The Galena Trail owes its existence to galena – also called lead sulphide (PbS), a mineral that often hangs out with silver as was the case in the Kootenays. This ore is what made the Slocan mining district famous in the late 1800’s. The Galena Trail today follows the historic route of the Nakusp and …
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For well over a decade a trip to Churchill, Manitoba – the “Polar Bear Capital of the World” has been on my radar. It took a conversation with my friend Scot – a seasoned adventurer who has been on some of my most epic trips including a hike around Manaslu in Nepal, the O Circuit …
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For years I’d seen pictures of the winter hike that ends at the Green Monster – a beautiful frozen, green icefall also known as Cascade Falls in Kananaskis Country. My husband and I have hiked along the Evan-Thomas Creek a couple of times in winter but had always stopped where the trail narrows in the …
The 45 km out and back hike to the Cape Scott Lighthouse at the north-western tip of Vancouver Island via the Cape Scott Trail isn’t difficult per se – at least when it’s dry. But this part of the world is well-known for its multi-day torrential downpours. All that rain and mud significantly raises the …
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