Showing posts with label Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 May 2022

From Canadian Geographic Magazine - May/June 2022

Come Full Circle by Darcy Rhyno - The account of the author sampling two trails form the The Island Walk, a 700-kilometre hiking trail that circumnavigates Prince Edward Island. 

I enjoyed this article, it reminded me of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods and his quiet, casual way of looking at the world.  Rhyno has that same, self-deprecating style, unafraid to reveal that he started his journey going in the wrong direction.

Knowing this trail exists, made me think of the many trails available to me by walking out my front door and heading to Edmonton's river valley.  There are many trails I have yet to travel all within easy reach.


A Sailing Trip Down the St. Lawrence - and Down Memory Lane by Abi Hayward.  Another gentle narrative of a sailing trip that brought up memories of family and how sailing is part of the author's history.  

There is some discovery too, in the Sailors Church, Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours in old Montreal and the votive ships that hang from the ceiling.

A good travel story does not necessarily have to include a daring escape from a life-threatening situation.  Sometimes, when things go well, and as expected, there is still a reward for the effort.

Monday, 29 January 2018

Alone Against the North by Adam Shoalts - Book Report #217

Oh my goodness, this is the kind of book an armchair traveler enjoys - one that explores lands the reader would never consider exploring.

I kept asking myself what the hell Shoalts was thinking. The crazy muskeg swamps of the James Bay watershed are unexplored for a reason - they are nearly uninhabitable. 

But that’s what makes the book so interesting, Adam Shoalts is driven by a desire to fill in the small parts of the map that are still blank. And God bless him for it. 

But, to be honest, I felt the man needed to get his head examined for all the chances he took by himself.  

I feared for his safety, even though he lived to write the book.   The chances he took could have made his biography end with the scentence, “... never to be seen again.”

It truly was a terrific book that I highly recommend. 

Thanks to Adam for taking the journey - so I don’t have to.

Adam Shoalts' website - http://adamshoalts.com/

Adam Shoalts