Like nomads, but with more stuff

It was meant to be the first snowshoe of the season, but there wasn't enough snow and what was there was pretty packed down. Because we ...

 We've had snow on the ground for a solid week now. Alex's days of riding her bike to school are probably over until May (assuming k...

In every adventure we have had since arriving in Calgary, we've left the city and headed west - to the mountains, towards British Columb...

It turns out to have been a good thing that we had already told the kids we'd head out for our Canmore bike ride later in the morning, a...

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, a much preferable holiday to celebrate than Columbus Day, although the coincidence of the dates is food for tho...

When we lived in St Petersburg, we took an Arctic vacation in Lapland to cross off the one item on Terry's bucket list. We saw an aurora...

  On our last morning I woke earlier than anyone else and couldn't sleep. But it was of course in the 40s and that doesn't work for...

  The next morning was not as chilly as I'd expected, or perhaps I am getting used to nearly-freezing sleeping temps.  We had decided on...

Every experience is an opportunity to learn new things. On this last trip we made sure to have extra blankets, our camp chairs, a proper spa...

We had an adventurous weekend planned, and it ended up being almost idyllic. First up: packing the car. We realized packing for just an over...