You may have seen my polar bear photos, so let me tell you a bit about my recent trip to Churchill, Manitoba. After a quick overnight in Winnipeg, I boarded a charter flight north to Churchill. The landscape below was peppered in farms at first, then forests and lakes, then the roads disappear, then only wilderness stretching beyond the horizon. Several wildfires could be seen, burning unchecked. Forest, lakes, marsh, forest, and more lakes. Out of nowhere a dirt road appears

Hi folks, After much angst and even more procrastination, I am going to begin a blog here. I have minimal exposure to blogs, and little understanding of what my audience would like to hear, so please expect some rambling, scattered thoughts, incoherent direction, and mild-to-severe profanity. Feedback would be greatly appreciated, as it will help sculpt the purpose and direction of my blog posts. Eventually, and hopefully, the blog will be something I can be proud of and you