Major changes require time and acclimatization. This became obvious to me during my first snowshoe adventure from my new homebase at Tyax Lodge in the Chilcotin Mountains of British Columbia. It... Read More

I have just finished driving from Ontario to British Columbia in six days with my 19 year old son, Brock. We arrived still speaking to one another, our friendship improved by our common experience.... Read More

I made my first trip out west when I was in my twenties.  I had finished my Masters at the University of New Brunswick and had accepted a position at the YMCA in Calgary, Alberta.  Back then,... Read More

For my “landmark” birthday this year I decided to skip the exotic adventure and go on a reconnaissance trip to find my next home base. I had planned a two-week trip around Vancouver Island, British... Read More

I have a landmark birthday coming up next month and I have been thinking about what I would do to celebrate.  For the last “big” one I treated myself to a scuba diving trip in the Galapagos Islands... Read More

Recently, I drove from London to Ottawa to visit my youngest son, Brock. He is in his second year at Carleton University, and is struggling to discover his true “major”. He is enrolled part-time and... Read More

2011 is my year of Courageous Exploration. Ever since I became an empty nester, I have been truly struggling with where to place my “next nest”. The easy route would be to stay put with my mom and... Read More

I had just come back from a sunrise walk the other morning when I was surprised by two deer standing in the middle of our residential street. They looked terrified. I wondered how they had come to... Read More