
My name is JESSICA WHELAN and
I am a DESIGNER, PHOTOGRAPHER and an AVID ADVENTURIST.
I am a graphic designer and tiny home designer hailing from Haida Gwaii, a rainy little island off the coast of northern British Columbia. I have been working in graphic design, website design, and photography for 15 years for companies ranging from luxury treehouse rentals to top tourism companies to the RCMP, specializing in design and photography work with First Nations groups, human relations, and tourism or environmentally based companies and NPOs.
“Jessica is an asset to any team she works on, she brings in a multitude of skills and knowledge from different disciplines into her work. Her energy, creativity and passion is contagious and inspiring. She completes her work with quality, care and in a timely manner proving her reliability and loyalty to the job on a daily basis.”
RECENT ADVENTURE: HAIDA GWAII 2022
Haida Gwaii is an archipelago of 150 rocky and rugged islands off the coast of Northern British Columbia with views of Alaska from the northern tip and ancient Haida villages scattered throughout the southern part of the island. I put together a video and a detailed trip report with photos of our two week journey to the edge of the world.
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LATEST BLOG POSTS
Widow Creek main and Cottonwood Creek main are two of my favourite walking places on the island. There are endless roads to follow with only the occasional hiker or off-roader crossing your path.
This weekend's hike led us to an abandoned community park with derelict firepits and the skeletal remains of a burnt down cabin.
I FINALLY got to check this one off my list! Green Mountain has been calling me for months, but between forest fire closures, locked gates, and a lack of a suitable vehicle to get up there, it's taken a few months for the stars to align.
Anyone who follows me know that I love the outdoors and I love British Columbia, so it makes sense that my goal is to get in with Destination BC. Over the last 2 weeks I've had two of my photos featured by Destination BC, which makes me incredibly happy!
I love autumn. I mean, that's unfair to the other seasons because when winter comes along, I'll be saying that winter is my favourite season.
Mount Arrowsmith is one of the more popular hikes on Vancouver Island, and sitting at just over 1800m it is also the highest peak on the southern region of the island.
Finally, I can cross this one off of my list. Let me first say this though: Mt Hooker is not an easy mountain to climb.
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