Back to Kananaskis

It’s been a few years – probably 11 since we were here last. It’s been renovated and a bit of a name change, but it is still one of the prettiest places to spend time. It is not the snowiest part of the mountains, that’s for sure but the snow-topped mountains remind you of your…

Start with a picture

I find at times that I want to start my blog with a picture. We are such an image society that we more naturally, or more comfortably, find ourselves drawn to an image to describe what we’re thinking. I was at a mall in Toronto last week and the lights hanging from the ceiling of…

Mountain Norquay

Here he is – well I was there too – on the summit of Mount Lady MacDonald overlooking Canmore AB. This was 26 July 2003 as you can see. An early attempt by Philip and me to do some scrambling on our own. We survived! We quickly fell in love with the pain of the…