When I reached the beach and looked out onto Chilko Lake, I saw I was wrong. This was no ordinary place. I felt its power, its wildness and its remoteness. It had a mind of its own: spontaneous, reckless, and free.

When I reached the beach and looked out onto Chilko Lake, I saw I was wrong. This was no ordinary place. I felt its power, its wildness and its remoteness. It had a mind of its own: spontaneous, reckless, and free.