Postcard from Poland: kayaking on the river Brda

Look around - adventure is everywhere.

The summer kayaking season has started. We take a 4-day trip to the north of Poland, to the beautiful region of Bory Tucholskie. Here, with no crowds and no hurry, we find a peaceful adventure in the wilderness.

You'll find a full story (in polish) and more pictures here:

• Outdoor Magazyn: Droga donikąd, czyli leniwy spływ kajakowy Brdą

2020 Summer Solstice and PMDKWE Season Opener in One Day

Life is Full of Unrealized Opportunities

When the opportunity arises pack up the car and off you go to Canmore

It was a beautiful morning of the longest day of 2020, for sure enough time to summit East End of Rundle (EEoR)

Season preparations

We all can't wait to get to the mountains, but waiting is even harder on the club's "harpagons" (tough guys). On Tuesday two of them - Roman and Marek - got together to "train" before the season on the set of stairs near Fort Edmonton Footbridge. (Clicking on the photos allows to see them in bigger size).

Picasso Flats

While individual members of our club have been biking for a while, trying to take advantage of every opening in the weather, it was only last Saturday that we managed to collect a bigger group. We did a 17.8 km long trail, which I named "Picasso Flats," as it is mostly over the flat terrain and the participants can see the sculpture by Picasso. (clicking on the pictures allows to see the them in bigger size)

My City, my River Valley. #YegRiVal - 2016

My City, my River Valley. #YegRiVal - 2016

Long time ago I posted on this blog that Jola and I will try to walk the whole Edmonton River Valley and adjoining ravines before the end of the year 2016. We are in a year 2020. This is what happened and how it happened.

GPS tracking of over 50 hikes between Fall 2015 and Spring, 2017

a short video by AR:

The Bay of Dreams - Ensenada De Los Muertos, Mexico

A pristine seaside haven on the coast of the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Bay of Dreams (Bahia de los Sueños) is also known as Ensenada De Los Muertos.

SHORT VIDEO:

GUATAPE, COLUMBIA

The Rock of Guatapé (El Peñón de Guatapé) is a famous Colombian wonder and the view from the top is amazing.

The indigenous people saw Guatapé Rock as a place of worship.

Nearby municipality of Guatapé is called the most colorful and picturesque town in Colombia.

Photo-Competition 2019 - Awards Gala

The Awards Gala for the 2019 Photo-Competition took place, as usual, in Polish Syrena Club in Edmonton. Prizes were given in 10 photo categories plus for the best comment. Finally, President's Award was handed over for the Best Photo of 2019.

In Category A - Piotr Rajski Award - "People and the mountains" - the first place was taken by Jacek Maciaszczyk's photo, entitled "The crux."