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MEC Edmonton Presentation

7/13/2019

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MEC Edmonton
Connecting Passions Presentation

This past week I packed up the Jeep, and hit the road to Edmonton for another presentation; this time to the Paddling community of MEC Edmonton. The rain poured down as the morning drifted into afternoon and soon rolled into the evening. I pulled some of my go-to items from the shelves of the store and set up some photo post cards for the guests. As I finished up inflating the packraft and putting up my paddles, I looked over my shoulder, and there, walking in the door were two of my River Angel from last years expedition. Huge hugs and bigger smiles I couldn’t believe it! Seeing the invite posted, and the teaming rain, they detoured to listen while on route to Alaska. The amazing couple had given me a place to stay and recover from my broken foot and blisters after the portage over the Great Divide in Helena, Montana. The energy around them being there helped fuel my presentation and by the end I felt it had gone the best yet. Flowing and finishing up fluidly, like that of the rain that washed each in to the shelter to hear tales of adventure, mental health and how a tiny squirrel taught me about compassion.
“There are some moments in life That change us forever” #miminovic

Huge thank you to the staff at Edmonton’s @mec and @sowhitty.catha for taking images of the evening! •
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BC Overland Rally Presentation

7/10/2019

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BC Overland Rally Presentation

By the time I pulled in, I was excited to see how a presentation would go with no photography to accompany. With my Jeep, Kayaks, Packraft and Paddles as a backdrop, it was about the pure stories. I was worried when I was first invited to present at the BC Overland Rally. Not being able to look over my shoulder to my imagery to help keep me on track, remind me of stories and distract if I fumble. However, the presentation seemed nothing but the opposite, flowing out with easy. Like having a conversation with hundreds of people I could see the smiles, here the laughter and gasps and nothing but my pure words. The questions had me knowing that each was paying mind to each word and story. As the weekend went on, I was overwhelmed by the people that would come up thankful, and sharing their own stories of adventure and mental illness. Creating genuine and intriguing conversations, as well as new friends and connections. The goal is always to connect others to my journey, to the wilds, and in turn, to themselves through these presentations, and yet again I was reminded this is a path I must take and is always worth it.

Huge thank you to Byron @explorelements for capturing the moments!
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MEC Edmonton Presentation

MEC Edmonton Connecting Passions Presentation

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