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Where Do We Go From Here?

Published January 13, 2018February 1, 2019 by ramblingandroving in Hiking, Personal
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A Day in an Ancient Forest

Published February 3, 2018February 2, 2018 by ramblingandroving in Hiking
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Follow the Mary Vine Creek

Published January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 by ramblingandroving in Hiking
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You’ll Think You’ve Struck Gold(stream)

Published November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 by ramblingandroving in Hiking
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Stoney Hill Regional Park

Published November 19, 2017November 19, 2017 by ramblingandroving in Hiking, Uncategorized
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When the Mountains Meet the Oceans: Exploring Vancouver Island’s Coastal Bluffs

Published November 19, 2017November 19, 2017 by ramblingandroving in Hiking, Uncategorized
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Exploring Sandcut Creek

Published September 29, 2017November 8, 2017 by ramblingandroving in Hiking
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We Found A Secret Waterfall?

Published August 18, 2017November 19, 2017 by ramblingandroving in Hiking, Stories
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The Many Wonders of Juan de Fuca

Published August 17, 2017November 30, 2017 by ramblingandroving in Hiking
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The Fog Clears

Published August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 by ramblingandroving in Mental Illness/Wellness, Stories
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The huntress in her zone šŸ˜ˆ . No geese (or kitties) were harmed in the making of this photo- in fact, the geese are so used to Zoey now that they ultimately ignore her presence while weā€™re down at the beach šŸ™ˆ . . . . . . . #helloBC #britishcolumbia #hikingwithcats #adventurecats #imagesofcanada #canadagram #canadaday #westmakesyouwilder #likeamountaingirl #mountainstones #mountaingirls #choosemountains #mountainlife #artofvisuals #goatworthy #ig_shotz #moodygrams #keepitwild #folkscenery #explorecanada #ourcamplife#beautifuldestinations #bevisuallyinspired #wildernessculture #liveyouradventure #amongthewild #folkcreative #adventurekats
A cool coincidence as a result of my lack of posting: the next shot I had drafted is one of my brother, and it just so happens to be his birthday tomorrow. Itā€™s not uncommon for me to schedule 6-15 photos in advance, so I truly didnā€™t plan this since itā€™s been edited and ready to go for several weeks now šŸ™ˆ . The 10 year age gap between my brother and I never really seemed to hinder our relationship- weā€™ve always had pretty similar personalities, values, and interests. Weā€™re both the spitting image of our mother and inherited our fatherā€™s reserved and nerdy nature. Iā€™ve always considered myself pretty lucky to have such a rad big bro, but it wasnā€™t until hanging out with him here on the island that it occurred to me just how similar weā€™ve really grown to be. I idolized him growing up, but always assumed his day to day influence was shaping me to be more like him. He moved away for a few years, moved back, went away again, started traveling, all shaping him into the person he is now. I never really got a chance to just hang out with him as an adult, and simply assumed that our differences would only develop more with the distance. Instead, Iā€™ve unwittingly followed the same path, and weā€™re more alike than I ever imagined possible.
Well. Thatā€™s been attempt number 4 at shooting the beautiful white beaches and other exciting geological and even archaeological features of this area, and thatā€™s 3 trips with camera tech difficulties and 1 where we never wound up turning left - a big mistake! - soooo I decided to say screw it and lean into the mobile photography. Funny how despite all the same rules and principles applying, it still presents a challenge for me to ever actually get a shot Iā€™m happy with on iPhone. A fixed aperture is not my friend: as a quick look at my feed probably reveals, I rely quite heavily on playing with a shallow depth of field šŸ“· . . . . . . . #vancouverisland #sharevi #explorecanada #explorevanisle #tahvi #sharethecoast #iphonography #westcoast #pnwonderland #socality #ic_adventures #explorebc #imagesofcanada #greatnorthcollective #wildernessculture #stayrad #northwestcreatives #wildatheart #getoutstayout #adventure #travelstoke #bcisbeautiful #westmakesyouwilder #wonderfulvancouverisland #visualscollective #cascadiaexplored #radlifecollective #visualsofearth #wildcoast #nrthwest
Once I hear Conor say heā€™s down to go for a hike, I start setting our plans in stone... cause I know otherwise itā€™ll never happen šŸ˜… Iā€™m not much of a planner and heā€™s not much of an impulse-trip kinda guy so honestly a lot of the time it just doesnā€™t happen or I end up going out solo! . . . . . . . . . #explorebc #vscocam #ourplanetdaily #waterfalls_collective #wonderfulplaces #lensbible #artofvisuals #earthpix #stayandwander #discoverglobe #wanderout #wildernessculture #pnwonderland #staypnw #imagesofcanada #modernoutdoors #beautifuldestinations #thatpnwlife #roamtheplanet #greatnorthcollective #ourcamplife #folkmagazine #passionpassport #livefolk #liveauthentic #awesomeearth #mountainstones #TLPicks #exploretocreate #theoutdoorfolk
Pretending tomorrow holds adventures like this for me instead of a crazy day at work šŸ˜… . . . . . . #explorebc #vscocam #ourplanetdaily #wonderfulplaces #lensbible #artofvisuals #earthpix #stayandwander #discoverglobe #wanderout #wildernessculture #pnwonderland #imagesofcanada #modernoutdoors #beautifuldestinations #thatpnwlife #roamtheplanet #greatnorthcollective #ourcamplife #folkmagazine #passionpassport #livefolk #liveauthentic #awesomeearth #mountainstones #TLPicks #exploretocreate #bcisbeautiful #wonderfulwildwomen #roamtheplanet
Iā€™ve got a lot of great memories attached to this waterfall... First discovering it raging in torrential downpours with Conor, then going back just a month later to explore with a group that I would soon find out held a bunch of great adventure pals. Iā€™ve walked the trails alone, with the dog, with friends old and new. But the memory of this place I think Iā€™ll hold most dearly is the one I made just a few weeks ago when my brother and his wife came to the island. I had been looking forward to their visit for weeks, and couldnā€™t for the life of me decide where to take them. I thought Mary Vine would be totally out of the question because of my SILā€™s recent surgery, but being the incredibly badass woman she is, she champed it out (in flats, to boot) and we made our way up to take some pictures of the gorgeous forest light that put the perfect glow on the falls šŸ’• . . . . . . . . . #vancouverisland #sharevi #explorecanada #explorevanisle #tahvi #sharethecoast #westcoast #pnwonderland #socality #ic_adventures #explorebc #imagesofcanada #greatnorthcollective #wildernessculture #stayrad #northwestcreatives #wildatheart #getoutstayout #adventure #travelstoke #bcisbeautiful #westmakesyouwilder #wonderfulvancouverisland #visualscollective #cascadiaexplored #radlifecollective #visualsofearth #wildcoast #nrthwest #waterfallwednesday
Perspective is everything. . I had this image percolating in my mind as I walked down to the beach. I saw the berry blossoms the day before while walking the cats and my imagination just started going... but the execution proved to be more difficult than expected. I wanted a single flower and some branches to frame the pier, with only the foreground in focus. To achieve that, I had to set myself up IN the raspberry bushes looking out onto the water šŸ˜‚ . . . . . . . . #agameoftones #exploretocreate #folkscenery #folkvibes #acreativevisual #cascadiaexplored #theimaged #neverstopexploring #allaboutadventures #ig_shotz #master_shots #createcommune #exklusive_shot #eclectic_shotz #tourcanada #enjoycanada #folkgood #urbanromantix #thecreatorclass #justgoshoot #igersvancouver #teamcozy #depthobsessed #roamtheplanet #vancityvibe #liveauthentic #awesomeearth #bokeh #bokehlicious
Oh @backroadmapbooks, the places you take me šŸ˜ We knew a trip north would mean that we wouldnā€™t have cell service and paper maps would be our saving grace. It didnā€™t take me long browsing the pages of our BRMB before I found a perfect afternoon adventure up to some nearby caves, and a waterfall on the way to boot! Of course, in this area thereā€™s a waterfall on the way to anywhere, but this one certainly did not disappoint šŸ‘Œ#brmblife . . . . . . . . #coffeencampfires #bcisbeautiful #agameoftones #wearethewild #cascadiaexplored #hikebc #sharevancouverisland #passionpassport #greatnorthco #westcoastlife #travelandleisure #sharevi #exploreoutdoors #roamtheplanet #supernaturalbc #britishcolumbiamagazine #vancouverislandguide #adventureawaits #wonderfulwildwomen #wanderlustcollective #roadtrippers #ourcamplife #tlpicks #vanislelife #beautyofbc #exploretocreate #optoutside #discoverunder5k #neature
My lifeline. Some peopleā€™s adventures are fuelled by beer or liquor. Mine are powered by coffee ā˜•ļø (though letā€™s be real, I could be packing just about anything in this thing) also @gocontigo just sponsor me already šŸ˜‚ . . . . . . . . . #agameoftones #exploretocreate #acreativevisual #cascadiaexplored #theimaged #coffeencampfires #neverstopexploring #allaboutadventures #ig_shotz #master_shots #createcommune #exklusive_shot #eclectic_shotz #tourcanada #enjoycanada #folkgood #urbanromantix #thecreatorclass #justgoshoot #igersvancouver #teamcozy #choosemountains #roamtheplanet #vancityvibe #liveauthentic #awesomeearth #ourcamplife #theoutbound

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