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
While reflecting at the end of the year and visualizing my 2011 theme, “Year of the Courageous Explorer”, I was reminded of a backcountry trek I took a few years ago in the Skoki Lakes region in... Read More
Like most folks, I’m not crazy about tests and quizzes. But today, I have to say that I have never been so excited about the results of an exam. This afternoon, I received an email announcing that I... Read More
Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if we hadn’t noticed the steaming mounds of bear scat on the trail. Would we have been less than vigilant and had a “bear incident”? Would our food packs... Read More
Most Sunday mornings find me at the Pinery Provincial Park on the shores of Lake Huron. Being on the trails running and walking off the stress of the week, absorbing a good dose of Mother Nature,... Read More