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About admin

I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.

American Work Ethic

Posted on May 4, 2013 by admin

WORK ETHIC Work ethic is a set of values based on hard work and diligence. It is also a belief in the moral benefit of work and its ability to enhance character. An example would be the Protestant work ethic. … Continue reading →

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Northern British Columbia, Yukon, Alaska

Posted on May 2, 2013 by admin

NORTHERN BC, YUKON AND ALASKA August 6 – September 7, 2012 After arriving in Castlegar on August 4, after a week at the Kootenay Mountaineering Club Hiking Camp at Carnovan Lake in the southern Rockies north of Elkford, I had … Continue reading →

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Washington State Road Trip

Posted on May 2, 2013 by admin

WASHINGTON STATE ROAD TRIP July 6-25, 2012 I left Castlegar at the confluence of the Kootenay and Colombia Rivers and drove along one of the few free-flowing sections of the Columbia to Trail. I entered the US at the Waneta … Continue reading →

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SUMMER 2012 – WASHINGTON, N BRITISH COLUMBIA, YUKON, ALASKA

Posted on May 2, 2013 by admin

Washington State Northern British Columbia, Yukon, Alaska

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WINTER 12/13 – NEPAL, INDIA, SRI LANKA, MALDIVES, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA

Posted on May 2, 2013 by admin

NEPAL A 28 Day Trek in Nepal INDIA – History and Facts, Caste, Gold in India, Marriage, Water & Pollution, Sikhism Practical Travel Advice in India INDIA – Varanasi, Bodhgaya, Darjeeling, Sikkim INDIA – Kolkata, Andaman Islands, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Tamil … Continue reading →

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TRAVELLER’S CARD GAMES

Posted on May 2, 2013 by admin

Yaniv Asshole Shithead Screw Your Neighbour Yellow Lemon Spoons Chinese Cards 1. Best Cards Win 2. Sevens Gin Rummy Peru Rummy Pinella YANIV. An Israeli game with multiple different rules. The deck: 52 cards plus the two jokers. All cards … Continue reading →

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INUIT – UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL CONTEXT

Posted on May 2, 2013 by admin

I am adding this comment in May, 2017, now many years after it was originally written (I never read Facebook messenger and only today, have come across the two comments included below). I understand that this piece has offended many … Continue reading →

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Working in the Canadian Arctic

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

In my last six years of work, I had the privilege of working in the Canadian Arctic on five occasions – three two-week locums for the Inuvik Health and Social Services Board in the NWT, and two one-month locums in … Continue reading →

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HIKING WORLD

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

HIKING in NEW ZEALAND SOME HIKES IN SOUTH AMERICA A 28-Day Trek in Nepal Petra, Jordan MIDDLE EAST LONG DISTANCE HIKING TRAILS SIX DIFFICULT LONG-DISTANCE HIKES IN EUROPE  Jura Mouontain Trek Switzerland

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HIKING IN THE USA

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

USA – State Capitols, National Parks, National Monuments Hiking Glacier National Park (Montana) DESERT SW USA: Utah – Rock Art and Canyons May 2015, Grand Canyon Hikes From the River, Coyote Buttes, Havasupai,  Hiking Hawaii Ten Hikes with Views & … Continue reading →

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