The Skyline is an epic point to point 45 km trail in Jasper National Park with around 30 km spent above the tree line in alpine valleys and along fabulous ridges. While a spectacular hike, it’s also very busy – lots of trail runners completing the trail in one day. Our sense of being in the … [Read more…]
We headed down to Waterton Lakes for Canada Day long weekend. Last May it snowed on us at the village campsite, but this July 1st was fabulous. We base camped at Crandall Lake – this is a 2 km hike from the Red Rock Canyon road. With all the car accessible sites in the park … [Read more…]
Getting to Boston was a three year journey. After two years spent trying to run a qualifying time, I finally made it in the 2015 Vancouver Marathon with my 3:09:30 qualifying run. Combined with turning 40, this meant I comfortably beat the 3:15 qualifying time and the journey began in earnest. Training in Calgary didn’t … [Read more…]
Being in Calgary, we looked for a local version of our annual Vancouver/Coast Mountains nordic ski trip to the Journeyman backcountry lodge. We discovered Shadow Lake Lodge and easily persuaded our friends Garth & Mandy and Al & Elspeth to join us from Vancouver.
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