POW: Standing on Top of Turtle Mountain

POW: Standing on Top of Turtle Mountain

DESCRIPTION   Turtle Mountain, in the Crowsnest Pass, is famous for the Frank Slide. It’s also a common hike with a good trail from town all of the way to the top. It isn’t so known for its mountain biking, however, which is what we were doing there....
New Zealand: Climbing Roy’s Peak in Wanaka

New Zealand: Climbing Roy’s Peak in Wanaka

New Zealand: Climbing Roy’s Peak in Wanaka Roy’s Peak: The last post that I put up covered our first few weeks in Wanaka. Since then, we haven’t done any major exploration as we’ve been spending time doing smaller things around Wanaka, settling into the town,...
POW: Relection at Island Lake

POW: Relection at Island Lake

DESCRIPTION   Near the town of Fernie is a lake called Island Lake. There is a lodge built nearby to the lake that has rooms and a restaurant, but the real highlight of the area is the lake itself, and the surrounding mountains. Sometimes you can get lucky and be...