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Wolves

Wolves are curious, rarely afraid, and quick to take off. In summer they live in family units, raising pups and are not a threat. Food

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My first arctic

Day 10. I had Cream of Wheat this morning with raisins and a spoonful of peanut butter. Then, to paddle. I had an odd memory.

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Bears

I’m with my sister, Eve, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, months after the summer. She is having a knee replacement.  In pain before the operation, she is

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Keeping Dry

I’m paddling.  Up at 7 and left camp at 10. One stroke after the next. Switch sides. Feel the paddle pull through water. Smile. The

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Diamonds…..

The day I left Yellowknife, I answered the float base owner’s question about what I was after ‘out there’ by saying, ‘treasure’. He replied there

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