Intrinsic Rewards as Guides
Beth Dempster best expresses the intrinsic rewards we as guides receive from our work… “Working as a guide brings two important rewards. One of them is filling my soul with needed sustenance – an outdoor fix that carries me through the long winter. Since I could do this on my own, the second reward – […]
West Coast Trail Slideshow
Flying into the Tombstone Mountains – Part I


We patiently wait for our air transportation in the parking lot of the Grizzly Lake trail head, entrance to Tombstone Territorial park back-country. As I scan the horizon I hope to see a yellow craft sporting the name “Trans North Helicopters” emerge from the low cloud cover any second now….to no avail nothing. Seconds feel […]
Tombstone Mountains Slideshow
Ever wonder what Guide’s do in the winter?


We often get asked – what do you do in the winter? While most of us work up at Cypress Mountain on Vancouver’s North Shore, we also get to enjoy the backcountry in all its splender….Paul Head, Mark, Jenn Dickie, my brother Jeremy and our friend Tim headed up to a small local gem today […]
Journery to the Edge of the World


So, if you are looking for something to do on a rainy day and you want to be inspired to travel in this great country we call Canada then check out the links below to: Billy Connolly: Journery to the Edge of the World. It is a four-part series that follows Billy from Atlantic Canada, […]
Year One – Living the Dream


So, this is what they mean when they warn you “to be careful what you wish for because it just might come true”! For those of you who haven’t heard yet, 2009 has been the transition year in the ownership of Sea to Sky Expeditions from Len Webster to myself. And what a roller-coaster ride […]