WHO WE ARE
This poem frequents the mind as we travel the “roads less traveled”. Where these roads lead is what interests us the most. Whether we travel by foot, two wheels or four exploring “our” own backyard is where we are starting. Our backyard consists of the Pacific Northwest of North America, specifically the Southern Interior of British Columbia.
There is a vast back road and trails network. Some of them are well traveled, serviced and mapped out. And some are not – these are our favorites!
Camping, back roads/off road (finding water/mud/snow makes the ‘adventure’ even better), hiking, snow shoeing, fishing are among the many things we get out and do. As well, we both enjoy the two-wheeled creatures both on pavement and dirt.
We are excited to share and show you where we go and what we do….we would love to hear from you as well.
Bill: Why do I love the great outdoors?
I think I’ll blame my grandparents for my curiosity of the outdoors and where the paths less traveled lead to. My father’s parents would frequently take off on an unplanned road trip in their VW Westfalia to various destinations such as hot springs in the Kootney’s, any number of tea stops along one of the scenic roads, or a lakeshore beach somewhere.
My mother’s parents were perhaps a little more rustic in their ventures as range agrologists in the BC interior. I can remember summers spent traveling the hot and dusty back roads of the Caribou/Chilcotin in their big Ford 4x4 and Alaskan camper counting types of vegetation and enjoying the sights, smells and sounds of rolling grasslands, majestic Ponderosa pines and river canyons with mineral hues and hoodoos.
Both sets of grandparents also enjoyed world travel as well, bringing back souvenirs and massive albums of pictures from far away.
Trisha: Why do I love the great outdoors?
For me, I spent many summers as a child camping with different family members. Some of those camping adventures were spent out in a boat fishing and me saying “No, we can’t go back yet we don’t have any fish”. My dear uncles would stay out until sunset for me! While other times it would be hiking and exploring the areas around the campground we would stay in.
We were, for the most part, in designated and serviced campgrounds so I think that is why I enjoy the “off” the grid camping we do. Going places most people don’t venture because it could be “dangerous”, if there’s a road, someone has gone through here so it can’t be too bad. There are also times we make our own road but always being mindful of “Mother Nature” and treading lightly.
When I wasn’t out camping with family/friends during my adolescence I was out exploring on my own, spending hours upon hours enjoying the sights and sounds of the ocean, looking at vegetation and wondering what it was, if it was edible and so on.
The quiet and serenity of being out in the wilderness is something that I find more and more enjoyable. Each time we see an amazing view, coupled with the tranquility and freshness of the air, it makes me love it even more.
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