Birds have always fascinated me. Although I don’t consider myself a birder, I find joy in watching their flight. Some birds are master...

Time travel has long captured our imaginations, often depicted as stepping into a machine, setting a destination, and arriving in another...

Whales are elusive creatures, often offering only fleeting glimpses of their immense forms. But when they do reveal themselves, even for...

The highlight of my recent trip to Gwaii Haanas was traveling with renowned Haida artist Robert Davidson . A master of many disciplines,...

Jellyfish are enigmatic creatures, drifting along with the sea’s currents, occasionally pulsing their bells as if driven by some unseen...

Gwaii Haanas, a lush rainforest blanketed in moss and dominated by Sitka spruce, cedar, and Western hemlock, is a sanctuary of ancient...

The French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is less than a day’s sail to St. John’s, Newfoundland. During my recent...

When I researched uniquely Newfoundland food, I learned about cod tongues. They are typically served battered and fried, and topped with...

The Los Gatos-Saratoga branch of the Association of University Women has an Armchair Adventure Travel special interest group. The first...

Today I was preparing a presentation on the Great Bear Rainforest for the AAUW and came across this image of a Stellar jay. The jay is on...

I received email today from Adventure Canada about their small ship cruise in Atlantic Canada. I signed up for it some time ago, and now...

In just about five months, I’ll be on a small expedition ship that will visit Sable Island. This crescent-shaped island is basically a...

The Great Bear Rainforest (GBR) was named in 2016 when British Columbia agreed to protect permanently 85% of the old-growth forested area...