“Deserts are where people go when they’re thrown out of Paradise.” —poet-laureate George Bowering, on Okanagan grasslands Climbing upward...
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In Nature’s Realm—Early Naturalists Explore Vancouver Island By Michael Layland, TouchWood Editions, 2019, $40 I was pleased to continue learning...
Vancouver Island Sooke Potholes Sooke One trip to Sooke Potholes Provincial Park and you’ll see why this is such a...
If there’s one thing we should all have realized from the near daily news reports of climate change phenomena—from fracturing...
If you’re hoping to have an epic adventure, the first place to start is CanaDream. CanaDream is a Canadian...
Mid-way up Plum Line I start questioning the name. Is it because the climbing route follows a straight line up...
The Alaska Highway, known as Highway 97 in British Columbia and Highway 1 in Yukon, meanders west along the 60th...
The footprints of North America’s mastodons, saber-toothed tigers and camels are long gone, as is the evidence today of prehistoric...
It’s a dark night on the Juan de Fuca Strait. A few distant buoys are flashing. The wind whistles down...
The thought of leprosy fills most of us with horror. Perhaps because of this, it’s a disease most of us...
Vancouver Island in the fall is magic. Plain and simple. If you’re looking to take advantage of the cooler weather...
Snow falls heavily outside, while inside the potbelly stove burns hot. The fragrant smell of fresh cedar shavings fills the...
