Skiing

A winter ski trip to the woods

January 31, 2024

A video of solo ski trip in Mont Tremblant National Park In mid-February 2023.

Winter is my country (but then there's March) ~ Part two

March 31, 2019

By the end of February I was feeling a whole lotta cranky. And then it came to me, while I was out in the woods for Laurent's birthday. I needed a solo backcountry ski trip in March.

Winter is my country (but then there's March) ~ Part one

March 29, 2019

I love the rolling mountain winter landscapes of Quebec, the ski hills and all the snow. I haven't had a strong sense of "home" as a place since leaving Alberta as a twenty-three year old wife and new mom, but winter mountains come close.

Maine Ski Story

April 5, 2018

The story of a two-day trip to a cabin in Maine, skiing the Maine Huts & Trails system, enjoying our friend's cabin rental.

Treating my anxiety like an injury or illness

February 16, 2017

A injury presents an opportunity to pay attention to patterns of motion. To notice activities that cause pain and others that heal and strengthen. It's a wake-up call. Anxiety is somewhat similar.

A snowy Saturday in February (and the kids are growing up)

February 11, 2017

Photographing my heart's joy and delight, it's what I do. But as my "delights" grow and move to independence, as they have experiences completely apart from me, in such healthy and beautiful ways, I guess I'll content myself with photographing the morning snow.