Did you ever play ‘hunt-the-flag’ when you were younger?  Interested in both the outdoors and technology?  Have you ever thought about giving geocaching a try?
What the heck is ‘geocaching’?  Essentially, it’s a game of hide and seek with worldwide participants.  Using a handheld GPS receiver, participants try to locate a ‘cache’ which at the minimum usually contains a logbook that those who find the cache are able to sign, although it may contain a few small trinkets that can be traded for something that the person finding the cache …

The annual Return of the Salmon event will be hosted by the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society (KEEPS) and Metro Vancouver Parks this Sunday, October 18th at the Kanaka Creek Fish Fence (Kanaka Creek Road and 240th Avenue).  The event runs from 11:00am – 3:00pm, rain or shine.
If you’ve never seen the salmon returning, it’s something that you’ve got to experience.  The first time I saw one was around 1981 on the Adams River outside of Kamloops, and when you consider what these fish go through to survive …

While this is the weekend for being with family, there’s absolutely no reason to spend it sitting at home, particularly with the weather being as good as it’s supposed to be.  So here’s a few things that you might consider doing this Saturday:
The Ridge Meadows Rustlers will be hosting their annual Fall Icebreaker Bantam AAA Tournament.  Games will be held at both Planet Ice and the Pitt Meadows Arena.  For more information, contact Levan at 604.467.1304
And it’s Cranberry Day at Meadows Maze (13672 Reichenbach Road, Pitt Meadows).  This is their …

This is the next installment in our series of weekly posts that will spotlight local websites pertaining to the Ridge-Meadows area.  Some will be photo sites, some will be the sites of local businesses, and some will be blogs.  If you’d like your site to be showcased, please send an email to the address at the bottom of this post.
What else would you expect for a web spotlight in October, but a look at Maple Ridge’s Laity Pumpkin Patch?  The pumpkin patch is now open for visitors as well as …

With all of the available hiking trails and parks available in the Ridge Meadows area, today we decided to take a walk through one of our favourite areas, Allco Park, at 248th Street and Alouette Road.
Although the skies off to the east were looking pretty menacing, we managed to avoid any rainfall the whole time.  One thing that we really enjoy about Allco Park is that even though the parking lot is rarely empty, it’s actually pretty uncommon to meet anyone out on the trails.  So if you’re looking …