Rosemary spent years involved in advertising and public relations in Vancouver before realizing she was spending every spare moment escaping the city; either to do intensive scuba diving, hiking, skiing, or sailing. Seeking a new way to support herself she went to UBC where she met Dave. After doing 3 years of psychology, she understood that pursuing such a career would mean staying in an urban center, so she spent 2 more years to get a B Ed, thinking it would be more useful for living in a small town. Eventually, she and Dave married and started exploring together, ending up in the beautiful Chilcotin region of British Columbia. They discovered they shared a dream of wilderness living and eventually moved to Precipice Valley to realize this.