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Travel has always had a place in my life from the time I was a boy until today. In 1998, Yim joined me on the adventure and our big trips are still to come. I enjoy writing about them and using my photography to illustrate them simply as a way of recording a life well lived. I hope you find something you enjoy.

Hiking Travel

Bruce Caves

The Bruce Caves were formed by the wave action of post-glacial Lake Algonquin – 7,000 to 8,000 years ago. The cave formations are dramatic illustrations of the weathering processes and impresses upon us the magnitude of the post-glacial lake…

Travel

New Orleans

On November of 2015, we decided to take an impromptu getaway to New Orleans and we had a ball. What a place. It was impossible to visit without staying up much too late, drinking too much and listening to…

Hiking Travel

Tobermory

This post spans almost 9 years of hiking around Tobermory on The Bruce Trail and showcases a bit of every season. Tobermory is located at the top of the Bruce Peninsula and offers visitors fresh, clean air, gorgeous scenery,…

Hiking Travel

Lions Head

Lion’s Head is a small port village, located on the shores of Isthmus Bay in the upper part of the Bruce Peninsula.  Surrounded by beautiful limestone cliffs which, when viewed from Georgian Bay, resemble the head of a lion,…

Hiking Travel

Half Log Dump

Located on the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula, and spread along the shore of Georgian Bay, Halfway Log Dump is a unique and beautiful destination. The origin of the name – Half Log Dump – refers to the…

Travel

Flowerpot Island

Flowerpot Island is located about 6 km off the shore of Tobermory on the tip of Bruce Peninsula. While Flowerpot Island is not the largest island in the Fathom Five National Marine Park archipelago, it is the most visited,…

Hiking Travel

Jones Falls

Jones Falls is a small 12 metre high cascading waterfall, which flows over the escarpment into the Pottawatomi River,found on the outskirts of Owen Sound, Ontario. It is within the Pottawatomi Conservation Area, which encompasses 116 hectares of land along…

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Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island lies off southwestern mainland British Columbia, Canada. With an area of 12,079 square miles, it is the largest island on the Pacific coast of North America. Vancouver Island is separated from mainland Canada by the straits of Georgia,…

Hiking Travel

Avatar Grove

Avatar Grove is a phenomenal stand of giant old-growth red cedar and Douglas fir alongside the Gordon River, approximately fifteen minutes away from Port Renfrew within the traditional territory of the Pacheedaht First Nation. The area was recently declared off…

Hiking Travel

Mount Baker

Mount Baker in Washington State is an impressive 10,781 foot volcano that can be seen for hundreds of miles away. At the time we were living in Victoria and could almost always see Mount Baker in the distance so…