Vancouver Island is pretty special. It’s a huge island off the west coast of British Columbia. But most visitors tend to stick to the well-known spots on the southern end. Which…
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I’ve spent a lot of time on British Columbia’s coast… but not a lot of time actually on the water. You could say I’m more of a terrestrial mammal. But this…
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Maria Island was one of my favourite places I visited in Tasmania. This little island on the east coast is kind of like a mini-Tasmania, without the people. It has everything…
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I spent 5 weeks housesitting in North West Tasmania at the beginning of 2019. I thought the highlight of my visit was going to be hiking or food (and both of…
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If you head into the wilderness I’m sure you know to that if you pack it in, you should pack it out. But what else do you need to know to…
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I recently spent a few days escaping the winter by heading south to the desert of Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California. The sun was bright, the desert was warm(ish)…
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As is tradition around this corner of the internet, here are my favourite memories of 2016. (How many years do you have to do something to make it a tradition? I…
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Recently I wrote a post called “You Killed A Bear” that ended up getting way more online attention than I had anticipated. My message in that post was that less experienced…
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A Quick Note: This article was originally published in August 2016. The aim of this post was to shock people in order to raise awareness. I know it’s an uncomfortable post…
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One of the highlights of spending time outdoors is spotting wild animals. I’ve seen black bears, whales, mountain goats, lots of birds, deer, moose, elk, marmots and once even a wolverine.…