“West to Waterton and beyond.” This phrase has been written on my fridge in colorful magnetic letters ever since I first visited Waterton Lakes National Park three years ago, and I have returned every year since.
Every time I return to this special piece of land it is spectacular in a different way. Being much more off the beaten path than Canada’s other mountain parks, it has a calmness and wilderness factor that makes for vastly different experiences every …
“Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.”
–Yoko Ono
A couple months ago, my partner and I sought out respite from the urban jungle and holed up in a quiet cabin in the woods. When a storm blew in, quiet quickly became isolation. Footprints were covered, visibility all but disappeared, and even the birds were nowhere to be found. But with nature as our entertainer, and a large pile of firewood just a short walk away from the cabin, we settled in to be …
Autumn was short and sweet this year. And as the geese fly south anticipating winter I hunker down for hibernation here in Winnipeg. Let it snow, let it snow…
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After watching the solar eclipse out at Steep Rock the other night, we loitered around and enjoyed the sunset while we were still able to without being chased away by mosquitoes.
In nature’s consistent march the sunset was succeeded by the blue hour: that hour after sunset where there is neither full daylight nor complete darkness, but a wonderful in between. While most people head back to their shelters after bidding the sun farewell until the morning, I like…
