{"product_id":"hiking-beyond","title":"Hiking Beyond","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten wearing muddy boots, in wet tents and with frozen fingers, Bronwyn Preece’s Hiking Beyond is a collection steeped in the messiness of being alive. With reverence for geology, ornithology, botany, history and all that resists easy categorization, Preece captures the soundbites, questions and quiet revelations of solo, backcountry travel. From recovery from injury to the realities of living with a genetic disorder,\u003cspan\u003e H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eiking Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores what it means to hike, to heal, and to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributor Bio\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBronwyn Preece is honoured to have the privilege of living on the unceeded traditional territories of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eL̓il̓wat7úl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePeoples in Whistler, BC. This awareness brings with it many levels of responsibility, humbleness, transparency and collaborative possibilities. She is a site-sensitive poetic-renegade and multi-disciplinary, community-engaged arts practitioner. She holds a PhD in Performance, along with a MA and BFA in Applied Theatre. She has taught and performed internationally. Her publications range from place-based children’s books, articles to artistic academic chapters. She is the author of\u003cspan\u003e K\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enee Deep in High Water: Riding the Muskwa-Kechika\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e E\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003expedition Poems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Caitlin Press, 2023);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSea to Sky Alphabet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Simply Read Books, 2024);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGulfIslands Alphabet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Simply Read Books, 2012) and the forthcoming\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOlive and Jasper, Canadian Rockies Alphabet and My Happy Hiking Trails\u003c\/em\u003e, all with Simply Read Books. All of her artistic and educational work aims towards cultivating place-based awarenesses and small acts of reconciliatory repair. Bronwyn is an avid, solo, backcountry backpacker and hiker who writes on the trail. She has the word ‘gratitude’ tattooed on her arm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RainCoast Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48434928320724,"sku":null,"price":23.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/3443\/6308\/files\/9781773861845_Image-front-cover_rb_fullcover.png?v=1786990693","url":"https:\/\/mtwaddingtons.com\/products\/hiking-beyond","provider":"Mt Waddington's Outdoors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}