A Canadian teacher with a love of the outdoors.
Ok so I didn’t complete the Tonquin Valley. I really wanted to though! Those of you who live in Alberta can relate. This summer was wet. Very rainy, muddy, and bug infested. I decided to take my sisters on a backpacking trip this summer. Instead of doing a short, little one nighter, I thought we […]
Read MoreOur backpacking trip to The Rockwall was cancelled. The trail report did not recommend travel so we took their word on it. One of my closest friends, L, got us a reservation at a campsite in Redstreak Campground by Radium, BC. Before our backpacking trip, we decided to drive down to Calgary and stay the […]
Read MoreWe have all been there. We see something we like or someone doing something intriguing and we think “I could do that”. That was me. I had a coworker who had done backpacking trips when she was in high school and I was intrigued. “What do you mean you carry everything on your back?” “What […]
Read MoreOk. My last post was a bit of a bummer! Since this is Spring Break for us in education, I have had lots of time to think about my back country expedition issue. I found a solution! My friend and I will be doing the Rockwall Trail in July! I love all the pictures and […]
Read MoreWhat do you do when you are disappointed with how something worked out? I had my heart set on hiking the West Coast Trail this summer. I had been preparing, creating lists, researching, planning with my friend, starting a new workout routine, the whole works! But as things go sometimes, life doesn’t always give you […]
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