The coldest temperature ever recorded near where I was born and raised was -73° Fahrenheit in 1935. In those temperatures, frostbite can happen in minutes on any exposed skin. Blood pressure lowers, breathing becomes shallow, and there can be a slight thickening of the blood, which can cause chest pain in some. I’ve not experienced that extreme cold, but I came

It seems I discovered the healing power of nature (or maybe nature found me) at a very young age. Growing up in a small town in northern Canada, close to Muskeg country, the wilds were out my front door, and whenever the chaos of my home life got too chaotic, I always found refuge walking the small trail down to

In the north, November can be a stark month. Gone are the brilliant gold, scarlet leaves of autumn. Gone are the hot, lazy days of summer. Many birds fly south to warmer climates. Some animals slow down by finding shelter and preparing for their long winter nap. Tree buds go dormant. The sun rises in the southeast as the days