“They never voted on closing the intersection in 1978!” Portage and Main was closed to above ground pedestrian traffic in 1978 as part of a plan to drive…
We finally made it to Vancouver, though we were dawdling on purpose through the mountains. We decided to give the city a longer chance instead of getting in…
From Lilooet, down the big mountain that nearly burned out our brakes and into Pemberton. We walked around Whistler as bit and then got into Vancouver for the…
We spent a few days in Lilooet BC exploring the area, and enjoying the local microclimate. Our favorite campsite in the area is the Cinnamon Recreational Site just…
From Manitoulin Island, across Georgian Bay to Tobermory and Bruce Peninsula. “The community soon became an active commercial fishing station and south…
“Prairie Shore Botanicals is located near Gardenton, Manitoba, on the northern edge of what was once a vast sea of tall grass prairie. Here, the Manitoba Tall Grass…
From Port Hardy at the Northern tip of Vancouver Island down to Coombs. “Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has…
A day in Victoria then up to Comox. “From 1856 to 1860 the Legislature of the Colony of Vancouver Island met at Bachelor’s Hall at Fort Victoria. From 1860 to 1898 it…
From Vancouver to Victoria BC. “The George Massey Tunnel (often referred to as the Massey Tunnel) is a highway traffic tunnel in the Metro Vancouver region of southwestern British Columbia. It is located approximately…
From Boundary Creek Provincial Park to Vancouver. We found roaming chickens east of Osoyoos, encountered the thickest fog I have ever seen, visited the cute little town of…
Crawford bay to Ainsworth Hot Springs, Kaslo and beyond… Ainsworth Hot Springs, Dissolved minerals in the Water: Calcium Carbonate 35.25 Calcium Sulphate…
A day dawdling around the Kootenay Valley. We went to Crystal Beach where an old mining operation was, Pebble Beach hiking trail, the town of Riondel with it’s…