Beyond the “No Access” Sign is Where You Find the Magic

Atomic Essay #1 from the August Ship 30 for 30 cohort.

Photo taken by the author. Pictured: Brandywine Falls Provincial Park.

Last weekend, my wife and I took our 2 boys (ages 5 and 10) to Whistler, British Columbia, for a mini-vacay.

Driving there, we hiked to a viewpoint that presented us with precarious paths. It tested my boys’ resilience and mental fortitude, and we made it…