by Andrew Hempstead | Oct 9, 2010 | Blog, Canadian Rockies, Wildlife
Banff is well known for its resident wildlife. Over the years we’ve seen grizzly bears, black bears, elk, deer, coyotes, and even a moose, all passing by out home. Cougars and wolves are also present and occasionally come into town, nearly always under the cover...
by Andrew Hempstead | May 12, 2010 | British Columbia, Canadian Rockies, Guidebooks
My 2009 research trips kept me close to home, with solo and family trips throughout the Canadian Rockies, across the southern Alberta prairies, through the Kootenays/Okanagan Valley and to Vancouver Island. My city time was spent in Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton,...
by Andrew Hempstead | Feb 28, 2007 | Canadian Rockies
By 2000, my last name as a domain had been registered (and to this day never used), so I started looking for a short, memorable domain for my personal website. I went to the local Whyte archives and poured over historic maps, looking for unusual place names that...
