Snow falls heavily outside, while inside the potbelly stove burns hot. The fragrant smell of fresh cedar shavings fills the...
If there’s one thing we should all have realized from the near daily news reports of climate change phenomena—from fracturing...
Mid-way up Plum Line I start questioning the name. Is it because the climbing route follows a straight line up...
On a calm winter morning in coastal British Columbia, the shoreline can look almost empty – until the tide turns....
In Nature’s Realm—Early Naturalists Explore Vancouver Island By Michael Layland, TouchWood Editions, 2019, $40 I was pleased to continue learning...
The thought of leprosy fills most of us with horror. Perhaps because of this, it’s a disease most of us...
By early March, British Columbia is in transition. Snow still blankets the mountains, but at sea level buds begin to...
Vancouver Island Sooke Potholes Sooke One trip to Sooke Potholes Provincial Park and you’ll see why this is such a...
Vancouver Island in the fall is magic. Plain and simple. If you’re looking to take advantage of the cooler weather...
Craigdarroch Castle Originally home to coal baron Robert Dunsmuir and his wife, Joan, along with their 10 children, Victoria’s Craigdarroch...
Nothing makes a person forget winter quicker than a walk through Vancouver’s delicate pink-and-white canopy of cherry blossoms, exploring colourful...
The Alaska Highway, known as Highway 97 in British Columbia and Highway 1 in Yukon, meanders west along the 60th...













