DESCRIPTION   Around the beginning of December each year, Lupins are in full bloom throughout New Zealand. Even though they are a noxious weed, they bloom in incedible colours of purple, yellow, blue, pink, and green. I took this picture on a weekend trip to Lake...

DESCRIPTION   On a trip to Alaska a few years ago, we were driving south from Denali on our way back to Anchorage when I took this picture. We were slightly disappointed when we were leaving Denali because the snow and bad weather had forced us to cancel our...

DESCRIPTION   It seems that so many places that I go have their own version of the Three Sisters. There is a hike in Canmore, Alberta called the Three Sisters, and another one in Fernie BC. Well, this one isn't a mountain or a hike, but the three sandstone...

DESCRIPTION   The wooden covered Chapel Bridge in Lucerne Switzerland is likely the most distinctive and unique feature of the town and is very identifiable as "that wooden bridge in Lucerne." It is incredibly old and has a long history, but I mostly like how...

DESCRIPTION   Our year-long trip to New Zealand started with a 6 week roadtrip across the North Island in our van Ernie (all of the stories and details are in the New Zealand trip report). During the first week of the road trip we stopped in a place called...

DESCRIPTION   We were driving out to Tasman Lake one day during a weekend in Mount Cook National Park, and there was a cool section of road that twisted along the valley floor. We had just finished hiking the Sealy Tarns track and were getting ready to head back...

DESCRIPTION   Denali National Park in Alaska is one of the most beautiful and untamed places that I've ever been. Many people call Alaska "The Last Frontier" and it certainly is, but Denali takes this feeling to an entirely new level. Not only is it home to Mount...

DESCRIPTION   Roy's Peak is one of the most popular hikes around Wanaka and from the peak you have an awesome view of the entire area. The entire climb is in the open with no cover from the sun so on a warm or windy day it can be quite a ruthless hike. No matter...

DESCRIPTION   On the first night of the Salkantay trek in Peru, we stayed at a base camp before climbing over the Salkantay pass the next day. I took this picture from the camp just as the sunlight was disappearing and there was a glow around the Salkantay...

DESCRIPTION   The Karanghake Gorge just North of Rotorua on New Zealand's North Island is famous for its mining history. You can walk along different paths in the gorge and see the old mining tunnels and buildings. One of the tunnels is 1 km long and goes...

DESCRIPTION   Now, before I say anything else, I should probably explain what this is a photo of and where it was taken. There is a hike that starts at Lake Louise called The Devil's Thumb which has several really great viewpoints to look back down towards Lake...

DESCRIPTION   Out of everywhere that we've been in New Zealand, Mount Cook (Aoraki) National Park is one of my favourites. The mountains in the park are so impressive and dramatic and there are huge glaciers and peaks everywhere that you look. There are some...

DESCRIPTION   Of course, when you think of Switzerland, your imagination probably wanders to things like mountains, chocolate, cheese and gondolas. And, while this photo doesn't have any cheese or chocolates, it at least has mountains and gondolas. The mountain...

DESCRIPTION   I posted a Photo of the Week previously called "Bad Moon Rising Over Mount Parrish." This photo was taken that same night and from roughly the same spot, just in a different direction. Check out that earlier photo if you haven't for a story of how...

DESCRIPTION   The city of Havana, like most of Cuba, is filled with old American cars from the 50's, crumbling buildings, and surprises down every street. For me, this photo summarizes a lot of what we saw in Cuba during our two week trip to the country. Even...

DESCRIPTION   The last stop that we made on our trip across the North Island of New Zealand was in Wellington. This is where we caught the ferry from the North Island over to the town of Picton on the South Island. We spent about a day in Wellington before our...

DESCRIPTION   One of the most popular spots to get a sunrise photo in Banff has got to be at Vermillion Lakes. You get a great view of Rundle Mountain and if you are lucky you can catch the awesome colours of the sunrise behind the mountains and reflecting in the...

DESCRIPTION   It seems that in Iceland, a lot of the coolest things are in the middle of nowhere and at the end of a rough 4WD road. That was definitely the case with Haifoss. This photo is only the top section of the waterfall, but it shows the sheer size and...

DESCRIPTION   There is a hike in New Zealand called the Tongariro Crossing. It's one of the Great Walks of New Zealand and is really spectacular. While we were travelling across the North Island, we spent a day doing this hike. At the summit of the hike, where...

DESCRIPTION   I've only been paragliding once in my life so far and it was in Golden BC. Hilary and I made the trip out to Golden on August long weekend and decided to give it a try. We drove up to the top of Mount Seven and lauched from there. It was a really...

DESCRIPTION   Near Wanaka, New Zealand where I am currently living for a year, there is an area called Haast Pass. It's a really unique spot because it's a huge contrast from the area around Wanaka. Where Wanaka is really wide open and sparsely vegitated, Haast...

DESCRIPTION   The streets of Trinidad, Cuba always seem to be filled with interesting things and people, from old cars to colourful buildings. One morning when we were exploring the city, we came across a group of men playing dominoes in front of a restaurant. We...

DESCRIPTION   Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany is the kind of place that I could stare at forever. I like to imagine what building the castle would have been like and then what living in a place like that would have felt like. Imagine all of the...

DESCRIPTION   Bruarfoss is a really cool waterfall in Iceland that is somewhat off the beaten path. It's still a very popular waterfall, but it has the feeling that it's in the middle of nowhere and to get there, you walk through high bushes so you can't see it...

DESCRIPTION   Isthmus Peak is a really cool hike near the town of Wanaka. If you haven't been checking out my trip reports for New Zealand, then first of all, get on it! And second of all, in the trip reports I've mentioned that we are currently living in the...

DESCRIPTION   Turtle Mountain, in the Crowsnest Pass, is famous for the Frank Slide. It's also a common hike with a good trail from town all of the way to the top. It isn't so known for its mountain biking, however, which is what we were doing there. We decided...

DESCRIPTION   It's not everyday that you get to stand on the rim of a volcano, and even though this one is small and dormant, it was still a very cool feeling. As far as I know, it's the first volcano that I've ever actually hiked to the top of as well. We had...

DESCRIPTION   Near the town of Fernie is a lake called Island Lake. There is a lodge built nearby to the lake that has rooms and a restaurant, but the real highlight of the area is the lake itself, and the surrounding mountains. Sometimes you can get lucky and be...

DESCRIPTION   Trinidad is a small town along the southern coast of Cuba, and was one of our last stops when Hilary and I visited the country. Lots of the buildings in the town are painted these bright colours. We had just watched the sunset from a nearby church...

DESCRIPTION   Serendipity Cave is an ice cave near my hometown of the Crowsnest Pass. It involves a bit of hiking, scrambling, and navigating to be able to find and because the entrance is so small it's even tougher to find without a lot of looking. But this...

DESCRIPTION   Above the town of Gjogv in the Faroe Islands, there is a small walking trail. It leaves right from the edge of town and takes you along the edge of a farmer's field where you get a great view back down into the small town, as well as out to the sea...

DESCRIPTION   Sometimes there is nothing better than spending a night in the mountains in a tent. That was the plan on the night that I took this photo of the harvest moon rising behind the peak of Parrish Mountain in the Crowsnest Pass.

While it looks somewhat...

DESCRIPTION   On a September trip to Lake O'Hara that Hilary and I made, we woke up one morning to fresh snow. It ended up being quite cold and foggy for most of our time there, but I guess that's the risk that you sometime's take when you spend time in the...

DESCRIPTION   I was walking down the busy medina alleys and streets of Fes when I walked past this doorway. It was like a glimpse into a different world where things were peaceful, quiet, clean, and serene. I had just enough time to take a couple of pictures...

DESCRIPTION   Tonquin Valley is a really cool area in Jasper National Park. I was on a hike with a group of friends for 3 days and two nights, and it was the first time that I had been to this area. We had rain and stormy weather for the majority of the trip and...

DESCRIPTION   The bugaboos are one of those cool areas that makes you feel lucky to be alive when you're there. The weather wasn't great for our trip, but every now and then the fog would part and give you a glimpse of the spires. The spire that you can see in...

DESCRIPTION   I hiked into Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park with a friend last summer to do some hiking and camping. Even though the main feature of the park is Mount Assiniboine, which you can see in the background, it was Sunburst Mountain that I couldn't take...

DESCRIPTION   I was trying to get a picture of the sunset in Tofino. I had found a cool rock along the coastline and I thought the picture would be better with someone standing on the rock. Seeing as I was by myself, I had to be my own subject. I still haven't...

DESCRIPTION   These falls are about a 10 minute walk from the highway #3 that goes through the Crowsnest Pass, where I grew up. The crazy thing is that I never knew that these falls were here until I took a caving rescue course at the beginning of the summer, and...

DESCRIPTION   Marble Canyon is a cool spot along Highway 93 between Banff and Radium Hot Springs. Our plan for the day was to rappel into the canyon and do some ice climbing, and then check out a small cave just downstream of where we were climbing called Tokum...

DESCRIPTION   The Exit Glacier Hike is near the town of Seward in Alaska. The first part of the hike is a bit mundane and arduous, but once you break out of the trees, the views of the glacier are awesome! The ice is incredibly blue and is a cool contrast to the...

DESCRIPTION   I went out for a walk with my dog Tucker and we found a field of sunflowers on top of Sasky Mountain. He was pretty much begging me to take his picture in the field. I finally agreed, and he rolled around in the dirt and did his hair up as nice as...

DESCRIPTION   The streets of Havana seem to always offer photo opportunities. They are usually full of old cars, bikes, and people hanging around under the shade of the buildings to avoid the heat of the sun. This particular street was one of the side streets in...

DESCRIPTION   I'm still working on my night and astro photography, and it's definitely a challenging type of photography. This one was taken in the Crowsnest Pass where I grew up, and the mountain in the background is Turtle Mountain, which is famous for the...

DESCRIPTION   This is taken on the Three Sisters hike in Fernie BC and is the last stretch to the top. Well, not really...it's more like the part of the hike that you feel like you're 20 minutes from the top, and then you hike for another 20 minutes. And then you...

DESCRIPTION   All of the walls and doors in Chefchaouen Morocco are painted this cool blue colour. I was out exploring the city one day when I came across this one way up at the top of the hill. Now, I'm not an expert on hobbits or anything, but I know a hobbit...

DESCRIPTION   The trails in Squamish are some of the best in the world and it's easy to see why. The awesome terrain makes both the riding and the photo opportunities  equally awesome. PHOTO DETAILS View all...

DESCRIPTION   On my way to Morocco, I had a layover in Amsterdam. Rather than stay around the airport for 8 hours, I decided to head out into the city and took a train to the central station. I had time to grab some lunch and take a few pictures before my flight...

DESCRIPTION   To be able to get a camping spot at Lake O'hara in Yoho National Park, you have to book ahead several months. It's quite a process, but this means that once you pick your dates, you don't have any control over the weather. Unfortunately for us, we...

DESCRIPTION   Denali is definitely one of my favourite national parks that I've ever been to. There's something about it that's completely rugged and untameable. It's unique because there is only one road in and out of the park that cuts right through the middle....

DESCRIPTION   The bugaboos are only about 4 hours from where I grew up, but it's taken me 25 years to finally make the trip to see them. I seem to have a serious problem of always finding more places to explore than I have time for. So my list of places to see...