Welcome back! A few months ago I read this article on National Geographic about mastering travel skills now for smarter trips later.
In the coming months and year I have big plans for travel - I want to visit the Yamnuska Wolf Dog Sanctuary in Calgary, Alberta. I want to visit the Bloedel Conservatory in Vancouver, British Columbia. I want to do a winery trip down to Osoyoos and if travel really opens up - visit Japan! In the meantime I am developing my skills now so when we can travel I’m ready!
Wander with Me - Mill Creek Regional Park
Todays video features Mill Creek Regional Park. This wonderful park is located in the Ellison area of Kelowna, just east of the airport. It’s a light and easy hiking trail that is fairly flat and only has one staircase.
If you continue on the hiking trail, following the creek you’ll come across a fork in the path where you can either visit the top of the waterfall or the bottom.
Skills I’m Developing Now
This weeks episode, this mini-trip out was a test, an experiment to practice a couple skills that I’m trying to get better at. One of them is filming and making better videos. I tried in this video to play around with using the Olympus EM1 Mark II, as well including a different intro, b-roll, music and sounds.
The second skill I was practicing on this trip was taking self-portraits. I want to capture us, as much as I want to capture the places so I practice self-portraits now so I can better create them when we’re travelling.
I’m also trying to be a lot more comfortable in front of the camera (specifically filming/taking photos with other people around).
Let me know over on the YouTube channel if you are working on anything right now!