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Pipe Dreams

A Tale of Two Cities

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Experiencing the Outdoors

Part of the book series: Researching Environmental Learning ((RELE))

Abstract

Snow crunches beneath my feet as I reach the top of the ridge. A puff of warm breath temporarily melts the ice in my beard and obscures my vision. I pause and appreciate the frigid calm of this winter morning. I inhale and hold my breath.

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  1. University of Calgary, US

    Gregory Lowan-Trudeau

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  1. La Trobe University, Australia

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    Ruth Lawrence

  3. La Trobe University, Australia

    Gregory Heath

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Lowan-Trudeau, G. (2015). Pipe Dreams. In: Robertson, M., Lawrence, R., Heath, G. (eds) Experiencing the Outdoors. Researching Environmental Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-944-9_4

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