Sam McKibbon
Dryden
Name: Samuel McKibbon
Martial status: happily dating for 2.5 years
Hometown: Red Lake, ON.
Number of Black Dog I have owned in life: 5
Hobbies: ANYTHING outdoors… but specifically ice climbing, whitewater canoeing and kayaking and backpacking. I also love to work with wood. Current project a 16ft yurt (google it!)
Number of Countries Visited: 9
Former Jobs:
Fas Gas Attendant – Once got a $50 tip from an American for scooping 50 DOZEN minnows (you bet I counted them all)!
Tree planter – HARDNESS JOB EVER x two seasons.
Youth Action Alliance Peer Leader – Youth talking to Youth about tobacco. To be clear I DO NOT hate smokers but I HATE the tobacco industry.
Camp Counselor – probably one of my favorites! Kids outside are awesome!
Dog musher – pay $0. But yah I help out Burton Penner every so often.
Raft Guide – still do this in the summer! Sounds as fun as it really is!
Last Five Artists I listened to: Ben Howard, The Paper Kites, Aiden Knight, Hey Ocean, ALT-J
Last Three books: Into the Wild, Three Cups of Tea, On the Road, Wild,
Favorites Movies: Fight Club, Scanner Darkly (dark and deep…may watch in class), Ocean’s Series, Snatch.
Number of Kidneys in body: 1
Biggest aspiration right now: to Thru Hike the whole 2650miles of the Pacific Crest Trail.