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Africa has the great Wildebeest migrations. The far North has the Caribou herds that make the ground tremble beneath their hooves. Here in BC we have salmon runs, one of which we were priveleged to witness this past weekend, at Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park on the Adams River. Every year sockeye salmon return, sometimes in the millions, to spawn and die in the rivers and creeks they left years before. As they travel upriver, they undergo a remarkable transformation: they stop eating and their scales are reabsorbed into their bodies, they turn bright red except for their tails and head that...

Love your sandals? Can't bear to stop wearing them? Frost-bitten toes?  Well, no more! Say good-bye to cold toes and overshoes--because now you can pair up your favorite flipflop or hiking sandals with a pair of Polar Feet Tabi socks! We've been out testing them in the field and have seen some pretty amazing combinations in all kinds of weather--even snow.  Check out our Facebook page for some great photos--and send us your sock and sandal combos! 

What a summer! Here in Vancouver, BC we have been enjoying an extraordinary stretch of clear and sunny days. Just a couple of weeks ago, on July 29th, it was the hottest day ever recorded in Vancouver at 33.8° C! A glorious summer! And we have been out there, making the most of it, hiking, biking, boating, kayaking and camping. Just last weekend we went on a "beer walk" to check out all the new craft breweries in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. It was baking hot and I have to admit that I did not wear my PF socks. BUT my dear...