WILD ROOT BLOG
Kayaking tips, hiking advice, and suggestions on safe travel
A story about pushing our comfort zones in nature to elevate our spirits and inner strength!
Putting yourself out there is not a feeling of comfort... More it comes from wanting to find comfort. To evolve. Sometimes that feeling can evoke fear, anxiety, tension and perceived or actual risk. When this feeling comes up for people in nature I often like to ask...
Review these Basic Tips for your next Outdoor Adventure
In recent weeks we have had a few tragedies here in BC within the outdoor community. I would like to help those new to our front and back country, and even those who feel experienced, by reviewing some key information. I also offer a 101 online course in Field...
A breakdown of what to wear kayaking in the Pacific Northwest
It's not always easy knowing how to dress for the outdoors. Over-dressing or under-dressing and simultaneously over-packing or under-packing can impact your whole experience. I love the quote by Alfred Wainwright who wrote "There's no such thing as bad weather, only...
15% off Day Journeys until July 10!!
Hey ya'll, I'm wanting to day trip with you! Until July 10th get 15% off with 2-5 people in your party. Join in on a day out in the North Shore or Stanley Park area. I'll bring the kayak and gear, and share instructions and knowledge of our beautiful coastline. Bring...
Covid-19 Policies and Precautions for Wild Root Journeys
Safe Travel Welcome We are reopening in a limited capacity and with strict safety protocols in place. Thank you for your support, patience, and flexibility as we adapt to an ever-evolving situation. We’ve been keeping a close eye on Municipal and Provincial...
Guiding Ethos of Wild Root Journeys
My guiding ethos has been in evolution, but at its core I am a guide who serves. So, what is it that I am guiding, who do I serve? From the outside the answer may be obvious, I am a kayaking guide, a guide who facilitates the experience of being in raw nature. This is...
Natures Reminders and her Intuitive Messages
The West Coast has been checking up on me this week. I was told by a beautiful local soul that wolves in the treeline are doing just this... And there they were. A pack of 5 wolves in the treeline. It was made even more apparent to me by the...
News 1130 Interviews Wild Root Journeys: Queers in Nature.
News 1130 interviewed Wild Root Journeys for an article titled "Pride outside: the hard won space that queer people occupy in nature". Here is the article and a few more of my thoughts about why we offer queer specific trips. Acceptance and belonging...
Kayak the Broken Group Islands – Globe and Mail Article 2019
By Andrew Fleming Paddling through choppy water off the west coast of Vancouver Island, I don’t hear the powerboat approach until she was almost upon us. “Hey, do you guys want some fish?” the skipper says. One of four fiftysomething women aboard the small...
