Canvas & Chronicles by Aanya Shen

Fifth Journey Day 11: Reluctant Emergence

Fifth Journey Day 11: Reluctant Emergence

Aanya Shen

Date: May 19, 2025Location: Yellowknife, Canada I walked the Frame Lake Trail today and let the land speak to me. The trail curved between pieces of granite and thin, thin...

Fifth Journey Day 11: Reluctant Emergence

Aanya Shen

Date: May 19, 2025Location: Yellowknife, Canada I walked the Frame Lake Trail today and let the land speak to me. The trail curved between pieces of granite and thin, thin...

Fifth Journey Day 10: Weight of Sky

Fifth Journey Day 10: Weight of Sky

Aanya Shen

Date: May 18, 2025Location: Inuvik, Canada I walked the Boot Lake Trail this afternoon. It felt like entering a space full of silence and distance. The short black spruce trees...

Fifth Journey Day 10: Weight of Sky

Aanya Shen

Date: May 18, 2025Location: Inuvik, Canada I walked the Boot Lake Trail this afternoon. It felt like entering a space full of silence and distance. The short black spruce trees...

Fifth Journey Day 9: Becoming Memory

Fifth Journey Day 9: Becoming Memory

Aanya Shen

Date: May 17, 2025Location: Dawson City, Canada I spent the day walking around the small streets of Dawson City. There is a strange, almost theatrical stillness here. The buildings lean...

Fifth Journey Day 9: Becoming Memory

Aanya Shen

Date: May 17, 2025Location: Dawson City, Canada I spent the day walking around the small streets of Dawson City. There is a strange, almost theatrical stillness here. The buildings lean...

Fifth Journey Day 8: Patience of Water

Fifth Journey Day 8: Patience of Water

Aanya Shen

Date: May 16, 2025Location: Whitehorse, Canada I walked the Millennium Trail today, following the path along the Yukon River. It was colder than I expected. My breath hung in soft...

Fifth Journey Day 8: Patience of Water

Aanya Shen

Date: May 16, 2025Location: Whitehorse, Canada I walked the Millennium Trail today, following the path along the Yukon River. It was colder than I expected. My breath hung in soft...

Fifth Journey Day 7: Presence of the Grey Jay

Fifth Journey Day 7: Presence of the Grey Jay

Aanya Shen

Date: May 15, 2025Location: Jasper, Canada I walked the Discovery Trail this morning, slowly and almost hesitantly. The air here is thin and sharp, yet somehow feels cleaner than any...

Fifth Journey Day 7: Presence of the Grey Jay

Aanya Shen

Date: May 15, 2025Location: Jasper, Canada I walked the Discovery Trail this morning, slowly and almost hesitantly. The air here is thin and sharp, yet somehow feels cleaner than any...

Fifth Journey Day 6: Gathered Fragments

Fifth Journey Day 6: Gathered Fragments

Aanya Shen

Date: May 14, 2025Location: Banff, Canada I walked the forest trail near Tunnel Mountain this morning. The air felt very cold. The trees stood tall and silent, their dark trunks...

Fifth Journey Day 6: Gathered Fragments

Aanya Shen

Date: May 14, 2025Location: Banff, Canada I walked the forest trail near Tunnel Mountain this morning. The air felt very cold. The trees stood tall and silent, their dark trunks...