I’m excited to be one of the travel Ambassadors forCanadian Geographic Adventures!
My assignment:Vancouver to Whistler Cultural Hiking Journeywith...
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Author: Marlis
Banff Mountain Book Competion
Wow: Park Bagger - Adventures in the Canadian National Parks made the 2021 Banff Mountain Book Competition short list!
Banff Centre Mountain Film ...
Read MorePark Bagger – Adventures in the Canadian National Parks
I’m so excited to finally “share the park experience” through my adventures as told in my new book: Park Bagger – Adventures in the Canadian National...
Read MoreAlgonquin Writers’ Retreat
Labour Day weekend, 2020. A weekend of labour, but a labour of love. 6 writers, some of us authors, and our instructor/coach Brian Henry ...
Read MoreDelays Lead to Other Adventures
KAYAKING ON GEORGIAN BAY
Due to COVID-19, the NWT is closed to non-residents and non-essential travellers. Sadly, that means that this year I can’...
Read MoreJoined Can Geo College of Fellows
What an honour: On November 20, 2019 I was elected a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, in recognition of my work in environmental c...
Read MoreFirst Visitor to all 47 National Parks!
I did it: I HAVE VISITED ALL 47 CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS!
Ukkusiksalik National Park was my park #47 – and perhaps the most difficult to get to.
Situ...
Wolf, Grizzly, and Caribou Encounters
Vuntut National Park
in the northern Yukon Territories, was one of 3 national parks I visited this summer. Since there are no roads into Vuntut, my ...
Read MoreExploring the Arctic: Parks, the Erebus, and Snorkelling
Even with modern technology, travelling through the Northwest Passage is challenging. Winds, fog, and ice will frustrate the most carefully made plans...
Read MoreImages of Aulavik NP 2017
Muskox! Lots and lots of muskox. And mosquitos too. These along with wolves, falcons, Sandhill Cranes, geese, Jaegers, and Lemmings are what I found i...
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