WESTERN UPLANDS TRAIL (FIRST LOOP), FEB 2011 - Winter was quickly passing me by and with all my new gear, I needed to spend a few days in the back-country. With super low temps and lots of snow in the forecast, I made my way north of the city for...
KABEYUN TRAIL LOOP, AUG 2010 - I had always wanted to visit this park, but the problem was that it was so far away, I never had the time to go there. Finally, I had some unexpected time off and drove the 17 hours to get there and hike The...
HAWK RIDGE TRAIL, JULY 2010 - It was that time of year again, beerpacking! We picked a nice short trail call Hawk Ridge Trail and spent 3 days in the woods. A total of 15 km meant we could bring all the luxuries required to make this a nice relaxing...
TRANS-ZION TRAVERSE, MAY 2010 - I was headed down to Las Vegas for a giant stag for 2 of my good buddies and decided it was the perfect chance to take some additional time off and visit Zion National Park. I hiked from the Northern End (Lee's Pass) to The...
WINTER TRIP TO SILVER PEAK, FEB 2010 - We were finally getting some real winter weather and decided to make the best of it by hiking across the frozen lakes of Killarney Provincial Park and up to the top of Silver Peak. I was joined, once again, by my good...
HEIGHT OF LAND TRAIL, AUG 2009 - My good friend Jason and I spent 5 days and 75 km hiking around Wakami Lake on the Height Of Land Trail. This loop crests the height of land which splits the Arctic and Atlantic watersheds. Great weather the whole time, but major...
ABES AND ESSENS TRAIL, AUG 2009 - A nice day hike which I made an easy overnighter of. I hiked all 3 loops in the entire Abes and Essens Trail in a figure 8 loop with 5 pounds of gear and a total hiking time of 5 hours....
WESTERN UPLANDS TRAIL, MAY 2009 - With the girls away at the cottage for the long weekend, we found ourselves with nothing to do. Were we really in the mood for a tough backpacking trip? Not really...
COASTAL TRAIL, APRIL 2009 - I took about 8 lbs of gear on this 5 day trip along the Coastal Trail in Lake Superior Provincial Park. I had to deal with temperatures ranging from 28*C to -3*C and from sun to snow. This trail has some challenging terrain and a...