I love backpacking, hiking, fishing, and camping. The best backpacking trip I’ve ever done was a three day hike through the Rockies in Alberta, carrying everything I needed on my back. It was super special because I was able to reset, to spend time alone with my thoughts. 

  • Longing for Spring

    Longing for Spring

    The other day we had a break in the weather here in Toronto. February I usually grey and bleak, the worst month in the entire year. I am still struggling with the lack of sun even through I’ve lived here for almost ten years. But the sunny day happened to be a day where I…

  • The Bonnechere River

    The Bonnechere River

    To the naked eye, there is not much happening in the Bonnechere River valley in February. There are no birds chirping, no skitter-scatter of squirrel’s feet on the underbrush. It’s just quiet. I don’t see any herons looking for their next meal or fish swimming in the quiet pools off on the side. It’s that…