The Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Mobula birostris) photographed while diving off the Big Island of Hawaii. A full grown manta ray can weigh as much as 3000kg (6600lb) and have a wing span of 7m (23ft), although

Multnomah Falls is a two-tiered waterfall located in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Oregon. It stands at a whopping 186m (611ft). The Benson Bridge that crosses in front of the falls

The Matterhorn of The Rockies

View over the Coast Mountains of BC

Hiking to Garibaldi Lake

Here in Canada the flowers are starting to bloom, the migratory birds are arriving, and the weather is finally starting to warm up. We can't wait to get out on the hiking trails again. All images in this

Sea Urchin Macro

STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement)

We moved into our van in September 2020, just after COVID-19 hit and just before Winter hit. After living in Vancouver for three years, we had always planned on moving into our van around this time. However,

The Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias). I love sharks and I think they are very misunderstood creatures. Sharks of all species are always a pleasure to dive with and I have always felt absolute

Maligne Lake is situated in Jasper National Park and back in 2018, on the Canada Day long weekend (July 1st) we took our first (and last) backcountry canoe trip. We had never been canoeing before, usually

The hoary marmots (Marmota caligata) of BC and Alberta will soon be waking up from a 7-8 month long hibernation! You'll see them running around the boulders of the alpine and sub-alpine meadows. They are

Aren't these paws just the cutest! The claws of a Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) are around 3-5 inches long (~7-10cm). They use these claws primarily for digging up roots and rodents, digging winter

The Australian Sealion (Neophoca cinerea) is found only in Australia and is considered one of the most endangered pinnipeds in the world. The reason for this is not fully known but it is thought that a

A 44km round trip in the BC backcountry

Bubo virginianus

Anyone keen to go fishing?

I haven't posted many photos of our van since starting up this account, but here it is in all it's glory! The van is a 1995 Dodge Ram PleasureWay that we have named Ramwell Tarly (the true King in The

Star Trails

Erethizon dorsatum