Catching the Light

March 16th, 2021 Today we’re in the Yukon Territory reliving a trip from three years ago that Jay and I made in search of the Northern Lights. We booked the trip only a few days in advance after reading that the Aurora was forecast to be active. It’s only a forecast — the solar winds can change, weather can blow

Nosy in the Yukon

March 15th, 2021 Today we’ve landed in a new location where it’s still winter! We’re in Whitehorse, in Canada’s Yukon Territory, greeted by the most amazing snout of a female moose at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. You can go by foot to see the moose in the preserve. They warn you to stand a couple feet back from the fence

Repost: 2016, A Ski Odyssey

February 2nd, 2021 Today it’s all about winter in the north! We’re embarking on a virtual ski odyssey around British Columbia, Canada with a boot tip dip into Alberta. Zip up, buckle in and enjoy the views. I’ll do the driving! More tomorrow, Kelly Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through

Travel Challenge Day Three: Canada

January 12th, 2021 Here we are, folks. Day three of the Travel Challenge! Today we’re in British Columbia, Canada at Joffre Lakes Provincial Park. One of the tenets of of the Travel Challenge is that you don’t have to explain why your chosen photo is a favorite. But I’m going to tell you anyway! (I bet you saw that coming.)

Seaplane Over Vancouver

October 5th, 2020 Before relocating from Canada in spring of 2018, I was given the gift of a seaplane flight over Vancouver. In a mere 30 minutes, the plane departed from the harbor, crossed over the Lion’s Gate Bridge and Stanley Park, turned north to the Sea to Sky Highway, circled closely over snow-covered West Lion mountain and returned to

Repost of the Day: Autumn at Stanley and Pacific Spirit

October 3rd, 2020 More fall! Nature speaks in deep reds and golden yellows at Stanley Park and Pacific Spirit Regional Park in Vancouver. Leaves are like confetti, celebrating the end of another summer. Enjoy! Tomorrow we’re back on the magic carpet, on our way to the next destination. Kelly Repost of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the

A Forest Wilderness

October 2nd, 2020 After yesterday’s moon in Vancouver, let’s head southwest of downtown to Pacific Spirit Regional Park. The paths of Pacific Spirit meander through a world of plants and trees thriving in the diffused sunlight reaching the forest floor, littered with pretty fall leaves. John Muir said, “The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.” Tomorrow

To the Moon!

October 1st, 2020 Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! In celebration of the day and tonight’s harvest moon, here are a few photos of the lunar eclipse of 2015 which also took place on the same day as the 2015 Mid-Autumn Festival. I photographed the moon from the balcony of our city apartment, with the blue glow of Vancouver’s B.C. Place reflecting on