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Abstract: Rob Wood grew up in a village on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors, where he eventually developed a preoccupation with rock climbing. After studying architecture for five years at the Architectural Association School in London, England, he made his way to Montreal and ended up in Calgary. During his time in Calgary, Rob became a pioneer of ice climbing and posted numerous first ascents in the Rockies during the early 1970’s. Eventually, life in corporate Alberta proved unfulfilling and Rob realized that he needed to find a place where he could reconnect with nature, which brought him to the remote reaches of Canada’s West Coast. Settling on Maurelle Island, he and his wife built an off-the-grid homestead and focussed on alternative communities and developing a small house-design practice specializing in organic and wholesome building techniques. At Home in Nature is a gentle and philosophical memoir that focuses on living a life deeply rooted in the natural world, where citizens are connected to the planet and individuals work together to help, enhance and make the world a better — and sustainable — place. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)

Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Leaving the old country; Allegiance to nature; Settling down; Cosmic shack; Back to the land community; Island schooling; Domestic animals; Wild animals; Fiordland boat; Mystery mountain; Deep wilderness; Cancer; Aorta attack; Outer islands community; Off-grib homestead; Organic house; Heavy weather; Flight of the imagination; Legend of Kayak Bill; Whirlpools in the tide

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