At some point in the middle of the night I woke up (I’ve got my reasons), flipped over, and opened the back curtain of my campervan. I was greeted with a breathtaking sight. The northern lights were exploding in a kaleidoscope of colour in the star-flecked sky. Wave after wave drifting and shifting overhead; a solar show gone wild. I stayed up, wide-eyed, for 20 minutes, or so, thrilled by the spectacle. And for the next three days, “thrills” – thanks to my “Kootenay Dirt” mountain biking adventure – were just par for the course. Read More