Wilderness Dweller
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I am a wilderness dweller. I live off the grid, alone, and have done so for over 30 years. Find out more articles about wilderness by following this feed.
Wilderness Dweller
1M ago
Where did the winter go? It started so late – not until the middle of February when it got to forty below. Since then it’s been an absolute roller coaster with excessively warm spells followed by cold plunges. As the temperatures change, we got snow – finally enough to say it was a real winter ..read more
Wilderness Dweller
2M ago
Like most of North America, December and the early part of January were ridiculously mild. Often thawing, humidity as high as 99%, but precipitation was virtually nil. The shortest day: sun setting to the far left of Finger Peak. At least our Christmas was white – just. Unlike the eastern part of the Chilcotin where ..read more
Wilderness Dweller
4M ago
In October, we started the winter with a lovely sunny cold spell – went down to -20C one night. But since then, it has been largely mild, dull and windless. In early November the sky was full of smoke again. Some of it would have been slash burning, but this picture showed smoke from the ..read more
Wilderness Dweller
4M ago
This might be a boring post – mostly talking about the camera. More pics at the end. For many years I have been using the Canon Powershot series; the latest was the Canon Powershot SX 60. It has a 60 x optical zoom and a greater digital zoom – but digital zooms are a waste ..read more
Wilderness Dweller
4M ago
The leaves disappeared quickly but the early sun still painted a streak of gold by the river. The last of the willow leaves looked like lanterns. Now we were getting frosts. The single-paned windows on my new deck shelter created wonderful patterns. They never happen on the double glazing. And the low sun set off ..read more
Wilderness Dweller
6M ago
Through September we had hard frosts, but October has been very mild and looks to stay that way. Still, it freezes at least a little most mornings, and it’s definitely time to get ready for winter. First I went down to Bella Coola to pick some apples. The Rainbows were looking wintry through the frame ..read more
Wilderness Dweller
6M ago
Our Fall started early, probably due to the drought, but was scrappy at first. Some plants were green, some yellow, and some bare already. But at the end of September we had 3 perfect smoke-free, sunny days and all the remaining leaves turned at once. It was pure sensory overload. The following pictures are in ..read more
Wilderness Dweller
6M ago
Yes, that was actually it’s name – called after the creek that ran into the valley there; and the creek was named after the mountain behind. Climbers have always liked to use fanciful names. But the name for the fire could not have been more apt. One evening I saw a fresh slab of smoke ..read more
Wilderness Dweller
6M ago
This is a very unusual picture. It was the first day in a very long time that was clear of smoke. It didn’t last long, though, and this became the default view again quite quickly. Smoky pond. Despite this, the summer progressed. My garden started to get that jungly look. The sunflowers (which the birds ..read more
Wilderness Dweller
8M ago
Two days after Highway 20 was closed on the Bella Coola Hill (see previous post), an attempt was made to get people through with a pilot car. For the most part, the road is narrow and winding, often single lane. Ironically, the only relatively straight, wide stretch suitable for the passing of two convoys was ..read more