Hiking the Rockwall in Kootenay National Park
A scan of my travel notebook, a Seaform green Leuchtturm1917 Hiking the Rockwall. 5 days. Not rushing, soaking it in. In late August, feeling the last weeks of summer sneaking up on us, we set out on a long-awaited hike - the Rockwall, a 55 kilometer journey over 5 days. We didn't know how it would work out - a fair ...
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Sketchnotes – Organizational Anti-Racism Practices
This week, I attended a really thoughtful session through the University of Alberta on Organizational Anti-Racism Practices. The session was created and hosted by Angelique Bulosan and Julian Wilson. Here are the sketchnotes from that session. Sketchnote Explainer Angelique introduced a new change growth chart ...
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Baker Lake in Banff National Park
This past summer, we went hiking up to Baker Lake. It's a hiking area near the infamous Skokie Lodge in Banff National Park. Our three day hiking trip started with a challenge - a huge rainfall after 3 weeks of wildfire smoke from B.C. We got 5mm of rain throughout the whole day and everything, clothes, backpacks, shoes, ...
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Snowy Days and Nights
Snowy Night in the Rocky Mountains Victoria Park at Sundown I love the quiet mystery of a snowy winter night. And I love the crisp, sparkling light of a snowy winter ...
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YEG PodFest Sketchnotes
YEG PodFest was awesome this year! I went to two sessions and drew sketchnotes for each session. And to top it off, I won a fancy microphone in a prize draw. Thanks to the organizers for a great online festival celebrating podcasts and developing skills from the best. This session from Jad Abumrad was inspiring and a ...
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Lockdown – Then & Now
Alberta went into a second lockdown on December 8, 2020. The last four days have felt like four weeks. And, we have another four weeks ahead to try and bend this COVID-19 curve. I'm relieved that the province is taking firm measures. It's also interesting that this lockdown experience is quite different for me compared ...
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Abstract Mountain Series
Over the past six months, nature has been a primary subject of my creative projects. This series of abstract mountain landscapes were created from my mind's eye - reflecting back on the hikes we have done over the years in the Rocky Mountains in western Canada. It was quite fun to let go of accuracy and just let ...
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