spring has sprung! now for a hike, and loving Table Mountain, Cape Town
Spring has got to be one of the best times of the year! And I don’t want to jinx all of Ontario, but I think it’s FINALLY safe to say so. […]
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celebrating spring by remembering glaciers!
Sort of a backwards logic, methinks, but c’est la vie. Since I totally forgot to make a post for the updated TROG PHLOG on Saturday, you get it today instead. […]
face to face with lions
To be in the presence of lions is an incredibly humbling experience. Their sheer size and mass alone is intimidating enough, but the penetrating gaze they settle upon you seems […]
photography from Kruger Park, South Africa
If you ever get to go to South Africa, for the love of all things good in the world, see Kruger Park. Larger than Holland, the park sprawls across the northeast […]
sizzling in seville, spain
It felt so different to be in Europe now, and to have so many amenities and luxuries at my disposal. All but one: Air-conditioning. Still the second week of July, […]
gibraltar: the rock, the monkeys, and a new beginning
By ferry, by bus, and by foot, the Rock of Gibraltar is a tough one to miss. Standing tall over the peninsula at the south edge of Spain, the rock […]
masters of the deep: a week with great white sharks
One of the world’s most powerful predators, she is a shadow in the deep. Her sense of smell is so acute, she can detect a single drop of blood within […]
mountain biking down swartberg pass
The day started off with a long drive through rolling hills and recurring thoughts of wondering what sort of masochistic misadventure I got myself into… I was being dropped off […]
bouldering in the bay – plettenberg bay, south africa
After jumping out of an airplane, it doesn’t matter how you spend the rest of your day. That sense of euphoria keeps you buzzing and all you can do is […]
monkeying around in phalaborwa, south africa
If you ever have the opportunity to look a monkey in the eye while their little fingers grip your own, you realize that they have a way of sizing you up in a glance and wiggling their way into your soul. (I swear they can see it, too.)
all for adventure 