From Idaho we made a beeline to Incline Village to see Dawn’s brother Dan and partner Lana. It was wonderful, quality time together....

That’s not true but Revelstoke would have made a good stand-in for Switzerland. As we were leaving REVY., we got great views of the...

The Canadian Pacific Railway spelled each town’s station with a period at the end. Locals call this ideal mountain town REVY.. Ideal...

The Skeena River in Terrace is a world-class river for steelhead and salmon. We caught and released the pinks but kept some nice wild...

This group of 140+ islands is only accessible by boat. We took a zodiac tour to see some of them. The Haida lived here for millennia but...

That’s what the people of Haida Gwaii say it feels like on this northernmost of the B.C. islands. Huge red cedars grow here and the Haida...

We left the coastal rain forest and headed east to Whistler. Almost immediately, we came to Squamish, which looks Yosemite’s sister....

From Lund, we took an unbelievable 4 hour Zodiac cruise/tour of the Desolation Sound. It is an acclaimed kayak destination, but we would...

July 12, 13, 14 We continued up the coast to Lund. Hwy 101 actually begins here at Mile 0, and ends at the tip of South America, where...

It looks like we're paddling on a lake but it's actually the Salish Sea, with lots of seals to keep us company. They dove when we got too...

In Roberts Creek, we found "The Secret Beach". Even though there's a sign, it felt somewhat secret as there weren't many people there on...

July 8. Good-bye U.S. and hello British Columbia (for 5 weeks). Back on the BC ferry system I love so much. Well run and essential for...

We spent the 4th of July in Northern Cascades National Park. Blue green glacially fed rivers and lakes (big ones are reservoirs). Pretty...

Our first stop was a weekend in Oakland with Zack and Keita. And as usual, we thoroughly enjoyed their company, had delicious food and...

July 3 We stayed at a HipCamp near the base of Mt Hood. HipCamp is like AirBnb, but for campsites. Zigzag Farm is a trippy, hippie,...

After a super fun time in Oakland with Zack and Keita, we drove straight to Bend, Oregon because the temps were almost 100. So we skipped...

My brother Rick, 70, passed away on March 28, 2024. He suffered for years from disabling complications from a major stroke in 2008. An...

It seems like all of the 100,000 Bendites (Bendans, Bendits?) either works or shops at REI or a Subaru dealer. Everywhere you go you see...

This summer we’re Vanlifing it again to as far as mid-British Columbia. Unlike in 2022, we’ll have kayaks to go explore the many lakes...

It’s safe to say we ate our way through Tokyo and Kyoto. It started with fluffy ricotta pancakes at “A Happy Pancake” in Shibuya. I would...