Category: British Columbia
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Elk Lakes Cabin: Leaning Into Winter
Elk Lakes Cabin is a great winter getaway for folks who like to put a little bit of work into getting to the destination. If there’s something Canada is known for, it might be winter. It also might be beer or it may, in fact, be duct tape. But, for the sake of this post,…
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Bikepacking the Kettle Valley Rail Trail: Rock Creek to Kaleden
The Kettle Valley Rail Trail is a long-distance bike path that follows the now abandoned Kettle Valley Railway from Castlegar to Hope, British Columbia. In July 2019, Tiffany and I cycled a 200 kilometer section from Rock Creek to Kaleden. We have a habit of going overboard when we try things for the first time.…
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Real-Life at Mt. Assiniboine
By Tiffany Wight The Cold My dad caught a cold in may. It was late May, and temperatures were higher than usual, so he wanted it to go away. My mom was getting ready to go out to Osoyoos for the summer, and everything was boring and normal. My dad’s cold did not improve, and…
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How to Spend Two Days on Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island is small, measuring about 70 square miles. So, if you have a couple of days, you can see the best of what the island has to offer and leave feeling like you’ve done it all. To give you a head start, I have distilled our experiences down to two full days of…
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5 Things to Do in Winter at Kicking Horse in Golden, BC
Kicking Horse is a world-class ski resort in Golden, BC, Canada. It almost goes without saying that this place is awesome – big mountain, runs for all levels, and tons of snow. This made it all the more heartbreaking when I was diagnosed with a concussion just three weeks before our trip, and given a…