Stories

ZenSeekers brings you stories from around Alberta and B.C., and in all seasons. We aim to inspire you to get outside and experience transformative travel, from snowshoeing through a boreal forest to kayaking a pristine mountain lake or learning about Indigenous cultures.

Hiking Hidden Canyon Trail
Posted

Can there be harmony between a writer and a photographer while out on an assignment? What if the...

Mountain Biking in Nakusp
Posted

I ride a road bike. But what I’m not good at is mountain biking. I need to see an obstacle way in...

Posted

Moss won’t gather and roots wont grow under the feet of Nancy Shields. Just following her on...

Biking in Squamish
Posted

The absurdly gifted environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy thinks often about ‘sense of place,” that...

Posted

Mesmerized by the powerful and hypnotic beat of the ancient drums, we pull ourselves away from the...

Sheri Landry
Posted

When I get too wrapped up in my daily responsibilities, I close my eyes and picture myself outside...

Mission Hill
Posted

Our zen hits its zenith when we sip the 2013 Perpetua Chardonnay following a hearty spoonful of the...

Bear
Posted

With fishing lines dipping into the glassy ocean, we sat and waited. Boredom brought the lines up...

Nakusp
Posted

Staring at me with sad big brown eyes from inside a chain link pen did the trick.

“Can Annie come...

Highway to Heaven
Posted

Searching for heaven? Pull on your shoes and walk down No. 5 Road in Richmond, BC. No wonder it’s...

Haida Gwaii
Posted

Landing in Sandspit, the main airport to access the village of Queen Charlotte in Haida Gwaii, gave...

Dinosaur Provincial Park
Posted

As we pulled our minivan into the parking lot at Dinosaur Provincial Park, we couldn’t help but feel...

Moose
Posted

Chris Wheeler says he lives in Whistler but I’m willing to bet he spends more time on the road than...

Storm Chasing
Posted

I am a professional storm chaser.

Yes, you read that correctly. 

Yes, my mother does have a few...

Waterfall on Vancouver Island
Posted

There's something magical about waterfalls. From hearing roaring water from a distance to up close...