Paddling on Pitt Lake Now this was an adventure! To get to Widgeon Falls, one must drive to Pitt Lake, canoe or kayak across, make your way up a creek, and then hike a couple kilometers to a beautiful waterfall. This was my first time and I really enjoyed this…
Salt Spring Island is beautiful Last weekend we took off on a little mini vacation to a place I kept hearing about, but had never visited: Salt Spring Island the beautiful clouds at the ferry terminal Stuck in the lower deck with Whiskey Yey! We’re here We spent a total…
A rainy camp trip was still beautiful Last weekend we went back to the same place as last year for a camp trip: Fountain Lake Last year she was still a puppy This year fully grown We had a different group, and different luck (or lack of) with the weather.…
20km (roundtrip), 8-10 hours starting from Seymour Mountain Parking lotLink to hike OR this link Lake Elsay This was a tough one as we didn’t expect such technical terrain and had started later than planned. Carrying heavy backpacks we took about 5.5 hours each way with lots of breaks. While…
Seymour Peak 4-6 hours, 9km, 450m gain On top of the world (Mt Seymour) It’s been such a busy summer that this weekend I found my usual hiking buddies were already booked. No problem! I’ve got my most dependable canine buddy to go with. This day ended up being scorching…
City on leash walks for now We’re finished! I was so worried about having a female dog in heat, downtown, in the summer, in an apartment. I’ve heard that the first heat isn’t very representative of the future ones, that it can be lighter, shorter, and apparently sometimes people don’t…
Killarney Lake Loop Hike I’ve done this mini trip several times and have always loved it. The Killarney Lake loop is very flat and easy and is great when you have a large group to wrangle. There is a surprising variety of terrain and landscape and lots of my favorite…
Whiskey in her flowered diaper Whiskey has impeccable timing. The day that my partner left for Belgium, she started her heat. We’ve been noticing that she’s been slowly swelling for about 1.5 months before she started bleeding. The last 2 weeks her nipples had swollen up as well and she…
Wine capital of BC So last weekend we took a little trip to Kelowna, the Okanagan, in the interior of British Columbia. It was my first trip there and we had a great group of 6 to share a wonderful vacation home. I’ve been wanting to visit for ages as…
Beautiful Vancouver Low tide at Spanish Banks is really one of a kind. Spanish Banks is regularly a great dog beach but if you can get there on a low tide (arrive at least an hour ahead of the tide time) then it’s really special. With a fantastic view of…
