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A thoroughly empty nest

  As mid-2022 approaches and we are facing the likelihood of not having any of our four kids “home” for the first summer ever, it seems we really are empty nesters now. We still have an unbelievably ancient dog though,

Miranda April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Being active, Family Matters, Main, Moving on, Out on the property, The Natural World 2 Comments

COVID-19: the first six months

I had a haircut scheduled. Fiona was supposed to be doing her driving road test in a few days. It was March 17th, 2020. A week later my hair was longer than ever, and it would continue to grow for

Miranda October 3, 2020October 5, 2020 Being active, Family Matters, Gardening, Moving on, Parenting, The Natural World, Travel 3 Comments

Mountain Goat Hike

We continued our end-of-summer alpine hiking tradition as best we could this year. Instead of four or three of us female members of the family, we only had two of us. Sophie spent the summer train-hopping, road-tripping to the States, launching

Miranda September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Animals, Being active, Main, The Natural World No Comments

Atop Idaho Peak

Idaho Peak is the mountain that overlooks our property. It’s unique in the area in that despite being one of the highest peaks around, it has well-serviced forestry roads that allow the trail to the peak to be accessible to

Miranda August 28, 2016 Main, The Natural World No Comments

2015 Loop

Last year I carved some time out of July to do a self-powered trip along the Silvery Slocan Circle Route. I did it counter-clockwise over three days, combining kayaking, running and road-biking. This year, with a new-to-me road bike recently acquired,

Miranda September 16, 2015October 6, 2021 Being active, The Natural World, Travel 4 Comments

Drinnon Pass Hike

It’s becoming an annual tradition: a big alpine day-hike by the female members of this family to cap off the summer. Last year we hiked the Alps Alturas and Lyle Creek Basin areas. This year we decided to trek into

Miranda August 21, 2014November 23, 2018 Being active, Main, The Natural World

Almost a circle

So here’s how I felt on the third morning: revolting. Jittery, feverish and nauseated. The first day was amazing. I had rented a kayak from Smiling Otter in Slocan (my paddling destination) and brought it home the night before, depositing

Miranda July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 Being active, Running, The Natural World, Travel 1 Comment

Owl encounter

We heard that an injured owl had been found semi-conscious being mobbed by crows in the parking lot of our local grocery store. It had been whisked away and left with Rob, who, along with his wife Linda, is a

Miranda February 7, 2014February 3, 2016 Main, The Natural World No Comments

Frozen lakes

Frozen lakes

It happened in 2007 and again in 2011. The lakes at the summits froze solid and thick before the snow started really flying. For a precious couple of days we had the world’s most beautiful ice rinks at our disposal.

Miranda December 22, 2013February 3, 2016 Being active, Main, The Natural World No Comments

Trail-building

Trail-building

Armed with three hand-tools — a mattock, a rake and a saw — I have been gradually building a trail from our yard to the Galena Trail. For years I’ve been frustrated by the can’t-get-there-from-here dilemma that separates me from

Miranda October 27, 2013October 30, 2013 Being active, Out on the property, Running, The Natural World 1 Comment

Mushrooming

Mushrooming

Yesterday we went to the Nakusp Hot Springs, and I had Chuck drop me off in town to run the trail out to the springs. It ended up being about 11 km because the access road was closed due to

Miranda October 6, 2013February 3, 2016 Living simply, Main, The Natural World No Comments

Sufferfest Weekend

It’s Kootenay Sufferfest weekend. Chuck is away but the girls and I got involved in volunteering the first day. Fiona and Sophie volunteered as marshalling assistants. Fiona was marshalling up-mountain at the halfway First Aid and Marshalling station. She and

Miranda September 29, 2013September 30, 2013 Community, Running, The Natural World No Comments

Hamill Creek Backpacking

As part of her learning about backcountry survival skills, Fiona wanted to plan a self-supported backpacking trip. Ten days later than we had originally hoped, having missed the glorious summery early September weather, we headed out. Fully laden, we wanted

Miranda September 21, 2013September 20, 2018 Being active, Main, The Natural World, Travel

Alpine hikes

Alpine hikes

Since Erin goes back to the city soon, we’ve been making an effort to get out into the wilderness for some big hikes. View down towards Valley of the ghosts. We met a lot of pikas on yesterday’s Alps Alturas

Miranda August 22, 2013February 3, 2016 Being active, Main, The Natural World

The winter outdoors

The last few weeks have been perfect outdoor recreation weather, and we’re taking full advantage of it, especially on skis. Fiona has discovered XC skiing this year, and she’s quite a natural at it. She and I have been going

Miranda January 18, 2013February 3, 2016 Being active, Main, The Natural World
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