minimalist lifestyle & travel
I find myself in a stark contrast of landscape—rolling hills of pale, dry grasses looking down on freshwater lakes. This is BC’s Okanagan Valley. To be honest, I never knew this existed in Canada: a place rife with cacti and rattlesnakes, where people make their livings growing fruit and making wine.
…
The clang of metal on metal shocks me awake.
“Rise and shine!”
My guide is loudly banging a spoon against a pot as I open my eyes to the still-dark sky, scattered with endless stars that only show themselves to the isolated. I pull the swag tighter and hope the clanging will end as the chill in the air seeps deep into my bones. Welcome to the desert spring.
…
