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In 1999, Kathleen and I were living in a one-room cabin 100 km (60 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, at the north end of Colville Lake, NWT. On April 15 we headed out across the lake, 40 km (25 miles) to the town of Colville Lake, a first nations community of 90 people. We made it a little over...

Here’s me, in Saskatchewan, running our newly-adopted sled dog pets from our friends in Inuvik. January 1, 2009.Brownie front left. Sailor front right. Grey rear left. Slick rear right. They loved to run, and often ignored the command to take the trail heading home.

Here is Shadow. Not really a pet. Much more like a family member.

Erica, I think you are correct! See Mason’s response above.

Thanks for that information, Mason. I stand educated! Also, now Erica’s report goes back to the top!!

Here is a field of Labrador Tea on the Anderson River, NWT.

This is the second time, Erica, that you have mentioned Labrador tea as something to be avoided on the banks. Labrador tea is generally a low shrub that does not form dense thickets. Is it possible that you are referring to dense, shrubby willows along the bank? (Note: I ask this question out...

You have a lot of perseverance, Erica. On our canoe trips, on pleasant mornings, it usually takes three hours from getting up to putting on the water. But who cares? It’s our morning and we want to enjoy it. There is no schrdule. No imperative to get on the water quickly. Unless. of course...

Winnipeg, Manitoba has a strong french history. Yet their major intersection is referred to as ˈpȯr-tij and main. Go figure.

I grew up in Sacramento, California, and I knew that the cloth item that one put on their lap was a napkin. When I moved to Vancouver, BC, I learned that it was a serviette.

Ouch!

lowangle, Perhaps I have not been paying close enough attention, but I never noticed anyone with a ponytail also wearing a ball cap. I do have ball caps, but all of them were given to me after purchasing some item or attending some event. To try to fit in, I sometimes wore them in Preeceville...

Mem, Pender Island, with a climate much like Victoria, is technically a Mediterranean Climate. See below. The two major Canadian cities that fall outside the continental climate schema are Vancouver and Victoria. Vancouver experiences an oceanic climate, bordering warm-summer mediterranean...

Alan, As you noted, Pender Island is small. But still somewhat rural. After my retirement, we moved to South Pender Island in 2003. We had ocean front property, 1 acre, and had switchbacking stairs built 65 vertical feet down to the beach. Kept our canoe down there. Paddled to Hope Bay for...

Glenn, We left our home in Saskatchewan because we were no longer physically able to manage and care for the property. For example the disks in my lower spine had deteriorated to the point where I could no longer bend over to clear trail with my chainsaw. The pain was too much. Just one of our...

Bears captured by our trail camera in Saskatchewan. Like Black Fly’s cabin, our Saskatchewan property is still on the market.

Glenn, Our property in Saskatchewan was essentially at the headwaters of the Assiniboine River, which for about 3-4 weeks had enough water to paddle, but never enough current to teach even introductory moving water strokes. We went twice wth friends, early on, but never again. This was years...

Shadow is a rescue dog. He and his brother and a cat were abandoned at a somewhat nearby farm 7 years ago. Owner just drove off and left them. Brother dog and cat were eventually rescued; but, Shadow wouldn’t be caught. Our understanding is that he was wild for a month or more. Finally, a lady...

Shadow likes his new life very much. Our previous property in Saskatchewan was 565 acres, more than half of which was forested. We had 8 km (5 miles) of trails where we walked him nearly every day, always on a 30-foot line. He was happy enough being on the line. At the end of the walk we...

Those questions require several answers, and a couple of pictures. I don’t want to sidetrack the thread. Perhaps I should DM you. What do people think?