Earlier this week, I was fortunate enough to find myself behind the wheel of the 2016 Platinum Edition Ford Explorer for a one-week test drive. Given that we had an incredible, 4WD vehicle in the driveway, we decided to make the most of it and go explore. We headed out to the Gatineau […]
Adventures
Highlands in Winter
Right after I got my new camera, a Canon 70D, I headed for the South March Highlands to snap some photos and test out the new body and my new 50mm lens. It was cold but so worth getting out there — the trails were pristine and there were only […]
My First Time Skiing in 20 Years at Mount St. Louis Moonstone
In the Fall of 1963, Josl Huter, along with his wife Elfriede, purchased a plot of land in Coldwater, Ontario. By December of 1964, the ski resort, Mount St. Louis, was open for business. Over the next four decades, the resort would undergo massive transformations. From the purchase of the […]
First Time & Last Time Skiing (Plus, My Next Skiing Adventure on the Horizon)
Let’s rewind time for a moment. We need to go pretty far back… all the way to my younger years. Grade seven or eight, if I recall correctly. It was winter and my school planned a fun trip to a nearby ski hill. I was a bit nervous, as I had never […]
South March Highlands
The South March Highlands are one of the biggest reasons that I chose to live in Kanata. While a lot of my friends like to poke fun at me for living out in the ‘burbs, the fact that I have this incredible conservation area so close to my house gives […]