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  • Thanksgiving 2006

    Here are some photos from a weekend trip to Vancouver Island in British Columbia for Thanksgiving in 2006.

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  • Trans-Siberian

    In August 2006, I travelled around the world in 28 days via St. Petersburg, Moscow, Siberia, Mongolia, China and Vancouver.

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  • Norway Fjords

    In July 2006, I took part in a group cycling trip through the fjord region of Norway. Over 7 days of cycling (8 full days), we cycled roughly from Stavanger to Bergen meandering in and out of the fjords under our own power, but also on ferries and trains.

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  • Thanksgiving 2005

    This trip was just for the Thanksgiving long weekend in early October 2005. I flew into Kelowna and met up with my parents for the drive to Spences Bridge. The rest of my dad’s side of the family was already there after driving in from Vancouver and Victoria.

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  • Kingston to Ottawa Cycling

    This trip was a solo cycling trip from Kingston to Ottawa, roughly parallelling the Rideau Canal. This trip was done over 6 days at the end of August and early September in 2005. Each cycling day was roughly 60km along the most direct route, although I tended to take less direct, but more interesting back roads. For accommodation, I stayed in bed and breakfasts – it is much easier to cycle when you know there is a warm bed and hot shower waiting for you at the end of the day.

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  • Toronto to Halifax

    In August 2005, I took some time away from my summer course work and did a quick trip by train to Halifax and back. It was my first time sleeping overnight on a train. It was lots of fun and I met some great people on the way.

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  • Ireland Cycling

    This page contains highlights from my trip to the west coast of Ireland in July 2005. The cycling tour started and finished at Killarney and was run by Irish Cycling Safaris.

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  • Grand Canyon Hike

    This was a ten day hike we did from the North Rim, starting at Indian Hollow campround and looping down to the Colorado River back to Sowats Point, north of our cars.

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  • Green River Canoe Trip – May 2001

    Between May 7, 2001 and May 18, 2001 twelve of us canoed the Green River from Green River, Utah to the confluence of the Green River and the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park.

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  • Hike to Garibaldi Lake

    On July 15, 2000, a bunch of us, mostly fizzers, went on a day trip up to Garibaldi Lake.

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