Reading Time: 4 minutes Economic reasoning and basic statistics show that such bans are largely symbolic gestures that come with real downsides
Tag: Nature
Once in a blue moon: scaling B.C.’s Fisher Peak
Reading Time: 5 minutes Climbing Fisher requires no mountaineering equipment, no technical skills. But the steady steepness makes for a long, hard day
Spring semester begins at Skelhp
Reading Time: 4 minutes Some familiar buzzes, croaks and tweets and a new cat-like cry as the turning of the seasons teaches anew
You never really know what’s following you until it snows
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’ve adjusted my solo walk schedule and try to be alert to the possibility that a cougar is lurking
Preparing for another Christmas at Skelhp
Reading Time: 4 minutes There are lights to hang, cleanup work to be done inside and out, kindling to split, a turkey to order and a final round of gifts to buy
Moving on: nature migrates as winter closes in
Reading Time: 4 minutes On the Pacific coast, the fascinating fall movements of whales, salmon and sea ducks have begun
Caring for the body, mind and soul in the great outdoors
Reading Time: 3 minutes Time spent in the natural world nourishes our soul, makes us more receptive to goodness and beauty, helps us perceive truth, and opens us to the presence of God
A Mexican village welcomes ecotourists
Reading Time: 4 minutes From the hospitality to the extraordinary food to the sublime experience among the butterflies, this is a place of exceptional grace
Our ‘forest condo’ is filled with curious neighbours
Reading Time: 3 minutes Living in a forest house is to be constantly reminded by the terrestrial and avian neighbours of their presence
The simple wisdom of happy warriors
Reading Time: 3 minutes To truly connect with something important, we need to learn to carefully assess and embrace risk