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Hell Hole ##Always up for the challenge Today I visited a new site across the Kolyma River called the "Hell Hole," which was named by the researchers that have been doing work there for the last few years. The Hell Hole is an area that was affected by a large forest fire around 10-12 years ago and

Permafrost and Tree Stature At lower elevation in the north, below the tree line, the spruce trees are shorter. The cold and resulting shallower soil depth does not allow the trees to grow as tall. In land with even less elevation, water collects, and the trees have trouble standing up, as their

I missed seeing a Grizzly in the Canadian Rockies, and only got to meet him long dead. ##Hwy 37A to Stewart and Hyder We decided to take a short detour down highway 37A, when we learned that Grizzly frequented the Fish River to catch spawning Salmon coming up from the Pacific Ocean, adjacent to

From Deserts to Alpine Meadows I became acquainted with the strange genus, Castilleja in the desert mountains of New Mexico, where its species name is augustifolia, (common name; desert paintbrush). Here in the dry foothills of my home, the plant expresses itself with a bright orange calyx

Coastal Mountains Not as Tall, but More Tundra As we travel north, we are finding the sun sets for only a couple hours each night. Sleep is easy though, as our lovely slide-on camper has an interior insulation layer referred to as the "arctic pack". We purchased this layer to keep us warmer in

Columbia Icefields We drove out of the Rockies, past the Icefields, located in Jasper National Park, down through Robson Valley, the centre of B.C., and then camped at Yellowhead Lake Provincial Park. ##More Free Camping We picked up a book to help us find FREE camping in B.C., which has already