Who I Am

I have other blogs on other topics in other places, but I wanted a separate blog on a separate account, separate from my volunteerism and advocacy blogs for the things that affect me as a retired park ranger; as a winter enthusiast, and a guy who wants to see his grandchildren grow up with the love and appreciation of the backcountry and the winter that my wife and I have. At my age, I have lots of friends from the Class of 1972 who have already started heading south for the winter, Winter is truly "the undiscovered season." And it is out there to discover. I fondly remember the last "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip, where the boy and the tiger come out carrying a sled, into the new-fallen snow on the first day of the new year; "It's like having a big sheet of white paper to draw on." "A day full of possibilities...It's a magical world, Hobbes ol' buddy...Let's go exploring!" Or the last scene of one of my all-time my favorite TV shows, "Due South", where Constable Fraser and Ray, also on a sled, "Led by Dieffenbaker, we set off on an adventure, Ray and I...to find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea. And if we do find his hand, the reaching out one...we'll let you know."

The snowshoes, the skis and the sleds are ready...Let's go exploring!

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