Outdoor adventures come in various categories. Some people travel to large alpine ski resorts and stay in luxurious condominiums and enjoy fine dining each evening. Some people travel to all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean and lie on the beach sipping mojitos and for excitement go snorkeling over coral reefs. We on the other hand like… Read more »
Trekkit Expedition 2016 to the Highlands of Scotland and the Northumbria Coast Photo By: David Crocker [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons The day I am writing this is April 25th, 2016 and it is exactly one month before the Trekkit crew heads out for another adventure. In four weeks we travel to… Read more »
We spent the night at the Preikestolen hostel, conveniently located at the start of the trail to Pulpit Rock. Take note of the grassed roof on the buildings – these are fairly common in Norway. The advantages of grassed roofs (also called sod roofs) are many. They are very heavy, so they help to stabilize… Read more »
Click Here To Watch Norway the Road Trip: Part II The mountain road from Lysebotn is closed during the winter months and opens each year, usually in May. Construction of the road was completed in 1984, and was built in connection with the development of a hydro-electric power station. It is the only road to… Read more »
Be in Better Shape than your Travel Companions This ensures that when you are hiking or climbing mountains that you are not the slowest person – giving you a real ego boost; similar to the feeling of being picked first on the school playground for soccer. If you are too slow, your hiking group may… Read more »
A few years ago, I decided that I would like to get into photography. So, I did some research and bought a fairly expensive DSLR camera. I also read lots of articles and books on how to take great pictures. The results were quite impressive. I was finally taking really good photographs. So when the… Read more »
I have always been a computer geek ever since my Dad got me a Commodore 64 many moons ago. Having the chance to get away from my keyboard and explore the great outdoors has been an opportunity of a lifetime. Getting off the beaten path in places like Iceland, Norway and the UK with great… Read more »
This fall we (Alex Vietinghoff, Jacob, my son Alex and I) had a great time filming at the Charlotte County Fall Fair. I got to see many people I had not seen in a long time and got an insight into how a post and beam barn was constructed, how to build an authentic Maliseet… Read more »
For those of you in Atlantic Canada that are lucky enough to have Bell Aliant FibreOP TV you can watch many of the Trekkit episodes On Demand anytime right on your TV. If you don’t have the mentioned service you can watch the newest episodes online at Bell Aliant TV1 Video on Demand webpage…. Read more »
After being consumed with planning, filming, and editing the Wonders of Iceland series since November 2013, that project is finally finished and now there is a new mountain to climb, the Norway series. Projects like Iceland, Norway, or even building new software like Trekkit… Read more »
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