Vancouver Island

We flew into Victoria and drove to Parksville, which was our home base. We did a lot of shorter hikes to waterfalls, caves, etc. Day One Day one we stopped at Pipers Lagoon Park for a short walk. It was raining quite a bit and was cold, but it was still quite beautiful. Day Two …

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Lake O’Hara (August 30, 2018)

This past summer my best friend, Autumn, and I had the exciting opportunity to visit Lake O'Hara. It is quite difficult to get into Lake O'Hara as only a limited number of people per day at certain times of the year are allowed in. On April 20 at 8 am my mom had me up …

Mount Yamnuska {July 11, 2015}

I've been sick with that awful cold thing that's being going around, but now that I am better I thought I would get back to blogging. I have not had a lot of opportunities to go on too many adventures, so I thought I would keep blogging about past adventures. Today is brought to you …

The Hermit of Inglismaldie

On August 6, 2017 (I know I'm a bit behind!) my mom, my friend, and I wanted to find the hermit cabin near Banff and we did! The hike to the cabin is pretty easy, it's just along Johnson Lake.         THE HISTORY OF THE CABIN AND BILLY CARVER:  The sign once …

Emerald Lake Hike & Natural Land Bridge, Yoho National Park, BC

For my mom's birthday, on July 15, she really wanted to hike around Emerald Lake. We had never been before and I was quite excited to photograph the blue water! The weekend before we had done the hike to Laughing Falls, so it seems we were on the theme of Yoho National Park!  FOR MORE …

Laughing Falls & Takakkaw Falls Hike {July 8, 2017}

FOR MORE PICTURES OF THIS HIKE CLICK HERE!  As I mentioned in my post yesterday I am a bit behind on posting, but I am trying to catch up! On July 8, 2017 my mom and I went on a hike we had never been on before which was to Laughing Falls in Yoho National …

Nihahi Creek Kananaskis Country, AB

FOR MORE PICTURES FROM MY HIKE CLICK HERE!  Sorry I have not posted in a while! I had a summer course that I was busy finishing the papers for and then I went on vacation to Penticton, which I will blog about later! ABOUT OUR HIKE:  On Canada Day this year my mom and I …

Troll Falls, Kananaskis, Alberta

Here's another waterfall post! This hike is for the most part is quite easy. Of course, there are some tree roots to cross over and a few small inclines, but nothing major. According to the Alberta Parks site the total length of the hike is 1.7km one way (approx. 3.4km total). The main reason I …

Karst Springs

Someone made a request that I post about Karst Springs, so I am now fulfilling that request. I went here for the first time last summer. To be honest, the first part of the hike is slightly boring as it is on an old road, but once you reach the lake and the springs it is …

Forgetmenot Pond, Alberta

Today when I opened my Twitter I was excited to see that the barricade on Highway 66 was opened!  Last year my mom and I discovered this gem that we had heard of, but had never been to! I thought since the road to Forgetmenot Pond is now open, for the season, it would be a …

Big Horn Falls — Ya Ha Tinda, Alberta, Canada

Big Horns Falls -- YaHa Tinda ~ Alberta must see this summer!

Grassi Lakes, Canmore, Alberta

As with my last post, about Grotto Canyon, Grassi Lakes is a hike that I love to do at least once per summer. As I mentioned in a lot of my posts I love waterfalls and Grassi lakes has a wonderful waterfall and other bodies of water to photograph. Grassi Lakes is a hike I love because …