MyWestworld

The Fraser Valley: Skydiving Newbie

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by Sonu Purhar.

0

No “bucket list” is complete without a 200-kilometre-per-hour free fall
by Sonu Purhar
The morning of the jump, I’m peering through the windshield at scudding storm clouds, wondering if I’ll be devastated – or relieved – if we have to cancel, though there’s plenty of time to mull over both possibilities as we navigate the seemingly [...]

Continue Reading

The N.W.T.: Rafting the Nahanni

Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by BCAA.

0

Our easy raft float downriver wouldn’t compare to Grandpop’s adventures navigating rapids in a loaded canoe, surviving sub-zero temperatures and living off the occasional kill of wild game. One of Canada’s foremost adventure writers, Raymond Murray Patterson was a legendary figure in our family. He also inspired a generation of Canadian adventurers, many of whom to this day attempt to replicate his journeys into the wild.

Continue Reading

B.C. Rockies Roadtrip: Ghostriders (part 6)

Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

1

The Fernie Legend
It is late afternoon when we arrive in Fernie, and the town’s brick buildings are bathed in a soft, golden glow. It is the perfect evening to see the Ghostrider. Many of B.C.’s frontier towns have legends attached to them, but none are more colourful than the “Fernie Curse.”
The tale begins with mining magnate William Fernie, [...]

Continue Reading

Vancouver: My Adventure on Robson Street

Posted on 14. Jul, 2009 by Lisa Bettany.

0

Robson Street sits smack in the middle of Vancouver’s shopping and entertainment district. There is something for everyone with a mix of name-brand clothing stores, funky boutiques, lingerie stores, chocolatiers, tacky tourist traps, restaurants and a healthy dose of Starbucks. But as a local Vancouverite, I don’t tend to go down to Robson Street very [...]