Tag: Winnipeg

  • Red River Paddle Challenge

    You recall the old bear who went over the mountain? In the absence of mountains, the river holds the same allure. What lies around the next bend? On a gray September day, Greg and I hopped into a canoe, along with 63 other boats of all shapes and sizes, to see what we could see.…

  • Manitoba Marathon

    In 2018 I attempted the impossible, running my first marathon, Winnipeg’s Manitoba Marathon. This was my first foray into long-distance running, what became the start of years of long-distance adventures. Today I’m grateful for the friends and community I found following this path. Congrats to all of today’s MB Marathon runners!

  • Dead Fish Paddle

    “THIS WAS A BAD IDEAAAAA!” I could hear faintly from Greg and Barry’s canoe above the wind as we leaned into the waves crashing at the bows of our vessels. The idea in question: what would it be like to paddle the Red River, from the Mennonite Landing near Ste. Agathe to The Forks in…

  • The Things Dad Brought Home

    Last weekend I ran on the frozen Seine River. Because of the rumours of wildlife along this twisting urban waterway, I kept my camera (the kind that also makes phone calls) handy. Sure enough, within the first couple kilometres I’d chased up a fox, later a small herd of friendly whitetails. And at about the…

  • Light

    Lately I’ve been checking out some master-of-light-effects graphic artists and trying to learn from their style. Here’s something I put together last night, based on a photo we took of Winnipeg last week. And it looks better in a larger format, which you can find here.