Category: Hiking

  • In Part 1 of this series, I covered some of the hikes trails in the Coachella Valley. In this part, I will cover some of…

  • Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley in Southern California is an area well known for great hiking trails. After a hiatus of several years (since…

  • Recently I went on a little hike up Andreas Canyon. The canyon is part of Indian Canyons on the edge of Palm Springs, CA. This…

  • A few weeks ago I spent an enjoyable 3 days photographing in David Thompson Country with my friend and photographer David Buzzeo ( Buzzeophotography.com )…

  • After a long, wet summer I was looking forward to one last Fall camping trip in Jasper National Park. Going online in early August I…

  • Once again it seems I am sharing a trip long after it occurred. Between taking photos, processing them, and life in general, blogging often seems…

  • When forest fires in BC closed The Rockwall Trail, our 5-day backpacking trip for August had to undergo a last minute change in location.  Fortunately,…

  • Over this past summer I managed to get up to Jasper National Park in Alberta several times. The first time was in early June, a…

  • Several weeks ago I joined 9 friends for our annual backpacking trip.  This year’s excursion was a 5-day hike on the Tonquin Valley Trail in…

  • The sun was just coming up as we arrived at the Maligne Lake boat launch.  The air may have been cool, just a few degrees above…

  • Last August, a group of us attempted a 4-day backpacking trip on the Skyline Trail ( previous post ) in Jasper National Park.  Between huge blisters…

  • Being a prairie boy from Alberta, I really didn’t associate waterfalls with deserts until we started spending winters in Southern California. Certainly deserts are very…