STAR WARS Trench Run in my Jeep

With the final trip of the summer season, I knocked off two birds with one stone. First, we checked out the Alberta Ourdoor Adventure Expo. This was the first time I’d been to AOAE; the last time I was at anything of a sort was in 2016 when I shot an episode of my documentary series “Come Drive With Us” at an RC Rock-Crawling festival known as AXIALFEST. To be honest, I saw a lot of similarities. My daughter Rey, wasn’t super impressed; she was here for the trail.

Without any more delays, we headed over to Brule Lake which is located right between Hinton & Jasper Alberta. The trail was one of the most unique I’d ever been on. I really did feel like I was doing the trench run from STAR WARS. Or was it Beggars Canyon. Either way, it was super cool!

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My Wife’s FIRST Off-Road Trail!

It’s time for my annual Aniversary trip with my Wife. We started our adventure in Jasper with lots of rest & relaxation. This would all change as we made our way into British Columbia. This is where I began to formulate my diabolical scheme to get my Wife onto a proper off-road trail.

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BEST Overland Trail in Alberta?

Until now, I’ve really only hit up Northern Alberta trails; trails like TransAlta, Lost Knife and of course Ruby Falls. And all those trails are absolutely amazing; but Alberta is so vast so I had a plan for a few southern trips this summer. The record setting wildfire season changed many of my plans; but my trip to Crowsnest Pass was not affected!

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Ruby Falls (Part II) – An Overlanding Adventure

Last winter I joined a large group with a common goal: To get to Ruby Falls. We failed to achieve our goal. To say I was diaspointed was an understatement. To go all that way, and to battle as hard as we did only to barely make it to the half-way point was a bitter pill to swallow.

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Part II) – An Overlanding Adventure

Last winter a group of perfect strangers joined me on a short over landing adventure to what ice climbers call “The good, The Bad, and The Ugly”. For us in the off-roading community it’s known simply as “Ghost Falls”. Last winter, we were fighting the elements the entire way; deep snow impeded our progress. Not everyone was up for he battle against mother nature. Only 5 of us made it all the way to the falls.

But now it’s time for a return to the frozen falls; how would the conditions be this winter? What adversity would this small group face?

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Limestone Mountain – An Overlanding Adventure

I’ve wanted to do this run for a bit now; the weather was perfect and it was a beauiful time of year to make the trek up Limestone Mountian. Our group was the perfect size; six rigs. I was the only one with a modified Jeep; and I had the only winch. Would we need it?

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Lost Knife Trail – An Overlanding Adventure

It’s back to the Ghost PLUZ for me, but it’s a summertime adventure for me this time!

The weather has been terrible lately; the Waiparous region received nearly 75 cm of rainfall in the weeks leading up to this trip. It was so bad, that I was contemplating a cancellation. The weather cleared up and I did two trips to the Lost Knife Traile; the first was a mudfest. The second; was only slightly better.

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Ruby Falls – An Overlanding Adventure

On Saturday February 12th, I joined a group on an adventure to Ruby Falls Alberta; which is near Jasper National Park. On a good day this is a challenging trail; but with the unseasonably warm temperatures, what would the riverbed be like? Would our group make it all the way to the elusive Ruby Falls?

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Part I) – An Overlanding Adventure

For several years now, a trip to “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” has been on my bucket list. GBU for short. This is the name the Ice Climbers have given it at least; for us in the off-roading community it’s known simply as “Ghost Falls”. Life always got in the way, and I never made the trip out. Until Now.

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