Another townie day in Banff, we went on the brief (and very windy) tunnel mountain hike. After that, we went up to Banff Viewpoint on Mt. Norquay again. After dark Read more

Up early again I headed to the nearby lakes to attempt frozen sunrise shots. Our goal on day seven was to head northwest into Glacier National Park, but we never Read more

Our drinking habits caught up with us on the sixth day. We decided to nurse our headaches by staying in town (and indoors). An ancillary driver of this decision was Read more

On day 5 we drove east toward Calgary for the first time, seeing the mountains we’d missed in the dark on our way in. Past Canmore the mountains start to Read more

Today Sam joined me for the sunrise. Yesterday I mentioned briefly how the food in Banff is underwhelming. This morning we ate breakfast at Coyotes Southwestern Grill. Sam liked the Read more

Sleeping early with vodka dreams woke me up earlier than normal. I snuck out to catch the sunrise on the lake with fresh batteries. I wasn’t the only amateur with Read more

On our first full day in Banff, also Christmas Day, we had breakfast in the tiny town at the only open cafe before heading up to the Banff Gondola. After Read more

On the first day of our winter holiday holiday we flew to Calgary. It’s always strange visiting the cold again. In a few more years I’ll have spent half my Read more

On Sunday morning Sam and I drove to Laguna Beach. Contrary to what we expected, there was very little traffic on the way down. Even the backup on the one Read more

They say to write what you know. It should surprise no one that the central character of Stay Younger Longer is a reporter, author Ryan Hyatt’s former occupation. What is Read more