Meghan J. Ward - outdoor, travel and adventure writer
working with words in the heart of the Canadian Rockies
Back in February 2011, a friend of mine gave me a shout to help write and edit a few pages for a website called Healthy Living Canada. It was a small, simple website listing a variety of wellness resources and vendors in Canada. To keep this story relatively short, I came out of my first meeting with them with questions about their vision for the site [...]
Writers are some of the most passionate people I know. When we become hooked by a particular idea, story or controversy, we dive into it, swimming in the depths of the material, research, interviews – anything we can get our hands on – before bringing the story to the surface.
The other night I was telling my husband about how discouraging the lack of feedback can be in the world of writing. An extra degree of effort is required on the part of the reader to tell an author what he or she thought about an article or book, to express how the author’s words [...]
At last, some photos of Nepal from my trip back in the fall of 2011. I wrote throughout the journey on my blog, The Campsite, and you can view all of those blogs here. I am also currently working on a feature story about the impacts of mountaineering and tourism on the local culture in Khumbu, so stayed tuned for news on that publication. Click on the first thumbnail to enlarge the slideshow full screen. Enjoy!
Thursday, February 23, the North Columbia Environmental Society presents climArt change, a multi-media show that celebrates the possibilities in the face of climate change. As the author of the Alpine Club of Canada’s “State of the Mountains Report,” I’ll be giving a short keynote address to kick off the evening. This talk will introduce the theme of the evening, in addition to highlighting the importance of local knowledge – what we learn from people who have the experience and observations gained from intimate experiences in the wild places. Other special guests include Greg Hill (he has one inspiring project to share with you), Trapper Snowboards (recreational locovores), and much more…
Reblogged from THE CAMPSITE: Many people travel to “get away” or pursue adventure, but that doesn’t have to mean that you disappear altogether. Even some of the most remote places on the planet have access to the internet these days, making it possible for you to have the best of both worlds: to be “away,” [...]
