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Wilderness Stories
Costalegre Adventures
Story & photos by editor
There's a small tour operation called Ray y Eva Tours that I walked by one day while walking the beach in Melaque. They were doing a trip to Tenacatita the next day and I decided to join them.
Big Friday
Story & photos by James Murray
I had just acquired my new form of housing, a 1974 Vanguard motor home. My friend Sarah had decided to loan us (my friend Ian and I) her old home from last year, for the winter. Our plan was to live within as close proximity of the beach as we could, and surf as much as possible for the next few months. The forecast called for a solid west swell that was to peak by Friday. Full Story...
The Lagoons of Bahia de Navidad
Story & photos by Editor
On one fine January day I took the local bus to Villa Obregon, got off at Calle Esmeralda, and explored the lagoon that lies between there and Barra de Navivad. It is a very large area full of wildlife, including white herons, iguanas, and crocodiles. It is legally only accessible on the perimeter which means walking along Calle Primavera, and/or Vicente Guerrero on the far south side of town, and then along the beach. Or, you can access it from the main roads outside of the villages. Full Story...
Massive Snowfall on Mt. Washington
Monumental snowfall over the last week has created perfect conditions at Mount Washington Alpine Resort. With a mid-mountain snowbase of 320cms as of January 22nd, Mount Washington is once again the home of Canada’s deepest snowpack. The news couldn’t be any better for the first wave of Olympic athletes who arrive this week to train at the Island mountain.
“We received over a metre and a half of snow in the last six days,” says Resort spokesperson Brent Curtain. “After checking out resort snow depths across the globe on skicentral.com, we’re the fourth deepest worldwide and definitely the deepest in Canada.” Full Story...
El Costalegre de Mexico
Story & photos Al Maclachlan
Tired of the dull, dreary Canadian winter? Sick of hearing about the Olympics? For not much more than a couple of Olympic tickets you can take off to Mexico and do some wilderness travelling, swim in warm emerald sea water, and soak up much needed sun rays. Full story...
BC's Wilderness Hotsprings
Story & photos by Amber Lidstone
BC has a variety of amazing hot springs. Ones like Harrison or Nakusp Hot Springs are developed, but many others lie in our wilderness, accessible only by boat or driving dusty and often muddy logging roads and hiking in. These primitive hot spring pools have had some rudimentary building done to them over the centuries, but mainly they are much the same as when they were formed by primordial thermal underground activity. Full Story...
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