The Stuff I Learn While Hiking

I love hiking analogies. There’s just something so simple and poignant about putting everything behind you and exposing yourself to a WHOLE LOT OF PAIN just for a pretty view and the ecstasy of having done something meaningful with your life. Thing is, when you’re hiking–and particularly when you’re doing a steep backpacking trip, with …

Old Age

This is a scheduled blog post. I’m supposed to be out this weekend, exploring the Purcell mountains and the Okanagan with my family, so if a bear hasn’t eaten me or something yet, I should have turned 30 by now. 30 is a crazy number for me. I dealt with a lot of depression in …