The #getoutside hashtag is one I always put in my social posts, because to me no day is complete without getting active outside for at least some small part of it. The tag has over 9 million posts on instagram alone, … Read More
photo by Altitude over Attitude A continuation of last week’s ode to British Columbia, today we take a journey from the beautiful desert valley and vineyards of the Okanagan Valley and head west still to Whistler, Vancouver and Vancouver Island. If … Read More
photo by Dan @Mrmiyagi267 Banff sits just a stone’s throw from the border of Alberta and it’s more mountainous neighbour, British Columbia. In fact, Banff is situated in the farthest west part of Alberta and the rest of the province is … Read More
Once Thanksgiving hits it’s really just one holiday after another for the rest of the year. It’s really no wonder everyone wakes up on January 1st with ambitions to eat less and workout more… Halloween follows Canadian Thanksgiving, which is … Read More
Thursday evening the Alpine Club of Canada’s HQ in Canmore was filled with laughter and lively stories. We gathered in the spirit of camaraderie to raise money for Michelle Katchur Roberts’ campaign to compete in World Championships in Italy this … Read More
Running: Part 2 A few weeks ago I wrote about my running training in preparation for the Banff – Jasper relay I had signed up to run with my colleagues. I had signed up for the 16.1km leg #12, the … Read More
So I’ve taken up running. Why? Good question. It’s not much fun, it hurts legs, lungs and shoulders (weirdly) BUT I just drew up a list of pros and cons and the pros heavily outweigh the cons. For the most … Read More