Awakening the Mountain with Stevie Rachel Lawrence

One day there was a heatwave. And also, admission to the parks was free, and it was Saturday. So I piled all my gear into my FJ, picked up three brave (and slightly crazy) models, and headed into the madness that was Jasper National Park. Stevie Rachel Lawrence answered my casting call first. She’s one of …

One Day in Jasper: Hanging with Hannah

August 25, 2017 Hannah Dillon is one of those people who can transform from skater-girl to runway ready on a moment’s notice. She arrived on the day with one of those bottomless suitcases – the kind that seems to hold enough clothing for an old school trip to the continent, yet fits in the space beneath an …

One Day in Jasper: Allisson Lights a Fire at Medicine Lake

Allisson is a scientist. She doesn’t talk much about it, but I’m pretty sure she’s up to some full on breaking bad type stuff. She is quiet, smart, determined, and a pretty good hiker too, While the rest of us gasped in the heat, each juggling their own particular sherpa-load of equipment and clothes and whatever other …

Yellowhead Normality

September 19, 2016 The Yellowhead Highway carves a path through a lot of less seen country. Tiny villages, sprawling ranches, untouched forests,  wetlands and plains, fill most of our province. Yet most of us see very little of it. Sometimes the simple scenes reveal the most subtle beauty. A little farm along the yellowhead overlooks crystal …

Hanna Roundhouse

It’s just a little garage where you can park a half a dozen locomotives. Once part of the CNR’s network, the Hannah Roundhouse is now an historic site, dedicated to the legacy of Canada’s railways.