Monthly Archives: March 2017

Today I had the dubious (!?) pleasure (!?) of snowshoeing with two insane Québécois men. I suppose I should have known better. After all, they don’t call it Payne Mountain for nothing. One point in their favour – they picked … Continue reading →

There are three rules for writing a best-selling book. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. And so a writer keeps writing. And when the manuscript is done, and passed to one or more people for critique, otherwise knows as … Continue reading →

Well, at our summit meeting last night, we made a few decisions – simple ones – like about life and death and the whole damn thing. And it was time. Uncertainty is an energy sapper. We have decided not to … Continue reading →

None of these photos are prize winners – far from it. But, if you look closely, you’ll see why I took them. No Snow!!! Yes, there was still snow on the higher part of the trail and yes, there was … Continue reading →

Today I had the very exciting idea of driving to the big city of Nakusp – population – dunno, really – maybe two thousand? Around here, that’s pretty exciting stuff. So this morning I took care of all my chores, … Continue reading →

I woke up to an email from Sheila suggesting some exploring at Bannock Point – so off I went with puppies in tow for almost three hours of wading through snow, postholing, bushwhacking up ridges and general outdoor shenanigans. I … Continue reading →

Today, Sheila, Ann, Simon and I hiked (walked, trudged) up Enterprise Creek. This is an access road to Kokanee Glacier Park (a wonderful place!), which is, of course, not useable at this time of the year. From the highway, it’s 19 … Continue reading →

Work of all sorts is going on. Simon is doing amazing work with the door and window frames – our bathroom is looking like a high-end spa! And when he’s not doing that, he’s chopping firewood, clearing snow and sending … Continue reading →

Today, I was determined to explore and find what Sheila told me was an even higher trail beyond the one we had previously done at Bannock Point. Where to find it? Who knew? But exploration sounded like a good idea. Things … Continue reading →

Today, having absorbed more awful news about clear cutting and deplorable rape of the land, I got my bum out on a trail. I call it spring walking – more like spring stumbling around, crawling past big ice patches and generally … Continue reading →