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About admin

I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.

ROCK WALL TRAIL

The Rockwall Trail is a 55 km-long backpacking trip between the Paint Pots and Floe Lake Trailheads in Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The horseshoe-shaped route travels beside the Rockwall with 900 m high sheer cliffs. It’s a … Continue reading

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BERG LAKE – MT ROBSON PROVINCIAL PARK

Mount Robson, at 3954m (12,972 ft), is the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. It was first climbed by Conrad Kain and a party in 1913. The park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990. Possibly the premier … Continue reading

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WATERTON LAKES & GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

OFF-TRAIL HIKING IN WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK My ex-wife’s family had a beautiful cabin in the Waterton townsite and I had the opportunity to hike this park for portions of 18 summers. This is where I first started hiking and … Continue reading

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NORTH AMERICA

CANADA ROCKY MOUNTAINS Berg Lake Waterton/Glacier National Park ACC TRIPS – Rocky Panorama Traverse – Lake Ohara,  Moraine Lake, Lake Louise Rockwall Trail COLUMBIA MOUNTAINS of BC KMC Hiking Camps Bugaboos Wesr Kootenay: Devils Range, Silverspray UNITED STATES All My … Continue reading

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FAVOURITE DESTINATIONS

CAMINO de SANTIAGO, CAMINO PORTUGUES MEXICO – Sierra de San Francisco, Real Catorce. San Cristobal de las Casas SICILY RUSSIA – St Petersburg, Moscow Metro Stations UZBEKISTAN ALGERIA TASSILI n’AJJER NORTH KOREA ASHGABAT TURKMENISTAN EASTER ISLAND INDIA TEMPLES ICELAND ROMAN … Continue reading

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CAMINO DE SANTIAGO – THE WAY of ST JAMES

In 2014, I took 30 days to walk the Via Podensis from Le Puy France (SE of Lyon), 750 km to St Jean Pied de Port, just before you cross the Pyrenees to enter Spain (April 1-30). I then started … Continue reading

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A 28-DAY TREK in the ANNAPURNAS NEPAL

I planned to spend 7 months in South Asia and a Nepal Trek was high on the list of priorities. Tom Carter of Moon Mountain Adventures offers custom guided hikes – a 15-day rhododendron trek in the spring and longer … Continue reading

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AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES

Unfortunately, I tend to have few authentic experiences. I have worked five times in the Canadian Arctic but formed no strong relationships. Otherwise, I have never worked, volunteered or rarely spent an extended period in any one place. As my … Continue reading

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HIKING & CLIMBING

Hiking has been the one interest I have maintained my entire life. I was raised on the flat prairies of Southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, not exactly hiking destinations. During university, I read The Complete Walker by Colin Fletcher. I thought … Continue reading

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NEW ZEALAND

Tourism is facilitated like no other country in the world. Every town has an i-site visitor information center where any trip or means of transportation can be arranged. Speaking English and having a similar culture makes for easy travel. The … Continue reading

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