HIGHLINE IS SOUL FOOD FOR MOUNTAIN PEOPLE

I co-founded Highline Magazine in 2008 and was publisher and creative director from that time until it’s close in 2016.

Amidst towering mountain peaks, snow-filled couloirs and fast-running rivers, Canada’s Rocky Mountain Parks inspire people to embrace life in wild spaces. And mountain towns have long been magnets for talented and creative individuals.

Highline was a window into the wild culture that thrives in the Rockies. Its stories, images, and local events embodied the playful, community-minded, and earth-friendly spirit of the people who call the Rockies home. The Highline team provided a fun, friendly mountain culture experience for locals and visitors, building lasting relationships with our readers.

Highline Magazine was a free, semi-annual print magazine distributed in local hotspots throughout the Rockies. The mag was known for its unconventional storytelling, knack for finding off-the-beaten-path perspectives on mountain issues, beautiful and intelligent design and photography, and our wild and well-loved local events.

Below you’ll find the highlights from Highline’s eight years in publishing and events, and a selection of some of the most-loved stories, photographs, and illustrations we published over the years, including a few of my own.

Abraham Lake — Nature's Dutch Oven

The expulsion of gas is very rarely a welcomed event; just ask anyone who has invited extended-family relatives over for Thanksgiving dinner. Yet every winter at Abraham Lake, locals and tourists alike flock to this body of water on the upper course of the North Saskatchewan River in Western Alberta. They arrive to witness a stunning display of frozen methane gas bubbles that slowly float to the surface. These bubbles create a spectacular tableau of shapes and designs that would render Jackson Pollock speechless.

AdventureHighline ContributorJanuary 13, 2016adventure, skating, abraham lake, bubbles, frozen, rockies, canadian rockies, alberta, jasper

Hiking Wind Tower: One of the best viewpoints in Kananaskis Country

The Windtower — if you glimpse it while driving the Trans-Canada just south of Canmore — looms like a monster in a child’s nightmare. It’s so sharp and vertical that hiking to the summit seems laughably impossible.

Yet Windtower is hikeable from the other side. Starting at Spray Lakes Reservoir, a trail ascends to West Wind Pass. From there, a boot-beaten route leads to the summit, which grants an aerial perspective of the Bow and Spray Valleys.

AdventureHighline ContributorFebruary 24, 2013hiking, kananaskis country, canada, copeland, wind tower, windtower, canmore