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Disclaimer: I follow a lot of awesome #outdoorwomen on Instagram. It can be inspiring, to be a part of a community of women who are crushing this wilderness…
On my third day in Canmore, I was lucky enough to climb Eeyore’s Tail, a 10 pitch, 355 meter route up the face of East End of Rundle…
Two days ago, at a bookstore/cafe in Golden, I opened a book about “vital energy” to discover a quote by Proust: “The voyage of discovery is not…
It’s September, which to those of us who never really left school, is the beginning of the year. Don’t hate me for this, but it’s time for resolutions. At…
A few weeks ago, I was walking the streets of Kitsilano with a friend who was in the midst of a Difficult Life Situation. We were looking for…
So. Summer is a crazy, whirling fireball version of reality, where whatever typical activities you do that haven’t been put on hold for a couple of months are…
The first time I tried whitewater rafting, at the age of 19, somewhere in the no-man’s-land between Ontario and Quebec, I discovered my inner selfish jerk. I had…
I used to do one ski tour a year. Every New Year’s Eve, I’d strap on some rental skis (AT or tele, it didn’t matter, since I couldn’t…
In the spirit of Ann Friedman.
Every so often, I discover something that suggests I am not a total weirdo, despite what strangers and family alike may believe. Those who know me well (and…