2018 was a year full of travel, adventures, and some nice time back home. I made sure to keep things interesting by having a wide diversity of themes to each trip, probably more so than I’ve done in recent years. From cooking classes in Dubai, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur to backpacking trips in Kyrgyzstan and the Grand Canyon, and cycling through Western Australia, it was a great year.
January – Trying strange street-food in Hong KongFebruary – I visit my mom and Aunt Bev on the Columbia River in BC. Here’s Bev’s new house, coming along well.March – Cycling all the way from Perth to Kalgoorlie to see the Super Pit – one of the largest open pit gold mines on earthApril – Cycling through Valley of the Giants in Western AustraliaMay – Walking Scotland’s West Highland WayJune – I join a great group of people to walk coast-to-coast cross SwedenJuly – Backpacking the spectacular Northover Ridge in unusually warm weatherAugust – Traversing the remote volcanic landscape of Edziza in northern BCSeptember – Enjoying the clean mountain air of Kyrgyzstan’s Pamir MountainsOctober – Discovering old Communist monuments in TajikistanNovember – Hiking and backpacking in the Grand CanyonDecember – Sometimes it’s nice just to be home, enjoying the company of loved ones
2019 is shaping up to be another great year of travel with even bigger, grander adventures in the works. Can’t wait!
I’ve been terribly remiss in writing about my travels over the last year but I’ve had some great adventures. At the end of one year and the beginning of the next, I love looking back and reflecting on what I’ve experienced. Here are a few of my favourite memories from each month of 2017.
January – I discover my new favourite place to hike & cycle – the Sonoran Desert of Southern ArizonaFebruary – Crisp early mornings give way to scorched afternoonsMarch – the desert comes alive with the colours of springApril – My first cycle race, the Round-the-Isle Randonee on England’s Isle of WightMay – I discover the soft rolling landscapes of England’s South Downs WayJune – Iceland’s thundering waterfallsJuly – An unusually dry summer makes for great mountaineering among BC’s rarely visited peaksAugust – I discover just how hot the Grand Canyon can get on my first full crossing from the north to the south rimSeptember – I do my best to capture the beauty that Ansel Adams discovered in California’s Sierra NevadaOctober – Cycling through Vietnam and Cambodia, I discover some wonderful people and delicious foodNovember – I’m awed by the unbelievably massive mountains on Nepal’s Annapurna CircuitDecember – Sunset over the Himalayas
Another year is about to close and a new one beginning with endless possibilities. I love taking a few moments in the short days of winter that come around New Years to reflect on both the ups & downs of the last 12 months. Here’s what my year looked like…
January – Cycling to the Edge of the World Tasmania, AustraliaFebruary – visiting the famous The Twelve Apostles along Australia’s Great Ocean RoadMarch – awed by Bali’s new year celebration, NyepiApril – salt cracks form octagon shapes in Death Valley’s Badwater Basin, the lowest point of North AmericaMay – cycling through the tail end of winter on the Icefield ParkwayJune – caught in a snowstorm while traversing off-trail through the front ranges of the RockiesJuly – mountaineering in BC with the ACCAugust – Rio Summer Olympics!September – sharing great times while trekking through the rugged landscape of Ladakh, IndiaOctober – in Idaho, the higher you get, the higher you getNovember – stumbled upon a “UFO recovery and repair service” in Southern CaliforniaDecember – desert magic in Sedona, Arizona
With 2016 come and gone, I wish you the best in 2017. Happy adventuring!
As 2015 draws to a close, I feel the need to look back and reflect upon the year. I’ve had some great adventures and lots of good memories.
January – sea kayaking and whitewater canoeing in BelizeFebruary – learning jungle survival skills with two Guatemalan ex-militaryMarch – getting accredited as a PADI Rescue Diver in HondurasApril – trekking the Manaslu Circuit and barely surviving the earthquake in NepalMay – walking across Scotland from coast to coast as part of the TGO ChallengeJune – absorbing backcountry skills in ColoradoJuly – hiking the famed West Coast Trail in unbelievably dry conditionsAugust – navigating crevasses and conquering alpinepeaks in BCSeptember – canoeing peaceful lakes in AlbertaOctober – volunteering with rescued puppies in Turks and CaicosNovember – cycle touring through tea plantations and cloud forests in Sri LankaDecember – celebrating my 7th and final continent in Australia!
