Rockin’ the Alpine – Haiku
Rockin’ the alpine Stones, rocks, boulders, mountain peaks Dizzy with dazzle. Cairn to mark the way Through rock, glacier, more rock To peaks...
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The remarkable story of the grizzly bear and the goats
August waned. Late summer rolled through the high alpine in the Selkirk Mountain Range in British Columbia, Canada. Durrand Glacier Chalet It had been a summer...
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How I found my backcountry legs
Here I am outfitted in alpine touring gear – skis that are adaptable to climb up and slide down mountains. I’m in the backcountry. I’ve glided down a...
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Feral child of summer
It’s autumn now. Snow is falling. Only yesterday it was summer – glorious summer of long days and warm nights; blazing sun and the cool refuge of deep shade. It was...
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Reverence, remembrance
The cairn and prayer flags at Seven Ravens Knoll, Physical testimony to seven skiers who died in an avalanche a few years back taken by the Selkirk Mountains. Today all...
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Part 1 Selkirk Mountain experience – Alpine inspiration
I’ve become obsessed with the thousand-plus photos I took while I was at Durrand Glacier, a guest of Ruedi and Nicoline Beglinger and family of Selkirk Mountain...
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