Amish Chadhafield notes

In the margins

what I do when nobody is paying me
Scrambling up a snow-covered rock face in a helmet, with a valley and peaks below
Arms spread on a rocky summit above a turquoise lake
On a frozen canyon trail below an ice fall
Looking out over snow-covered peaks
Looking out over a turquoise lake from a rocky outcrop
Arms out on a trail above a mountain lake
Arms out on a summit ridge with a trekking pole
Sitting on a ledge high above Lake Louise
MountaineeringI climb for the hour the wind goes quiet and the valley opens.Highest: Mt. James Walker, 3,035 mNext: Mount Lady Macdonald
Playing guitar on a couch while a friend sings along
Playing an acoustic guitar on a metro train
Jamming and making musicFellow bojanglers with a love for string acoustic twangs, percussion and an Irish ceili.Plays: guitar, ukulele, djembe, cajón and steel panLearning: Shape of My Heart, Sting
A dragon boat crew digging in mid-race
With the Dragnum Dragon Boat Calgary crew under the team tent
Dragon boatNobody in the engine room gets to coast. Outwork the last stroke, then do it again before anyone is watching.Seat: engine roomCrew: Dragnum Calgary
A red 29029 flag against a sunset sky
Endurance and adventure challengesHiking one hill until you have climbed the height of Everest makes no sense on paper. I signed up anyway, which tells you most of what you need to know.Challenge: 29029Signed up for: 2028
Persian raan, slow-roasted lamb leg in a spiced red marinade
CookingThe kitchen does not care about your title. You show up, you burn things, you get humbled, and tomorrow you go back to the stove.Learning: by experiment, and by following recipes before breaking them
Halved figs in a copper mug on a wooden table
Food bloggingRecipes, reviews and the odd food essay, written up at Fig and Ginger.figandginger.com ↗
Four digital artworks in a Van Gogh style, from the Goghing Modern Instagram account
Photography and artPhotography, pastels and, lately, digital art that walks Van Gogh into the present day.@goghingmodern ↗
A vocal booth with a studio microphone, a wooden stool and a Persian rug
Singing trainingTeaching the voice to carry what the guitar has been saying for years.Status: in trainingGoal: sing the songs I play
Road tripsNo fixed plan, and Highway 1 is still the high-water mark.Best drive: Pacific Coast Highway 1Rule: take the slow road