2006

Snowshoe trip, bushwhacking from Elk Pass to the top of Blueberry Hill

Snowshoeing from Upper Kananaskis Lake to Fox Creek and Boulton Creek in search of picturesque scenery

Scrambling Mount Baldy with Isabelle, Kim and Charles

Snowshoeing to Rawson Lake with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Hiking through Johnston Canyon to the Ink Pots with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Snowshoeing to Chester Lake and the Elephant Rocks with the Calgary Outdoor Club

A photo of my arm following an accident in the mountains the day before.

Scrambling the three summits of Mount Baldy with Kelly. All photos on Mount Baldy were taken by Kelly.

A hike to Pigeon Mountain, located in the Dead Man's Flats area.

This was to be a hike around Lake Minnewanka, but the road to it was closed so we hiked to the Banff Hoodoos instead.

Exploring the Nihahi Creek Canyon

Scramble up to Paget Peak, in Yoho National Park, British Columbia.

Scrambling up to Mount Bryant, near Bragg Creek

Mount Baldy traverse with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Three Lakes Valley hike with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Rawson Lake Ridge hiking with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Sentinel Pass & Eiffel Lake hike with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Mount Bell Scramble with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Memorial Lakes - A hike in Kananaskis Country with Kim, on a sunny autumn day.

Mist Mountain via hiking route with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Galatea Lakes hike with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Healy Pass with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Hiking up to the Barrier Lake Lookout in an early dump of snow, with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Iceline, Yoho Provincial Park. Hiking with Calgary Outdoor Club

Flying over a familiar part of the Canadian Rockies on the way back to Calgary from Vietnam and Cambodia

Photos from the Korean Incheon International Airport. It's from this airport that Kheang and I caught our plane home back to Canada. It was interesting coming to this state-of-the-art airport after spending so much time among ancient temples and ruins of Cambodia and Vietnam.

This was my last day in Viet Nam and Ho Chi Minh City so I tried to see as much as I could. While walking around a cyclo driver asked me if I'd like a tour of the city. The whole trip I've turned these guys down, but this guy looked like he needed some money so I took his offer. He quoted a price, I hopped on and we went to as many pagodas as we could find. He would later ask for way more money then he originally quoted.

Day 2 of my trip through the Mekong Delta. We went to the Cai Rang and the Phong Dien floating market.

Traveling through the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. I took a bus to My Tho from Ho Chi Minh City then explored the canals and the life on the Mekong Delta.

In and around Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia

Having concluded our tour of the temples around Angkor Wat, Kheang and I decided to take the speed boat to our next destination, Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. We went over the Tonle Sap (The Great Lake) and eventually on the river that connects to the Mekong. Kheang slept most of the way while I took photos. We both got very sunburned.

We didn't spend much time in Siem Reap, just slept got up and got driven out immediately to the Angkor area. It was amazing, definitely a highlight of my trip.

This was a very fast trip through Hue, Vietnam. We literally ran through the Hue Citadel in order to get back to the guesthouse, meet up with our new friends from the UK and do a tour of the Hue tombs. All in one day. I would have spent more time in Hue, it seemed like there was a lot to see there.

A few photos in the old quarter of Hoi An and the Hue Citadel at night

Photos of My Son, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the old part of the city of Hoi An, also a UNESCO World Heritage site.

A couple of photos from Hoi An and the rest from the Marble Mountains, or Mountains of Five Elements, Fire, Earth, Water, Metal and Wood

Walking around Nha Trang. The beach, Long Son temple, Giant Buddha and Nha Trang Cathedral.

In and around Nha Trang. Monkey Island, Ba Ho Falls, Cham Towers.

Walking around Ho Chi Minh City from Pham Ngu Lao to Jade Emperor Pagoda

Flying over Japan on the way to Vietnam

Scrambling in the Lake Louise area. Going up Mount Niblock and Mount Whyte, on my own.

Scramble to the summit of Eiffel Peak with the Calgary Outdoor Club

A hike to Helen Lake where I joined the Calgary Outdoor Club for an easy scramble to the summit of Cirque Peak

Scramble to the Tower of Babel and Panorama Ridge. My friend John and I scrambled up the Tower of Babel and then joined the Calgary Outdoor Club for a scramble up Panorama Ridge

A hike up to Wenkchemna Pass, Banff National Park, with the Calgary Outdoor Club

A solo scramble to Stuart Knob, then joining the Calgary Outdoor Club on the summit of Castle Mountain

A beautiful day for scrambling up to Mount Galatea with the Calgary Outdoor Club, hiking past Chester Lake and through the Three Lakes Valley.

An easy scramble up Mount Buller, with Kim, Mike, Sergio and Kheang

A scramble up Big Sister with Alex, Mike and Robbie

A scramble up the three summits of Mount Edith with Blanka, Marta, Phil and Aarmaan. We also ran into Scott and his friend who scrambled with us up to the first summit.

A scramble up Mount Shark with Parry, Aarmaan, Blanka, Mike, Mike W, Ben and Phil

Taking photos of the Calgary Skyline from Scotsman Hill

A motorcycle ride through Kananaskis down Highway 40 with stops at Cat Creek, Opal Falls and Troll Falls

A scramble to Mount Fable with a traverse to Gap Peak. This was one of my favorite scrambles with the Calgary Outdoor Club.

A scramble up Mount Rundle with Andrea, Alex, Antri and Kheang

Mount Sparrowhawk is considered an easy scramble, but was made more difficult on this day with snow and low clouds.

A scramble to the summit of Rimwall with Kheang, following the ridge exclusively from West Wind Pass.

A photo trip through downtown Calgary at night after some rain

A trip to the Alberta badlands with Kheang

A scramble to the summit of Mount Lady MacDonald with Andrea after hiking to the abandoned tea house with the Calgary Outdoor Club

An easy scramble, more of a hike, to the top of Black Rock Mountain with the Calgary Outdoor Club

A photo trip to Princes Island Park followed by a trip to Bowness Park with Kheang

East End Rundle with the Calgary Outdoor Club

A trip with Kheang to Deadman's Flats and Heart Creek to get some photos of creeks and waterfalls

A scramble across Nihahi Ridge with the Calgary Outdoor Club

A nice early season hike to Glacier Lake with the Calgary Outdoor Club

A scramble up Yamnuska with the Calgary Outdoor Club

This was an exploration hike with my friend Christie through the Heart Creek area, near Dead Man's Flats.

Trying out my new zoom lens at the Calgary Zoo

Scrambling up Grotto Mountain in fresh snow

An easy early season scramble up Door Jam Mountain and Loder peak, with the Calgary Outdoor Club

An easy Johnston Canyon winter hike with the Calgary Outdoor Club

A hike/slog up South Opal Ridge with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Heart Mountain scramble with a fun time sliding down some windblown snow near the second summit

Hike up to Prairie Mountain with the Calgary Outdoor Club

Scrambling Mount Lady Macdonald with Kim, Jordan and Kheang

Scrambling up Ha Ling with Shelby

An early scramble with Blanka to the summit of Mount Lawrence Grassi

An easy scramble up to Windtower, a peak that's part of Mount Lougheed

Scramble up Mount Yamnuska with Kevin and Sarah

A snowshoeing trip up Rummel Ridge with Kim, Blanka and Kheang

Day 2 of winter camping at Mosquito Creek with friends from the Calgary Outdoor Club

First attempt at winter camping in a snowshelter. Everyone built their own and slept in it. It was lots of work!

An early scramble up Mount Baldy

Rawson Lake Ridge snowshoe trip, also dubbed the snowshoe trip of death 2! With Blanka, Kheang and Jessica

Chester Lake snowshoe trip

Snowshoeing up to Kananaskis Lookout. First we followed the ski trail, then descended through the trees

Walking around near my home in downtown Calgary, with a tripod and my camera.

Chester Lake snowship trip

Snowshoeing up Blueberry Hill. First we followed the ski trail, then we descended back to the parking lot through the trees.

Hogarth Lakes snowshoe trip with Blanka and Dana

Snowshoe trip with the Calgary Outdoor Club to Rawson Lake

Scrambling Yamnuska on an unusually warm day

Scramble up Heart Mountain with the Calgary Outdoor Club

A warm winter Barrlier Lake Lookout hike