I have had some time to think about my experience in Canada after falling and injuring myself and thus ending up in the emergency room at the Port Hardy Primary Health Care Center. There is always that talk about the difference between American and Canadian health care and I had a chance to experience it…
Tag: wilderness
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Isn’t that what ol’ Jagger said? I write a post about my strong need for solitude and to feel alive, then I hop in the car and head up to a remote trail on the northern tip of Vancouver Island to spend some time in the wild with my thoughts. I start…
Beauty: Salve For The Soul
744. That is how many clicks I have had on my last post, She Died Doing What I Love, since July 14th. I have been blogging since January 6th of 2016 and I have published 185 posts in that time. None of them even come close to having that kind of response. The closest is…
What’s A Little Loss of Skin In Trade For Adventure?
I started writing this post from the 16th story of a hotel in downtown Tacoma with a view of the Puget Sound peeking out beyond other tall buildings in the distance on Tuesday. I did some urban hiking to get there; riding for 3 hours on public transportation 62 miles from home to attend a training. A training…
My Beckler Love Affair
I remember the first time we met, Beckler Peak and I. She was a little shy… I remember having been the first person on trail (as I like it) and having her to myself for over an hour. She never did quite give me the whole show and left me longing to return. …
3 Truths and a Lie: Wilderness First Aid
I just recently completed the Wilderness First Aid class as required by my Mountaineers scrambling course (I still have the separate scenario evening to complete). I’m pretty proud of myself because not only did I pass (kinda hard to do as long as you show up) but I didn’t pass outduring the talk about bloody…