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I've never heard of such weird flavour combinations, but they're crazy enough they might just work. They are going on my try it list.

A fire ban appears to still be in place. It will take some time Rick before conditions change.

Is paper map reading becoming a lost skill? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/maps-cartography-skill-1.6871726

Ha ha. That's a good question. You know you've got a selective chooser when they spend way too long with a hand in the bag. There's a variety of trail mix options in stores (Bulk Barn, GoodnessMe) but we tend to throw together our own. High prices have even hit the nuts, fruit, and gorp market.

What are Cuties? I googled it and wish I hadn't.

I'm not a fruit cake foodie but the light version is fancy fine for teas with the in-laws. The dark goes with everything, tea, coffee, and stronger stuff. Where would New Year's be without that pairing!? I forgot dried bb's. Yes they are good, and never seem to last in this house. They (fresh...

Here is short photo canoe blog by the extraordinary young man Iohan Georguiev. RIP. https://www.bikewanderer.com/on-the-road//canoeing-chilko-lake

I emphatically say yes to this. Dried cherries, cranberries, currants, and raisins are my favourite for bannock. Strangely enough we have a dil who detests dried fruit. Absolutely abhors them (her words). I have no idea how tiny dried fruit can illicit such strong emotions. I asked if there'd...

Cargo vans, pickup trucks, and station wagons. They all haul but in different styles. I've owned and driven each and would be hard pressed to choose which I preferred as each was best suited to different tasks. This is my poor analogy for packs, barrels, and duffle bags. Packs I find the most...

We flew in to Toronto Monday afternoon to what we assumed was just another smoggy city sky in this part of the world. https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

Apples and lemons. No refrigeration necessary. Apples for healthy snacks, lemons for zesty refreshing water and added to add citrus kick to meals.

This past winter my wife fell while walking the dog. Just a little bump on the head she said, no need to worry. So we didn't, except our daughter did. So, hours of ER time spent with doctors and nurses and a couple CT Scans later our neurosurgeon said to us "See, at your age(s) you've plenty to...

Sometimes I must admit to living in a soap bubble, there's so much I ignore in the world. Our kids would tell you all about that if you let them, but please don't encourage them. I had to catch up with this chatbot stuff in order to know what the blazes Alan was having fun with now...

Do they make coffee percolators in a small size? Why yes they do. And if you're the only coffee drinker in camp, which sometimes I am, a personal percolator might work. Here's my latest 30's vintage flea market find, made by Armorware. Naturally I had to test it. The copper clad bottom is a...

One day they're all sleepy-headed fellows paying me no mind and the next they're feeling a bit peckish. I'll start using eau de DEET. My wife is placing her trust in a botanical product, mostly for repelling ticks, which we're having to be careful of. Another sign of the woods and wetlands...

The Mississippi River looks like an excellent watershed to spend some tripping time exploring. https://bucktrack.com/Mississippi_Canoe_Planning.html https://doingmiles.com/2014-08-mississippi-river/

Fixed minds with hurried goals. On the other hand one might explore the big river with broader views. Kinda like speed walking Americana history. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/geological-history-mississippi-river-180975509/

Are they day trip boats only, or can you light trip with them? I am curious only, not critical, because they do after all mimic birch bark canoes. Light solo trippers?

ie Efficiency. Always a good group of skills to acquire regardless of activity. Speed is part of the equation. I do care that we can make a difficult open water crossing efficiently/faster/safely, but appreciate a slower pace many other times. The goal depends on the moment.