Winterstruck in Jasper, Alberta A couple weeks ago we shared our experience attending the Jasper in January winter festival. One of the highlights from our trip to the Canadian Rockies was spending the day at Winterstruck (read about our experience here). While there, we did our best to capture some video footage – not an easy task […]
Jasper in January: Winter fun at Winterstruck
Jasper in January: Winter Fun at Winterstruck One of the reasons we visited Jasper during the winter was to experience its Jasper in January winter festival. For two weeks, the Rocky Mountain town and it’s residents host a series of activities and events that celebrate winter, including Arts on Ice, Wine in Winter, ATCO Street Party, Chili Cook Off […]
Winter in Banff: Our best anniversary to date
Winter trip to Banff National Park Something very big happened last week. Huge, in fact. Something that hasn’t happened in years. Finally, 15 months after Baby Connor was born, we went on a trip without our boys. Now, don’t get me wrong – we love traveling with our boys – but let’s be honest, we also love traveling […]
Looking Back – 30 photos that tell our 2014 Story
Looking back – 30 photos that tell our 2014 story I love this time of year. The end of one year, the start of another. There’s something very cleansing and exciting about the calendar switching over to 01/01. While it may be cliche or unoriginal to publish yet another “year in review” post, I love the […]
Road trips are always a good idea, especially in British Columbia
Manning Provincial Park, British Columbia We often talk about the importance of getting away, even if only for a few days. As a young family with a seemingly never-ending list of things to do, it’s easy to put life on hold while we attempt to cross each item off that nasty list. But, the thing […]
Cliffwalk at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Cliffwalk at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park Located in North Vancouver, near the base of Grouse Mountain, the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is one of Vancouver’s top tourist attractions. Over the years, the park has added several features to compliment its famous bouncing suspension bridge, including the recently built Cliffwalk experience. Similar to Heritage Park in […]
Traveling back in time at Calgary’s Heritage Park
Heritage Park, Calgary Every trip we take with our little ones teaches us something new about our evolving travel style. Traveling with young kids forces us to plan ahead and choose family friendly activities that everyone will enjoy, which often means visiting places we would not have considered “pre-baby”. Case in point, on our last […]
This place surprised us the most on our trip to the Canadian Rockies
Bow Lake, Canadian Rockies, Alberta If you’ve visited the Canadian Rockies there’s a pretty good chance you’ve heard of Lake Louise, Moraine Lake and/or Maligne Lake. These famous glacial fed lakes seem to draw most of the attention, and for good reason, but there’s another beautiful Rocky Mountain lake that caught our attention – Bow […]
