To celebrate my seventy-fifth (!) birthday I hiked to the south ridge of Grassy Mountain, one of my favorite local haunts. For its...

I love where I live. Within 15 minutes I can drive to any of a half-dozen lovely hikes or walks and get out into nature for a few hours....

I took a break from my busy beavering on home and garden projects and went to explore the hills on the east side of Slocan Lake, along...