Month: March 2025

A friend posted a meme on Facebook yesterday morning that got me thinking (thanks, Sue!). It said “Turn off the news. Go outside. Breathe. We were not meant to carry the burden of the entire world.” I’ve been doing quite well in moving away from the nastiness of politics,...

Last September I posted an article about “Paddling BC’s Bowron Lakes circuit in 1968,” a trip that I have many photos of but no memory of. That was an enjoyable way to recreate a significant adventure and it brought back some tiny fragments of memories of the trip. This...

As I went to bed Tuesday night, I looked outside and said to Cathy that it felt like an aurora night – “in a couple of hours.” An hour and a half later, she woke me up and said a display had started. I put my pyjamas on, got...

It’s been many years since I’ve posted a product review. I get occasional requests by manufacturers to review various products but none have caught my attention since I did a couple of motorcycle jackets. I’ve always been curious about high-end hiking pants, though, so when I got an email...

I’ve been watching the planning and construction progress of the Nisutlin Bay Bridge at Teslin since it all began, and have been planning for many months to drive down for a look. With Spring approaching, I’m getting very itchy to hit the road in some form, so when I...