Hard to believe, as the past week was rainy and classically Vancouver-dreary. We passed a few people on the way up but found the Bowen Lookout just a little …
