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At home in nature : a life of unknown mountains and deep wilderness

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Wood, Robert Julian
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
Call Number
G512 A84 W66
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Author
Wood, Robert Julian
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
284 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Architecture
Autobiography
Alberta
British Columbia
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
ISBN
9781771602501
Accession Number
A639
Call Number
G512 A84 W66
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
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[England, Scotland, and Wales Postcard Scrapbook]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of postcards from England, Scotland, and Wales. Includes scenic views of countrysides, city and town streets, schools, castles, and churches.
Date Range
1903-1924
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 7 / 1867
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I / A / 7 Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 7 / 1867
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1903-1924
Physical Description
5.5 cm of textual records (95 pages ; 37.5 x 29 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of postcards from England, Scotland, and Wales. Includes scenic views of countrysides, city and town streets, schools, castles, and churches.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Architecture
Buildings
Churches
Environment and Nature
History
Landscapes
Parks
Scenery
Travel
Geographic Access
Oxford
Exeter
Brighton
Chester
England
Scotland
Wales
United Kingdom
Language
English
Creator
Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Postcard album containing postcards of England, Scotland and Wales collected by Catharine Robb Whyte, possibly on 1924 trip. held in oversize "C"
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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