Archive for September, 2007

A Few More Differences…

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

You may remember from my earlier post about Edmonton, I identified some of the many charming (and otherwise) new experiences I had when I came out here.
Having spent the summer in Edmonton now, I have discovered yet more differences between Edmonton & Toronto, Alberta & Ontario, West & East. Here are a few more [...]

The Appeal of Caving

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

My last post on The Ominous Disaster Point caving experience was a recount of the actual events of the weekend and our caving experience. But I have spoken to many people (both before and since I wrote the article) who have cited me as being just plain crazy for caving at all.

Therefore, I’d [...]

Disaster Point: An Ominous Caving Experience

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

A little over a year ago, I came out to Alberta for a visit. During that time, Kelly & I made a getaway to the mountains near Jasper. We hiked, climbed, and caved.
Being my first caving experience, we decided to start by aiming high with Disaster Point: a very technical cave involving multiple rappels into [...]