Tootling around BC 2025 – Part Three

The second week of July I headed back up to Revelstoke. From there I spent the next couple of weeks exploring the National Parks along the Trans Canada Highway and back up through the Rockies, before looping northwest along the Yellowhead Highway towards Prince George. Hiking opportunities abounded. I managed to beat the crowds on … Continue reading Tootling around BC 2025 – Part Three

Tootling around BC 2025 – Part Two

After a couple of days at home, I was back on the road in early June, spending the first 3 nights at Taite Creek Rec Site south of Fauquier, then another 4 days/nights at Lost Lake near the Monashee Summit. From Vernon I drove mostly back roads to Paul Lake Provincial Park, before continuing on … Continue reading Tootling around BC 2025 – Part Two

Minivan adventures 2024

I'm back in my "sticks and bricks" home after spending all but one of the past 7 months travelling and living in my minivan. The spring was spent ogling some of the amazing rock formations of southern Utah and surrounding areas of Nevada and Arizona. After a break back home for most of June, I … Continue reading Minivan adventures 2024

The Great Trans Canada Road Trip – Home

After 6 months on the road, I arrived home nearly two weeks ago [my stationary home here in the Kootenays as opposed to my movable home 🙂 ]. For the most part it was an incredible and wonderful journey of exploration, with over 21000 kilometers driven, and quite a few kilometers hiked. Vehicle problems made … Continue reading The Great Trans Canada Road Trip – Home

The Great Trans Canada Road Trip – weeks three and four

At Wawa, I decided to leave behind Lake Superior and explore inland. I didn't get too far before I stopped to check out Potholes Provincial Park. The access road was partly flooded, but manageable. It's just a small day-use area and trailhead, but it was a nice forested spot and out of sight of the … Continue reading The Great Trans Canada Road Trip – weeks three and four

The Great Trans Canada Road Trip – week two

Leaving the Cypress Hills area, I ventured further into Saskatchewan, stopping to wander through the original prairie and badlands of Grasslands National Park. From there I continued east into the Big Muddy badlands, then northward past the mostly still frozen lakes and snowy environs of Moose Mountain. Crossing into Manitoba, I ventured still further north … Continue reading The Great Trans Canada Road Trip – week two