The intrepid blogger

Alexis Lake April 2008

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May 7th 2008
Our family has had a cabin on this lake for 35 years, and I had never seen the lake with ice on it. I decided this year I’d go up early. With the late spring, I got a real taste of winter. Back in the 1970’s I was a ski patroller at Marmot Basin ski area in Jasper for about 6 years. This was a volunteer ski patrol, we dispensed first aid on the ski hill, and engaged in various forms of rescu ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more