Today is National Black Bear Day and World Environment Day.

We're now on the east coast of Canada watching the sun rise over the sea, but for the last 3.5 years we've been watching the sun set over the sea on the west coast. Here are some beautiful sunset photos

The Skylon Tower sits on the Canadian side of the Niagara River and gives sweeping views of both the American Falls, and the larger Horseshoe Falls. It stands at a whopping 160 m (520 ft) including the

The views in Mount Assinniboine Provincial Park are just absolutely breathtaking! Mount Assiniboine is the pyramid-shaped mountain in the background of this photo and sits right on the border of British

That time we bought a van from YT

The Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) can be found almost everywhere in Canada and has adapted to a wide variety of habitats, such as rainforests, grasslands, and tundra. All images in this post were taken by

The North American River Otter

Everyone has been posting their photos of the blood moon eclipse. Unfortunately, we had cloudy weather that night and missed out on seeing it, so here is another photo of the moon photographed along the

Canada Goose Family

The Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii) is a peculiar tree. You would think that being a conifer (pine tree) would automatically make it an evergreen (a tree that keeps its leaves, or needles, year round), but

The American Pika (Ochotona princeps) is a small mouse-like creature closely related to rabbits and hares. When I researched the pika for this post I soon realised how fascinating they are. They are at

A sunny downtown Vancouver

#introduceyourself

I know, I've posted a few sea lions on my page now. But they're cute, right? This photograph was taken on a SCUBA diving trip in South Australia a few years ago. The Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea)

The Elk, or Wapiti (Cervus canadensis), is the largest deer in North America after the moose. Adult bull elk can weigh as much as 408kg (900lb) and 1.5m tall at the shoulder (5ft) depending on the subspecies.

I wasn't intending on doing a second Mount Baker Post, but it is a really striking mountain and there are some interesting facts that I wish I would have shared on yesterday's post. Mount Baker is located

When we moved to Canada it just blew my mind that I could see the USA from our apartment. I know that sounds silly, but coming from an island nation like Australia, it's not possible to see a foreign country

Diving with Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) was one of the best underwater experiences we have had. In all honesty, I wouldn't even call it diving. All we did was sit on the ocean floor and the

Exploring the Southern Gulf Islands

A small post today to say Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers, step mothers, and mother figures out there. I hope your day is nothing short of wonderful! And a special thought to all those who, for one