I love hiking with my boys. The wonder on their faces; seeing things through their perspective, but every once in a while you need to push yourself. Don’t get me wrong it is mentally, emotionally and physically challenging to get the boys ready, make sure you have all the equipment, and get them up and…

Once again it was supposed to be a rainy weekend in the Lower mainland. Now this might get some people down but I love the rain. There is something cleansing about it. Everything smells fresh, renewed. Everything looks a little brighter, especially the greens. Not to mention that amazing feeling of coming home and getting…

Well I had planned to take the boys to the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve to hike the 12km “Fisherman’s trail”. The Weather Network said that rain was going to be less than 1mm so I figured as long as we dressed right we would be good for the 5 hours we would need. When we…

Today’s post will be a little different. Yes, I will tell you all about the trail; however, I also need to write about how my boys taught me a very important lesson. First of all Crystal Falls is located in Coquitlam, B.C. You could live in the area and never know that this trail exists….