POW: Hiking in Tonquin Valley

POW: Hiking in Tonquin Valley

DESCRIPTION   Tonquin Valley is a really cool area in Jasper National Park. I was on a hike with a group of friends for 3 days and two nights, and it was the first time that I had been to this area. We had rain and stormy weather for the majority of the trip and...
POW: Hiking in the Bugaboos

POW: Hiking in the Bugaboos

DESCRIPTION   The bugaboos are one of those cool areas that makes you feel lucky to be alive when you’re there. The weather wasn’t great for our trip, but every now and then the fog would part and give you a glimpse of the spires. The spire that you...
POW: Sunburst Mountain Reflection

POW: Sunburst Mountain Reflection

DESCRIPTION   I hiked into Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park with a friend last summer to do some hiking and camping. Even though the main feature of the park is Mount Assiniboine, which you can see in the background, it was Sunburst Mountain that I...
POW: Ghosts in Tofino

POW: Ghosts in Tofino

DESCRIPTION   I was trying to get a picture of the sunset in Tofino. I had found a cool rock along the coastline and I thought the picture would be better with someone standing on the rock. Seeing as I was by myself, I had to be my own subject. I still...
POW: McGilvary Falls in the Crowsnest Pass

POW: McGilvary Falls in the Crowsnest Pass

DESCRIPTION   These falls are about a 10 minute walk from the highway #3 that goes through the Crowsnest Pass, where I grew up. The crazy thing is that I never knew that these falls were here until I took a caving rescue course at the beginning of the summer, and...
POW: Ice Climbing in Marble Canyon

POW: Ice Climbing in Marble Canyon

DESCRIPTION   Marble Canyon is a cool spot along Highway 93 between Banff and Radium Hot Springs. Our plan for the day was to rappel into the canyon and do some ice climbing, and then check out a small cave just downstream of where we were climbing called Tokum...