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Random Friday

Welcome to the first Friday of July; what is on your radar lately? Summer is in full swing here up in Canada. I am getting ready for my next adventure which begins

Blue Lagoon

Well I guess the water is actually more turquoise than blue! This section of the river Kootenay seemed more exquisitely coloured than by the bridge, which we walked

Bridges

This is one of them hikes that requires you to cross a bridge. It is always an extra thrill to be able to cross a bridge, or a walking bridge, and even a boardwalk

Endless Beauty

A few more Canadian Rockies landscapes to share with you this evening, from one of my favourite provinces which is British Columbia. Such a lovely place, with endless

Trail Aberration

Just before finishing the Dog lake hike, I decided to take a little detour, an aberration. Why not follow the river for a little while and see what the scenery is

35th Rank

What is the first thing you want to do after a long hike? Sit down and relax right?! Obviously. Probably want to have a snack and guzzle a bit of water too. Here

Reflecting on Dog Lake

The best part of this entire hike was capturing the various reflections off the lake! Fallen trees truly give off some of the best reflections, followed closely

Random Friday

Welcome to another Random Friday, the last Friday of the first half of the year. Yes, hard to believe we are at the halfway point of the year! So what have you been

Serenity at Lake

What a beautiful little lake here; calm, peaceful, serene, are some of the feelings that came to mind while standing at the shoreline. The effort to get here was

Mountain Lake Landscape

After about ninety minutes of forested trail trekking, I arrived at Dog Lake, finally. There were virtually no proper views until approaching the lake, and then

Turquoise Side

Making my way across the Kootenay river to begin the hike to Dog lake. I suppose the trailhead actually began before the river, but that is neither here nor there.

Cross the Kootenay

After finishing up at Panorama ski resort, the next day brought a new hike, and the hike was to “Dog lake”. Yep, weird name right? Located about a half hour from

Random Friday

It’s Friday June 19th, and we are two days away from Father’s Day; also two days away from summer solstice (aka the longest day of the year and the start of summer).

Kootenay

On my way to “Dog Lake”, I pulled over into a picnic area beside the mighty Kootenay river. Wow, check out the turquoise colour of the water! What a gorgeous day

Around Radium

Check out the beauty of Radium, British Columbia. Made famous for its hot springs and cool red cliffs. The big attraction is definitely the local hot springs, which

Precious Trees

A hike is not complete without some amazing trees to gaze at. I found these on the way back from Panaroma resort as I was driving away, they caught my eye, so I

Travel Day

Thought I’d try something a little different on a monday night. Here is a collection of random photos taken last year to show you. Today was a long day of travel

Farewell Panorama Valley

This will wrap up my journey to Panorama ski resort area, British Columbia. I ended up spending about five or so hours exploring this place. A great little adventure

Panorama Valley

A few more clicks from Valley hike number three to show you. Beautiful golf course Grey wolf is nestled amongst these mountains in Panorama, British Columbia. Once

Random Friday

It’s Friday June 12th and “Summer” is fast approaching. Officially Summer begins on June 21st, which is also known as the summer solstice. Famously it is also the