Cheers to 2024
Usually I post this leading up to the new year but 2024 had a busy end to it. Work, family visits, general laziness (<- that’s probably the biggest culprit) and here we are on January 2nd. As I said at the end of 2023, I …
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Adventures
Denver Travel Guide: My Top Picks
Everybody knows that Denver is the Mile High City but did you also know that golf balls typically fly 10% further in Denver because of the thinner air? Cue all the golfers booking their travel to Denver. No, this isn’t a “did you know” blog …
Crawling Through Prince George
Kiwanis translates to “we share out talents” and it’s easy to see how that resonates with the Ale Fest and Cask Crawl.
Cheers to 2023
Does anyone else feel generally tired? Seriously though, 2023 has had it ups and downs but the high points have outweighed the low points for me. I wasn’t able to get out adventuring as much I would’ve liked due to a nagging knee injury but …
Ziplines and Steins – Whistler Beer Fest
It’s that time of year again. Time to close out Summer with Oktoberfest and the Whistler Village Beer Fest. It’s my favorite time of year…. next to Christmas…. and pumpkin beer season (just joking, leave me alone).
Mud and Hops: A Love Story
Can you hear it? Behind the rocks and through the trees? The piercing call of the Western Hoary Marmot. Or maybe those are just my screams of laughter and excitement echoing from an amazing weekend in Whistler for the Whistler Village Beer Festival. FUN FACT: …
Do You Have Trail Etiquette?
Well, do ya? It’s a heated topic amongst experienced trail snobs regarding “weekend warriors”. Who has proper trail etiquette and who actually cares? Just like my post about geo-tagging, the trail etiquette topic has garnered even more attention because of the increase in trail users …
̶C̶h̶e̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶T̶o̶ Suck It 2021
Well, I was hoping I wasn’t going to have to say “Suck It” to another year passed rather than “Cheers” but here we are still in the middle of this “new normal”. The last year was, once again, different than normal years past but maybe …
̶C̶h̶e̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶T̶o̶ Suck It 2020
As a cheers to the year that was this is normally when I post a year end recap of some of my favorite adventures and places I’ve travelled to throughout the year. But this wasn’t a normal year, was it? Travel was halted. Adventures were …
Whistler Staycation
We have a world class tourist destination within a 2 1/2 hour drive from us that’s conveniently celebrating their first official Craft Beer Month! So begins my Whistler Staycation……