Algonquin: Cedar – Catfish – Hogan – Burntroot – Nipissing River
A four day canoe trip in the heart of Algonquin Park: Sept. 21 – 24, 2018.
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Killarney Park: The Crack, Silver Peak and The Pig
Five days paddling and hiking in Killarney Park with the kid. Read more
Killarney Park: The Crack, Silver Peak and The Pig
Five days paddling and hiking in Killarney Park with the kid.
Hit the Trail, Amigos! Gearing Up for the Great Outdoors
A Trestles Elite Eco 20 Sleeping Bag….. Perfect. (And again, I get no commission from anyone – so far; though maybe I should reconsider that. I just promote things that…
Five great days in Algonquin Park
My daughter and I have started a tradition it seems. This is the second year the two of us have gone canoe tripping. This year we decide to go a…
Canada, eh?
I did not know – Quebec is nearly triple the size of Texas or France…which makes it roughly the size of Mexico. Wow. And that is just one Canadian province.…
Kiosk – Mouse – Maple: twelve years later
In 2007 my loving partner offered to look after our toddler while I got back in the canoe for a few days. This is the story of me doing the…
Well, Let’s Add This to Our Growing List of Dire Warnings
Another day another warning that humanity is pushing its luck, overstressing this Earth, our one and only biosphere. For those of you who can’t handle stress, don’t fret. It’ll be…
The tenth annual Martin – Chris trip: the trip report is posted
The tenth annual Martin-Chris trip is in the books. And the chatty, data nerd-friendly log is posted. Heavy weather, long days and no wildlife. Apart from the two party animals…
Tap-to-wake Montana GPS: oh Garmin what have you done?
Someone decided a feature of my beloved Garmin Montana GPS was in fact a bug. And now I’ve got a game-changing disappointment on my hands where before I had a…
Algonquin Park trip journal: Érables, Biggar, Kioshkowkwi
Four days in the north west end of Algonquin Park. Almost 3 litres of wine. Read more
Temagami tree trip
At a certain point, I thought Martin should really see the trees. This trip is probably the most popular route in all of Temagami. When I first got back into…
Shall, Dickson Booth Lake loop: trip report posted
I do this every year. Disappearing for four days in early fall. And yet, my partner, the lovely and talented Irene Jansen, puts up with me. I am a lucky…
In Wildness is the Preservation of the World
The title of this post is a quote from Henry David Thoreau’s essay, Walking, published posthumously in 1862, but which he wrote and rewrote during the 1850s. I was thinking…
Mayor Jimmy Really Doesn’t Get It
The following twitter exchange exemplifies Mayor Jimmy's petty reaction to criticism. I suppose I should be thankful I have not been blocked yet, like so many of the mayor's critics.…
Mayor Jimmy Really Doesn’t Get It
The following twitter exchange exemplifies Mayor Jimmy’s petty reaction to criticism. I suppose I should be thankful I have not been blocked yet, like so many of the mayor’s critics.…
Mayor Jimmy Really Doesn’t Get It
The following twitter exchange exemplifies Mayor Jimmy’s petty reaction to criticism. I suppose I should be thankful I have not been blocked yet, like so many of the mayor’s critics.…
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources contemplates extending cottage leases in Algonquin Park
This is what I told the MNR via their online consultation system about their pondering extending leases on cottages within the boundaries of Algonquin provincial park. In short: They’ve had…
Big Brother Is Watching You – and Yes, It Matters
I talked to my boy in the car this past weekend about what to do when he drives, if he has any problems; and he talked to me about the…