Monthly Archives: October 2012

Kayaking and food means not having to worry much about weight. Kayaks are essentially spacious floating coolers. Food lasts a long time. This allows much more variety than backpacking. I often take frozen meals from home for the first few … Continue reading →

KAYAK LIST Packing. Heavy items go low and concentrated to the middle close to the cockpit. Pack light items in the ends: a heavy bow will cause your kayak to veer to windward, a stern heavy boat will veer downwind; … Continue reading →

Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Guided trip with Ecosummer Adventures 1992. Stayed at a B&B in Sandspit and then took a Beaver south to Rose Harbour in Stuart Huston Channel separating Moresby and Islands. With a group of 6 and … Continue reading →

FAVOURITE BOOKS RECENTLY READ AND PAST FAVOURITES Last read book at the bottom. Jon Krakaur – Into Thin Air, Under the Banner of Heaven, Into the Wild – all great reads Jared Diamond – The Third Chimpanzee (about the evolution … Continue reading →

ABOUT ME I was born in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan in 1952, the third and last son. Both my grandparents had homesteaded in southern Saskatchewan. The original Perrier arrived in Canada in 1665 making me a tenth generation Canadian (actually eleventh on … Continue reading →

This web site is about everything I am interested in. Initially I started it to be the diary of all my travels, but it morphed quickly into everything else. It grows by the day. It is my latest passion. Only … Continue reading →

MT ROBSON PROVINCIAL PARK – BERG LAKE TRAIL Mount Robson, at 3954m (12,972 ft), is the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. It was first climbed by Conrad Kain and party in 1913. The park was designated a UNESCO World … Continue reading →

DESERT SOUTHWEST USA & THE COLORADO PLATEAU This is a list of all the hikes I have done. There is little info on each hike and would require some research. I give a very complete book list. First I list all … Continue reading →

ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA TRIPS Every year the ACC offers several guided trips involving extensive mountaineering. Although expensive, they can be the only way to really experience the mountains. Accommodation is in ACC huts. The guides are superb as they … Continue reading →

For many years, my friends and I had a hiking trip over the four day Labor Day Weekend. 1991 – McKean Lakes, Valhalla PP (cabin, Woden, McKean, Chico RLM) 1992 – Waterton NP (cabin, Forum, Crandall, Crowsnest, rain and snow … Continue reading →