Today is April 9th, which marks the first day of the last month of the 35 Trails Project! In one month, I’ll be 36, which I have…
It’s that time of year again – list season. I love a good list. Maybe because my brain is so disorganized, or maybe because making a list is…
So, it turns out that doing a thing and writing about doing the thing are indeed difficult to maintain in tandem; but the 35 Trails project is alive…
Note: This canoe trip was totally one of my 35 trails because it was a water trail, complete with trail markers. There were also portages, if you’re of…
Last weekend, I revisited one of my go-to hiking trails. The Sea to Summit trail, near Squamish, climbs from the parking lot for the Sea to Sky…
Sweeping vistas, the solitude of nature, an escape from the daily grind; these are just a few of the benefits of getting outside that you won’t experience…
I am not a risk-taker. Despite it being extremely obvious, it’s taken me 35 years to realize this fact about myself, probably because my mom still worries about…
“I’m better now, son. But I’ll never be as I was.” I’ve been cleaning out a bookshelf, and came across an old university notebook, where on the back…
Last week, I was driving home from work. I was tired, as I always am, but the rain had stopped and my commute that day took me through…
I’ve been asking myself this question a lot lately. See also: what is a climber who can’t climb? A teacher who gets migraines from overhead lighting? A writer…