Gallery 2

In June of 2007, Sharon had discovered the joy of mushroom hunting. In this photo, she is ready to venture out of our motorhome and into the rain. During that afternoon, she and several groups of adventurers explored the mossy, boreal forest for unusual or edible fungi. She really enjoyed the chance to learn something new, and to find new friends.

Christmas 2001 included a visit to Rocky Mountain House where Heidigger had to cope with the indignities humans are compelled to impose on their favorite pets. In the background are Sharon’s sisters-in- law, Lorna Morrish and Amy Baxter. Heidigger wasn’t *very* upset.

One of her favorite places to ride was the Fort Assiniboine area. The sandy roads and lush valleys provided a setting for encounters with moose, deer, and on one special occasion we came face to face with a wolf which Sharon talked about for years afterward.

When she was first learning to taxi her plane, she would frequently be spun around by a tailwind; something which happened to all of us as we learned the skills. Because she was the only woman learning to fly, she had the support and the teasing of the men who often joked that she “drove like a woman.” They respected her a lot for taking up the challenge. She also felt forever indebted to our dear friend, Bill Wilt, who started us on this path as our ground school instructor.

This is Sharon in a weight-shift ultralight aircraft. She was proud to say she was the first certified female instructor on ultralight aircraft in Canada. She was a charter member of a national organization for which she wrote and published a newsletter.