Pacific Northwest

A Guide to Whitewater Rafting in Squamish, Canada

Paddle Forward! Forward! Forward! Now hold on!!!  I could hear our guide’s voice behind me encouraging us to paddle faster as we approached the upcoming rapid and I couldn’t tell if I was shaking because I was terrified, elated, cold, exhilarated, or a bit of all of that. After looking at all of the pictures I …

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A Short and Sweet Hike in the PNW – Heather Lake

Have you ever been so excited about a place that you had to tell everyone you knew about said place practically immediately? There are really only two places that fit this bill for me — Penang, Malaysia (I know, I still haven’t told you all about this magical place!) and Heather Lake. Last night the hubby …

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