Trip Reports

Vancouver Island (2008) Hot on the heels of our east-coast visit, we jet over to the west coast for an additional helping of friends, family, and mountains... [More...]

One Lap of the Maritimes (2008) On this trip to the provinces of my youth - the Maritimes, a big mish-mash of all sorts of things: a bit of 4000-footering, lotsa ferry rides, some highpointing, some scenic hiking, some scenic driving, and lotsa visiting of friends and family.... [More...]

Eight in '08 (2008) A big group calls for some big Utah hits -- including my first ever visit to Buckskin Gulch! Come and read the accounting of our 2008 visit to southern Utah... [More...]

The Dolomites (2007) Another visit to Italy - and this time, more focused than ever on the Dolomites.... [More...]

An aMAZEing Trip to Color Country (2007) To the remotest corner of Utah we went, to experience true desert wilderness and a true dash of adventure!.... [More...]

Summer School with Canada West (2006) The great outdoors is our classroom as we take a week to learn and re-learn some basic mountaineering skills in the coast range of British Columbia.... [More...]

San Francisco & JavaOne (2006) A work-related conference brings us to San Francisco, where we explore a bit of the city by the bay and knock off a few Northern California hikes.... [More...]

Exploring the Escalante (2006) A quiet, remote, and exceedingly beautiful stretch of land in southern Utah is our home for the week.... [More...]

Vancouver Island (2005) A foiled attempt to climb Mount Baker has us instead exploring the remote wilderness of Vancouver Island. And there is much to discover... [More...]

Italy (2005) Click here to read the account of a jam-packed trip to the big boot. Included are almost 1,000 pictures of hiking, mountains, cities, via ferrata climbing, family pictures, modern art, classical ruins, twisty roads, and [More...]

Alone in the Grand Canyon (2005) Or at least that's what it seemed like, hiking for days without seeing hardly a soul. Join us on a fantastic journey through the depths of the Grand Canyon, hiking on the New Hance, South Kaibab, and Tonto east trails! [ More...]

East Africa and Kilimanjaro (2004-2005) A monumental writeup of a monumental trip. Eight days on the highest mountain on the African continent, more exotic wildlife than you could possibly shake a stick at, and lots of neat cultural nooks and crannies! [ More...]

Left & Back Again (2004) After seven years, Luke and I finally hit the road together again in another cross-continent, twisty-road finding adventure. [ More...]

Tales from the Torngats (2004) Amazing tales of beauty and tragedy from a wild frontier of Canada: The Torngat Mountains of Northern Labrador and Northern Quebec. [ More...]

Golden Triangle Cycle Tour (2004) This year we return to do the excellent Golden Triangle Cycle Ride. The weather forecast looked horrendous. How did it turn out? find out [More...]

Katahdin (2003) Finally.... an attempt on one of the most, if not THE most, interesting mountain in the eastern half of the USA! [More...]

A Rocky Road Trip (2003) A road trip out west to climb pointy, rocky peaks ...and we certainly experienced a rocky ride (Especially Ewart)! [More...]

The Trap Dike (2003) My 3rd time up the classic mountaineering route of the Adirondacks. Not hard, but a very enjoyable scramble.[More...]

The Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (2003) Once more I subject myself to 354 kilometres of weekend cycling... [More...]

Dad in the Desert (2003) Join my Dad, my brother George and myself on a journey of exploration to the magical lands of the Colorado Plateau [More...]

Whiteface Winter Backpack (2003) Sleeping outdoors. -34C Ambient. Layers of clothes. Neoprene face masks. Icicled beards. Crystal-clear views. Don't you want to read [More...]?

European Odyssey (2002) An incredibly diverse and eventful journey, taken by 7 intrepid adventures, through Germany, Italy, France and Switzerland during the last week of September and first week of October, 2002. Click the 'more' link to listen, watch and read all about it! [More...]

Cascades Mountaineering (2002) August 2002 sees Markus, Peter and I doing a thorough exploration of Northwestern Washington state. From beaches to glacier-draped summits, we visit it all. [More...]

The Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (2002) 350+ kilometres in two days. A bunch of us ride ride over a lot of eastern Ontario, participating in one of the region's most attended cycle tours.. [More...]

Golden Triangle Cycle Tour (2002) Lorraine and I recently rode the world-famous Elbow Valley Cycle Club's Golden Triangle Cycle Ride. Tthree days and 330+ kilometres of cycling through (and up and down) beautiful rocky mountain scenery in Alberta and BC. [More...]

Desert Southwest (2001) Yet another Desert Southwest trip with a group of friends from work, this time including some southern Arizona desert exploration, a very nice Grand Canyon backpack, more exploration in southwestern Utah and in Death Valley in California [More...]

Big Nerds on Rainier (2000) Our first major mountaineering climb, done all by ourselves! Peter, Brian and I (all members of the mysterious organization known as "BNR", climb one of the largest volcanoes in North America! A tale of triumph over reluctant bodies and minds! (Note: this web presentation pre-dates my current web page design; you may find it a little.... antiquated [More...]

Desert Southwest (2000) A counter-clockwise 'Grand Circle' route of the best of the Colorado Plateau with Luke and Sophie and friends.. [More...]

Autumn in the Desert (1999) An account of one of the very few times we visited the desert southwest in the autumn. This was a very diverse trip, including: a long canyoneering adventure; backpacking at high altitude in the rockies; and jeeping in canyonlands national park. [More...]

Left & Back Again (1998) My first cross-country road trip adventure. Lots of sunny driving on fantastic twisty roads; an endless stream of wonderful mountains, parks, and trails. [More...]

13day Mountaineering Course (1998) My first ever formal mountaineering training. Really good training, too, on all fronts. And, my first introduction to the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. [More...]

California Ramblings (1997) My first real sampling of the diverse outdoors of California. Join Andrew, Luc, Andree, Pat, and Markus for a quick look at some of what California has to offer. [More...]

The Eclipse Hike (1994) The Genesis. Discovery. Awakening. From Humble Beginnings. A detailed account of what I consider to be the first mountain climb of our little social circle's "modern era". The hike that started it all. [More...]