Monthly Archives: December 2023

This is a new trail that accesses Elephant Mountain, the flagpole and CBC Towers. Rating: ♦♦♦♦◊ Difficulty. A1 Distance: 3.8 km roundtrip Elevation gain: +300 m Time: 1 hour Season: Late March to late November Drive: From Nelson, cross the … Continue reading →

“Shark Going Inland is My Chief”. A good book about navigation used in the South Pacific.  How to find your way in the Pacific Oceania’s wayfinding skills The art of getting a vessel and its occupants from one place on … Continue reading →

The Cai Creek drainage sits above O0tischenia, across the Columbia River from Castlegar and above the Castlegar Airport. This is an old-growth forest that contains BC’s largest ponderosa pine and many other large trees. The notable pine tree is 600 … Continue reading →

The Mt. Thompson Rim Trail is the Creston Valley’s most iconic hike. Most of the elevation is gained on the road leading to the trail.  There is no water on the trail.  Location:  The ridge that forms the west skyline … Continue reading →

The incredible shrinking plan Can you afford to retire? Inflation and rising rates mean many future retirees could earn less than they had thought Can you afford to retire? The answer is much more likely to be no today than it … Continue reading →

What archaeology is telling us about the real Jesus Believers call him the Son of God. Skeptics dismiss him as legend. Now, researchers digging in the Holy Land are sifting fact from fiction. Worshippers in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy … Continue reading →

Why The World Must Set a Price on Carbon The chimney and cooling towers of the Schkopau lignite-fired power plant are steaming behind a wind farm in Germany. Jan Woitas/picture alliance—Getty Images BY LYNN FORESTER DE ROTHSCHILD DECEMBER 20, 2023 TIME MAGAZINE  … Continue reading →

A polarized microscopic view of crystallized ketamine.  MICROGRAPH BY M. I. WALKER, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Ketamine effectively treats depression. Do the benefits outweigh the risks? Ketamine therapy has been shown to change lives by treating severe depression and anxiety. But … Continue reading →

4.5 billion years ago, another planet crashed into Earth. We may have found its leftovers. A Mars-size object called Theia smashed into Earth, and the debris coalesced into the moon. Now scientists believe they may have identified pieces of Theia … Continue reading →

This psychoactive plant could save lives—and everyone wants to cash in Iboga plants smuggled out of Gabon provide most of the world’s ibogaine, a drug that can help heal trauma and addiction. As the plant enters fair trade, officials hope … Continue reading →