Desert Bird Oasis

Time flies. Happy New Year! We have now been in Joshua Tree for two weeks. We hung out and climbed with some lovely people (Lennie and Sam) from Montreal, spent a wonderful Christmas with Graham’s parents, and just before New Years became reunited with our Aussie friends from Bishop, Jordan and Ali.  J Tree family …

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Springtime = Best Time!

Spring is possibly my favourite time of year for many reasons:- My birthday falls in Spring (I turned 25 – and survived!);- Classes wrap up in Spring (I defended my Master’s proposal last week and am now officially an MSc candidate!);- Temperatures and conditions shape up for GREAT climbing (Graham and I leave for Smith Rock …

Adventures in Whitehorse

I have just returned from a beautiful adventure in the Yukon. I flew up to Whitehorse to visit Jenna, who is all grown up and teaching high school now:We had fantastic weather all weekend, which made the entire experience even more magical. There is so much to do there, the lifestyle is laidback and adventurous, …

Musings from the geographical centre of BC!

While Graham has been frolicking in Squamish over the past month, I have been working as a research assistant at a study site about 1.5 hours SW of Vanderhoof, BC (the geographical centre of the province!). The region where I am working is referred to as the "Big River Country", expansive backcountry more than 15 …