Monthly Archives: April 2011

The AQUA satellite updated this week.  The latest global atmospheric temperature data as always will be ignored by almost everyone. Of little interest to politicians and voters is the current decadal trend.  In the last 10 years, man has emitted more … Continue reading →

Try as I might to avoid election prattle, the odd bit invades my attention.  Of great curiosity to me is how many people (not running) seem to be trying to get other people to vote.  This is not in your … Continue reading →

I’ve always been fascinated by the desert.  From the first time I read Marco Polo when I was 12, I’ve always wanted to visit one.  It was fortunate timing to visit California’s renowned Anza-Borrego State Desert Park in spring after … Continue reading →

I was initially very reluctant to go surfing.  I’m not the strongest swimmer and frankly, the ocean is just very big and scary to me.  But the surfing instructor, big wave pioneer Mike Willis, reassured me that our ideal learning … Continue reading →

As May quickly approaches, it’s time to get prepared to go back to the bush.  This year marks my twentieth year of working in the wilderness.  I’ve worked from northern Manitoba swamps to sandy Saskatchewan  hills to Alberta mountains and the … Continue reading →