Last week, Connie Sobchak shared a post about the "Giants" - a massive boulder field she'd come upon while exploring near the Rutherford. Hugh Naylor took us up on a invitation to share his insight about the site, in this post, that may be the first of an ongoing series. To catch you up, here's … Continue reading The Mystery Creek “Giants”: Hugh Naylor lends his geology passion to our wanderings
Usually, my imagination provides me with a ready source of entertainment but sometimes it interferes a little too much with reality. When I was a kid, I experienced this lesson a few times, fortunately with no long lasting repercussions. This is one of those memories: The summer sun was baking down and I scuffed my … Continue reading The Power of Imagination
Guest post by Sam McKoy. This is a photo I took of myself looking west from the headwaters of Rivers Inlet and Owikeno Lake amidst the Coast Mountains north of Pemberton. This 2013 ski traverse was 27 days long and in 2013. . Identity. I used to identify myself as a soccer player, skier and … Continue reading Sam McKoy invites us to reflect on “identity”
This is Sam. Sam did an instagram takeover for us and each post was a meaty thought-provoking blog, and so much more than a photo caption or a quick throwaway remark. This week, the instagram becomes the blog, and we get a chance to put ourselves in the hands of a thoughtful young guide. Over … Continue reading Sam McKoy guides us into adventure, deep snow and some personal inquiry
I have always been a goalie. I was a street hockey goalie at 8, a soccer goalie at 10, a field-hockey goalie at 18, and an ice-hockey goalie at 32. It was ever thus. I can remember the first time I made a great save and felt obliged to do it again. I took my … Continue reading When your ambition is to be tough to score on. Anna Helmer ruminates on great saves, painful goals and what it takes to be a great goalie
Victoria Saddleman has been sharing her photography with us since she gamely accepted the invitation to be our second guestagrammer at instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac. I love her photography and am amazed by her well of thoughtful inspirational quotes. Here, a couple of early winter favourites.
About fourteen kilometres from Pemberton, heading south, lurks a boulder patch that is only partly visible from the road. There is a rock quarry there now and a gate prevents trespassers in vehicles but one fall day last year we stopped to see if the brushing under the hydro lines might yield some firewood. Since … Continue reading Giants
What aspect of your kid's education should you be most concerned about? What are the best clues to future success? A study featured in this New York Times article looked at 753 adults who had been evaluated for social competency nearly 20 years earlier while in kindergarten: Scores for sharing, cooperating and helping other children nearly … Continue reading In a really good education, you’re learning how to be kind
Stoked to see this story picked up in the Whistler Question this week. Props to Quinn Sam-Finlay on being recognized for excellence in soccer and basketball. Quinn was awarded two Premier’s Award last month, for Aboriginal Youth Excellence, in both Basketball and Soccer categories. “I am very proud of Quinn. He’s a great player who … Continue reading Love seeing local kids make headlines for being talented and awesome. Congratulations Quinn Sam-Finlay, winner of two 2017 Premier’s Awards for Aboriginal Youth Excellence in Sport – Vancouver Coastal Region
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