I’m embarrassed to admit how many times I’ve driven past this unassuming trail-head. Nothing outstanding or unusual about it; identical to the hundreds, if not thousands, I’ve gone by every weekend here in the Pacific Northwest. But this one had a secret, a spectacular secret; Rocky Brook Falls.
Having just returned from Vancouver we were feeling the need to get back outdoors for our next holiday; New Years. As such we hooked up the A122 pop-up and headed north towards…
In 1888, George Grant Mackay, a Scottish civil engineer, and land developer, arrived in the young city of Vancouver in Canada. Mackay purchased 6,000 acres of dense forest on either side of Capilano River and built a cabin on the very edge of the canyon wall.
Scientists are hoping to speed up efforts to stop the invasion of the harmful European green crabs in Puget Sound. The latest research uses the tiny hearts of green crabs…
Seems like I’m always being reminded of this small truism of life; you never really know a place despite the number of visits and there’s surprises for you if you…
Fall in the Pacific Northwest is a treasure that needs to be experienced; words, or at least my words, fall short of doing it justice. However, apparently I can make…
This took much longer than I had hoped but as the saying goes, “Life gets in the way” sometimes. In this case ‘life’ being family, friends and work. Also, I…
Friends and family are a blessing to be sure. Without them I think life would be rather hollow. But having them visit back to back right in the middle of…
This weekend Theresa and I traveled to Deception Pass to do something which was a grand departure from our usual routine, but something that has intrigued me since I first…
I’m a list kind of guy; have them for everything. For the solar eclipse I had half a dozen revolving around the various projects that I’d be trying to juggle…