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A strange thing. Perhaps owing to the likelihood that the vast majority of people are nice somewhere underneath, that's what I've found anyway, but my social navigating has revealed some curious happenstance. I'm pushing 70 but my hair is still only salt n pepper, even tho my facial hair is all...

I've used my cell phone mostly for it's downloaded maps, but also it's superior camera. It's battery far outlasts my waterproof p&s. I've no idea if it's got any IP rating (Samsung) so it lives in a slim clear waterproof case tethered to the thwart in front of me. It feels nervy and foolish...

Yes, read the room, at all times, rural and urban. But at the same time judging people by their appearance (a book by it's cover) can sometimes be so wrong. The smiling friendly one can be a flaming nutter, the dull one with their shutters down can actually be a sweetheart. Don't live in fear...

Thanks Glenn for keeping us safe.

I've come full circle in life, or at the very least, never ventured far from my favourite direction. Look up escapism and you may get it. Outdoor activities have been a good way to "get away from it all", but I've lost interest in winter stuff and day hikes. Cycling remains my first and...

Skiing, both alpine and especially nordic. Since moving back into mild winter country, skiing became a difficult love to pursue. I still dream about slopes and trails. Just like day hikes, I've lost that kind of fitness and have rationalized my activity drift as having moved on to another life...

Love following along with Caltopo, thanks. Can't believe I'm taking the off-ramp onto the Costco chicken byway but here goes...I used to have a dependency weakness towards KFC. And then came rotisserie chicken. We used to stock up on birds from a family farm but since they opened up a brand new...

I was bound and determined not to be a cat person, until we were "donated" a feline rescue, 3 times. Frig. Hating them was impossible. Being sentient creatures they had distinguishable characters just like all domestic animals. And I learned a great deal about myself and the world through being...

As you are well aware Alan I am doing my level best to counteract this digital voyeurism/spyware by feeding them/it with rambling mildly disturbing flaky posts in order to confuse their learned logic. I'm pretty sure I'm always one step ahead of them, or at the very least, sporadically deking...

After (1) inflatable sleeping pad, and (2) coffee, my 3rd luxury item(s) might be modern materials themselves, in whatever gear form; kevlar canoe, dry bag packs, quick dry clothing, sealable food packaging, Li-ion lighting, butane fuel stove and stuff... They all smooth out the rough and glamp...

The 30-sneak was necessary unless you wanted to make a long day of it driving straight thru, what with construction, Fairmont bagel, traffic, Wilenskey's Light Lunch, construction, poutine a La Banquise, construction traffic, Schwartz's Deli...don't forget Drogheria Fine for some of Nonna's...

Here's an English article about the trip. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canoe-fur-trade-route-bruno-forest-1200-kilometres-northern-quebec-1.7628229

It's not a bad opinion piece despite complaining about the obvious; recreationalists have grown in number while spaces for them have not. Many moons ago I became frustrated with a favourite park because it's lake specific (not site specific) policy was inadequately ensuring reservations were...

Glad your trip went smoothly. I would be severely disappointed if any knucklehead had hassled you. We see a number of those stealth looking trucks around and the Tesla cars are everywhere here. I wondered about the challenges of those body angles. Problem solved! The caribou project might've...

For (non-paddling) international travel I carry my meds in whatever prescrip labelled bottles they came in. Hassle free. Speaking of hassle, for any travel within my borders, especially the paddling kind, I load up my screw top pill bottles to save me the frustration of wrestling with the...

Hope you don't mind Robin, for those who might be wc curious, here's a canoe blog about the Chestnuts. https://canoeguybc.wordpress.com/tag/chestnut-cruiser/

Ha, I can't wait for the shout out SHIRTS AND SKINS! Tribalism can be fun sometimes. Sometimes.

Olive oil also comes in cans. True, the can is vertically oriented with the handle and spout at the top. (smaller end) Despite being food grade I have no idea if the interior is necessarily heat stable to boiling.

Ahoy Dave, I'm a Hammer kid who often wanders into the big smoke for family matters (because they matter). While kids-in-tow tripping was a cool and fun lifestyle, being empty-nesters certainly has it's merits too. And if you can rope the grown kid(s) into the occasional trip that can be a...