“Life spent out in the elements has it's challenges and yet it is so incredibly rewarding. Every moment of discomfort...be it aching muscles, freezing limbs, mind-numbing heat, aggressive wildlife, hair-raising lightning storms…these moments transcend physical and mental hardship to become a soul-enriching experience — First light cascading richly across a pristine ecosystem; observing an animal delightfully exploring its own world, unaware of my presence; the way the light falls ‘just so’, making me stop in my tracks and inhale sharply at the stunning beauty of a place… These are the moments that make me feel alive and euphoric and so lucky to be a creature of this earth.”