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There is a knotted rope that helps you get down to the beach below the Chance Cove Coastal Trail. Walking the beach and listening to the water rattle between the cobbles brings peace and tranquillity.Patrick’s Cove along the Chance Cove Coastal Trail was stellar today as always. #HikeNL #ExploreNLWhen the sky is as big as the ocean. We had an awesome hike on the Bordeaux Hike in Arnold’s Cove. It’s has beauty views all along the way. #HikeNL ##ExploreNLOur June snowstorm has me dreaming of blue skies mottled with cloud and trails beneath my feet.Let’s play…Name this Sweet Spot on the @eastcoasttrail. Please share where it is and a favourite memory of hiking there…you start and then I’ll chime in. It’s likely the spot I’ve been to most often because I take students there…This was one of our classrooms today. #outdoor #outdoorlearning @memorialuniversityTA’s Facebook Page
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Get Away to the Mountains, the Deserts and the Deepest Recesses of the Earth-A Found Piece of Writing
Here on 2-20-20, another fine odometer moment, I delved into a little Finder clean-up/re-org and found this piece I’d written some time ago. Given all the skiing we’ve been doing this winter and given our soon to be departure to … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Ski
Tagged 2020, Baffin Island, exploring, Greenland, Matty McNair, polar
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Making the List: 90 Great Canadian Explorers
I am humbled once again to be recognized by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society by my inclusion in their 90 Greatest Canadian Explorers List. Of course, whenever a list is made, many noteworthy, awesome, & deserving folks are left off … Continue reading
Posted in Aconcagua, Ama Dablam, Canoe, Elbrus, Everest 2010, Everest 2015, Everest 3.0, Everest-007, Fire&Ice17, Great Big Walk, Great Himalaya Trail, Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Kanairiktok River, Kilimanjaro, Labrador, Life, Lungta Livyers, Mountaineering, Nepal, Newfoundland, Ojos, Orizaba, Paddle 2 Peaks, Paddling North, Pumori, River With Two Names, Sea Kayak, Ski, Tajumulco, Tibet Bike, Toubkal, Trekking, Vinson, Volcanopalooza
Tagged 2020, 90 Greatest Canadian Explorers, adventure, Adventurous Decade Countdown, decadeofadventure, explore, Royal Canadian Geographic Society
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Team #Skiarail Goes Coast to Coast to Completion
My friend, Heather, wrote to say she likes to play, “Where in the world is TA?” She said, “I know you could be anywhere.” Well, Heather-you might be surprised that I am not that far from home but a world … Continue reading
Posted in Ski
Tagged 2018, adventure, Cross Canada, Lovewinter, ski, Via Rail, Winter
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The #SkiARail Team Heads West
Marian and I are sitting on a train bound for Toronto and we are wearing longjohns. We’re sweltering a bit but the ski we had this afternoon on Mont Royal was worth it. The sun was shining, the trail grooming … Continue reading
Ski Lift Pass Life
Last weekend I got to downhill ski at Marble Mountain in western Newfoundland and Labrador. I usually only get out on the boards once or twice a season so I cherish every moment on the hill, when for once, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Life, Ski
Tagged 2013, life lessons, Marble Mountain, Newfoundland, ski, Steady Brook
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You Go Girl
I love this clip. It speaks volumes of what it is like to be on the precipice of a new experience, wanting to let go and let the skis ride, and the challenge of doing that. A brave nine year … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Life, Ski, Video
Tagged bravery, make it happen, risk, ski jump, you go girl
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Skiing in Place
Another great day out training for Greenland. I love this picture of Marian standing at the edge of Windsor Lake. The fish eye lens of the Go-Pro has curved the horizon and given the picture a very sensuous feeling. I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Ski
Tagged 2012, climb, Go for Greenland, Seven Summits, ski, train
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