Category: On Land

• Keep Nelson Weird

  

  I didn’t expect to be greeted by an eccentric vibe that took me back in time to the ’90s and then slowed the clock instantaneously where I experienced the so-called “Kootenay Time” where time seems to slow down and stretch indefinitely.

  thesummerjunkie

  24/09/2015

  On Land

  90s, beer, british columbia, camping, coffee, hot spring, kootenay river, nelson, nelson brewing company, oso negro coffee, road trip, standuppaddleboard, SUP, torchlight brewery, weird

• Bugaboo Provincial Park

  

  Who camps beside a glacier and doesn’t bring a jacket? I mean, that’s just stupid. I must be stupid.

  thesummerjunkie

  23/09/2015

  On Land

  alpine, bacon, black diamond, british columbia, bugaboos, camping, canada, climbing, glacier, hiking, la sportiva, marmot, maxim, mountain hardwear, mountains, petzl, rock climbing, scarpa

• Taylor Lake Camping and Fishing Trip

  

  Taylor Lake is beautiful – crystal clear and aqua green in color. A waterfall at the far end feeds the lake. Mt. Bell and the Panorama Ridge serves as background. Mt. Bell catches sunlight so beautifully at sunset and the Panorama Ridge has a cool pinhole feature in one of the false summits.

  thesummerjunkie

  05/08/2015

  On Land

  backpacking, banff, banff national park, camping, car camping, fishing, hiking, klymit, lake louise, mountain hardwear, msr, mushrooms, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, taylor lake, tent

• Climbing From the Philippines to Canada and then, CHINA!

  

  Crazy how the climbing aspect in my life has changed so much in just a year when it has been in the back burner for quite some time. From discovering the sport in late 2012, to going to the gym sporadically throughout 2013, then going more in 2014 and now, in 2015, I, actually, am…

  thesummerjunkie

  17/07/2015

  On Land

  belay, black diamond, canada, china, climb on, climb philippines, climbing, girls who climb, iloooveit, kailas, outdoors, philippines, rock climbing, scarpa, wall climbing

• Lake Sebu, South Cotabato

  

  On an early morning flight to General Santos, Phils., I was flipping through a magazine when I noticed one item particularly. It was a feature on the T’boli in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. I remember back when I was 7 or 8, I read somewhere that the T’boli was an indigenous tribe in the mountains…

  thesummerjunkie

  19/06/2013

  On Land, Something New

  falls, lake sebu south cotabato, long drive, mindanao, punta isla, road trip, seafood, sleep, suv, t’boli, travel, vacation, zip line