Who am I?
I'm an award-winning writer, rider and lifelong adventurer. My books and photos will inspire you to get out and explore our world.
For more, read on.
For more, read on.
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I live by a dream-induced question from a too-young-dead friend,
'If not now, then when?' And the knowledge that 'some day', is not a day of the week. I'm happiest in wild places in any weather. Although sun is nice. With friends, horses and chocolate. 
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I can't be a spectator. Why watch when you can be part of the action?
And recommend following (almost) every opportunity that comes along. You never know where it may lead... But I've been advised by friends that, 'She who does the most doesn't live the longest.' So just. chill. out. |
If success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all. Anna Quindlen
I was born in Canada's capital city (geography quiz) to an engineering father, botanist mother and older sister. A brother came along a bit later, ensuring that I became the attention-seeking middle child.
Family themes included environmentalism, mountains, sailing, wild places, home-grown veggies, volunteering, photography, and travel. Fortunately the folks were organic gardeners and avid environmentalists, reducing the possibility that I would become the creator of GMOs for Monsanto. Along the way I became completely derailed by horses (see Rider).
In between horses, I flew planes and paragliders, climbed rock and ice, won bodybuilding competitions, skied mountains and designed and built a house after renovating too many. I lived and worked legally in England and Australia, lived and worked under-the-table in the US (does that make me a former illegal alien?), became an environmental scientist and spent 14 years remediating contaminated sites internationally including stints at the highly secretive Pine Gap intelligence facility and a much more welcoming Canadian Embassy. I also trained as a professional chocolatier, got trained by my dog, unintentionally retired and took a lot of photos. I continue to write words that people seem to like reading (see Books and Freelance Articles) and more recently completed a Masters of Journalism.
Family themes included environmentalism, mountains, sailing, wild places, home-grown veggies, volunteering, photography, and travel. Fortunately the folks were organic gardeners and avid environmentalists, reducing the possibility that I would become the creator of GMOs for Monsanto. Along the way I became completely derailed by horses (see Rider).
In between horses, I flew planes and paragliders, climbed rock and ice, won bodybuilding competitions, skied mountains and designed and built a house after renovating too many. I lived and worked legally in England and Australia, lived and worked under-the-table in the US (does that make me a former illegal alien?), became an environmental scientist and spent 14 years remediating contaminated sites internationally including stints at the highly secretive Pine Gap intelligence facility and a much more welcoming Canadian Embassy. I also trained as a professional chocolatier, got trained by my dog, unintentionally retired and took a lot of photos. I continue to write words that people seem to like reading (see Books and Freelance Articles) and more recently completed a Masters of Journalism.
