My Yacht

"There's nothing . . . absolutely nothing . . . half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats."

Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows (River Rat to Mole)

This boat belonged to a lady in New Denver whom sailed it in the evenings and was much admired. I bought the boat when she moved to the coast. I did paint it red - it was yellow. I finally brought it back to New Denver after a short stay in Slocan City. I think the boat loves it here.

Idaho Peak Paragliding

I first flew Idaho Peak about 13 years ago and have had many memorable flights including that time. This is my first flight this year. Saturday night ridge soaring. Perfect way to start the year. Photo by Sara Rainford.

Slocan City Logger's Day

This event is not to be missed. I think it was the first weekend of July and is an annual event. More info at Slocan City. Tree climbing, Underhand Chop, Chainsaw, Bucking, Axe Throw, and much more. Competitors coming from all over the world and a real demonstration of the skill and history of this area.

Pedal Power up Idaho Peak

One of my goals this summer was to pedal my bike up to Idaho Peak. From New Denver it is a 5,500 ft ( approx ) climb over about 25 km. I have been riding a couple of mornings a week mostly doing the loop up to Three Forks and back down. There are a couple of neat variations as there are three possible trails to get to Three Forks ( the highway, the Galena Trail, or the old Sandon Rd ). It is about 30 minutes up to Three Forks and about 30 minutes down. From Three Forks it is about 30 minutes up to the old Mining Ghost Town of Sandon on a dirt road. Get up there early before the heat of the day. From Sandon the grade on the road cranks up a notch. It is 12 km to the ridge top. It seemed a reasonable 1 hr 45 minutes and I walked a few short steeper 10 meter sections. Incredible views. I left the New Denver at 5am and was on the peak before 8:30 and then descended the Wakefield singletrack which was a little exciting in some steep sections where it was all I could do to keep the brakes on full and the bike on the trail. The trail connects the old mines on the southern side of Idaho Peak and connects to an old wagon road and then follows Silverton Creek back to Silverton. Yahoo. Back in New Denver at 10am.

The attached photo was taken 1902 of the town of Sandon with a sub peak of Idaho Peak in the background.

Birdie on the 9th Hole

I shot my first Birdie. Yahoo. It's was a bit of fluke. We don't keep score yet. Scoring was going to start when we could hit a par on 9 holes. Well that had not happened yet.... But this photo is of Grace, my niece when we were playing.

I meet Grace and Will

Grace is 9 and Will is 7 and they are my niece and nephew. I had never met them until the other week when they came up to visit Sara and I with their Dad, Ian. They are awesome. We spent some time at Slocan Lake and just generally hanging out. A little golf at the slocan lake golf course and horseriding and hiking around to different beaches. Thanks for coming up and visiting us. Love Trevor

My Brother, Ian

I was fortunate to spend two weeks in the fall of 2005 with my brother Ian. I had not really seen Ian for 15 years. I was completely broke after having my bank accounts drained etc. Ian was heading to Munich, Germany for a Vetenarian Conference where he was speaking and he invited me to head along. I had vowed years ago to never go to Europe but hey it seemed like a time for new beginnings. I spent a couple of days exploring Munich and their museums etc and then we did a few adventures like climbing to the top of the Zugspitz - the tallest mtn in Germany and doing a quick hike above Lake Konigsee. Amazing places. It was good to spend time with my brother again. It got exciting later on when Ian, who is working as a specialist vet in Ventura California but under a temporary work permit got temporarily denied entry and I ended up in LAX with no money, no credit cards..... Ian showed up 2 hrs later on the next flight.