When My Brother Came to Canada
My brother Mark visited from Portland last week. We headed for the Sunshine Coast, where I hoped to show him the trails, lakes and vistas…
Yearly Archives: 2018
The Elusive, Resilient Bobcat
I spotted this distinct bobcat track while hiking near Homesite Creek on BC's Sunshine Coast. The track was likely fresh, as steady rain had fallen…
Salmon and Steelhead Get a Free Ride up the Seymour
Congrats and thumbs up to the Seymour Salmonid Society for their tireless work to help the Seymour River salmon and steelhead make it upstream to…
The Dragonflies of Wormy Lake
We see them buzzing around all spring and summer, but how many of us really know much about dragonflies? They're extraordinary creatures, really. They have…
Vancouver’s Inaugural Bird Fest Takes Flight
In case you've missed it, bird-watching, now known as "urban birding," has become one of the hottest trends amongst millenials. Just Google "hipster birders" and…
Four Days in August
When you get kids into nature, their faces remind us of what childhood was always meant to be. The smiles. The focused concentration without distraction.…
Of Bees, Blackberries and My Old Buddy Dave
Poignant childhood memories can be mysterious and powerful things. They might sit dormant for years and then surface at random times, leaving us melancholy or…
Letting Kids be Kids on the Vedder River
Last week I learned how easily we can forget the inherent value of simply getting kids into the wild, while letting go of the need…
The Seymour Salmonid Society: Working Miracles to Avert a Disaster
Before a massive rock slide in 2014 threatened to wipe out the salmon and steelhead of North Vancouver's gorgeous Seymour River, few people had ever…
The Red Rocks and Blue Waters of Princeton, BC
The historic town of Princeton, British Columbia straddles the Crowsnest Highway at the confluence of the Tulameen and Similkameen rivers east of Vancouver. Princeton was…