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The forest fire smoke was not very cooperative while my wife’s parents were in town. When it appeared that it would clear up on a Tuesday afternoon, I frontloaded my hours for the week so we could take advantage. The first stop on a trip like this is, of course, Continue Reading

My in-laws were in town for over a week and a half and hoping to see the sights. We looked at the smoke forecast on the 14th, and Skagway seemed to be our best chance. This turned out to be a great decision! After a brief stop in Carcross, we Continue Reading

We decided to spend a day in Kluane country yesterday. Our week included a Monday seeing family off, followed by administrative tasks. The rest of the week involved work for both of us, plus celebrating our second wedding anniversary. After checking for which weekend day projected better weather, we decided Continue Reading

After settling into our new home, we did a daytrip down through the White Pass. My sister and her partner were looking for some views and the chance to see some birds, so off we went. We stayed true in our resolve to not spend a dime in the USA Continue Reading

On May 29th, we left Toronto and took a couple flights across the continent to our new home in Whitehorse! We’d spent some Christmas money and timed a seat sale and booked ourselves (and our cat) in business class on Air Canada from Toronto to Whitehorse. We got to the Continue Reading

While we’ve already completed the move from Toronto to Whitehorse, this post takes a look back at the time leading up to our move since my last post. We took in a lot of what Toronto had to offer before making the move. We went places we’d been meaning to Continue Reading

Last week I took the train to Kingston for a quick trip. I’d never been before, and there was a workshop Queens was putting on regarding geosynthetics and barriers. I won’t bore you with the state of practice for geosynthetics in mining, but will describe a few other bits. The Continue Reading

On March 21, myself, Kayla, and a few friends took on an adventure – travelling the entire subway network in one go. If you’re unfamiliar with the Toronto subway network, see the below subway and streetcar map: Starting at Union at 7PM, we worked our way up the Yonge line Continue Reading

This past weekend was full of fun, and is something I’ll miss after the move. Friday started with the iron ring ceremony, a Canadian tradition in which engineering graduates take the Calling of the Engineer, getting the distinctive iron ring. It’s been eight years since I took the Calling and Continue Reading

One of the things I love about what I do is the travel – although sometimes the travel comes at somewhat awkward times. After being in workshops in-person in Toronto on Monday and Tuesday, I flew out to Vancouver Tuesday night for some client meetings. Based on what I can Continue Reading