tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48003616431289104052024-02-07T07:52:02.451-05:00Rainbows and SunshineMike's incomplete log of some trips taken around his corner of northeastern Ontario.OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-87821261030154792352009-06-11T01:23:00.005-04:002009-06-11T04:24:58.854-04:00Chipmunk Photo Op July 18 2007Going back in time a couple of years. I took these pics while in the beginning stages of building <a href="http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5555/456457238.jpg">this shelter</a>. According to the information on the digital shots, I followed him around for 40 minutes. Heh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyu7pDpzg2_dCYlThw4UN_VkArfsDnprtNECDrRx0ahnTo2E7aH_ugXD_Gjov7ddfsNjSsQiLvZz7CHgABF4hi3xke3RTrkpdphNhJKu2pNvMKOOoHQ37zxOfp97uKf6pCr-ir1zWv1Ol/s1600-h/456457_240.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyu7pDpzg2_dCYlThw4UN_VkArfsDnprtNECDrRx0ahnTo2E7aH_ugXD_Gjov7ddfsNjSsQiLvZz7CHgABF4hi3xke3RTrkpdphNhJKu2pNvMKOOoHQ37zxOfp97uKf6pCr-ir1zWv1Ol/s320/456457_240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345939517277242194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRrfuQo1tWcwSGRYHuw7MpHb8NYBnJ3KiUJJfyeCouYtRTrc2Q9laQxwHbcEsRd5urIawgJcqe6ZBGVWCk1couGrt7CP7OhtcinWiaOwK5n3K5jIIBer_eFElMke_cBtS8-XjLMbQlhaD/s1600-h/456457_245.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRrfuQo1tWcwSGRYHuw7MpHb8NYBnJ3KiUJJfyeCouYtRTrc2Q9laQxwHbcEsRd5urIawgJcqe6ZBGVWCk1couGrt7CP7OhtcinWiaOwK5n3K5jIIBer_eFElMke_cBtS8-XjLMbQlhaD/s320/456457_245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345939538439046674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjMNDBlFhuF3B-vs-_h4MOX9zwK7k7ETAvnKKTPP0KHgUg1wjdzkEFaA7xExm_f-2YQmzlKMHYVIYLedbNLQPczpM-7Wmw4Oo5RJwEB40sK2mHs8vcNfIhMvIm5xBbEDe-Y-_WfRrIRA-/s1600-h/456457_241.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjMNDBlFhuF3B-vs-_h4MOX9zwK7k7ETAvnKKTPP0KHgUg1wjdzkEFaA7xExm_f-2YQmzlKMHYVIYLedbNLQPczpM-7Wmw4Oo5RJwEB40sK2mHs8vcNfIhMvIm5xBbEDe-Y-_WfRrIRA-/s320/456457_241.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345939519454607186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IpAPkNIFGsUa8VRWJ0OcZ4mAchfOkkM-mbX53X3apt3FI-qu-cmYtiLqqaB0aph9-iMBv7oMHVk7sxEKYTEh3gSX11zQyJ2zzZ8mqToox7jet8B1yJjlqOpWKAdxHRNhnQ8iQVyB8c91/s1600-h/456457_242.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IpAPkNIFGsUa8VRWJ0OcZ4mAchfOkkM-mbX53X3apt3FI-qu-cmYtiLqqaB0aph9-iMBv7oMHVk7sxEKYTEh3gSX11zQyJ2zzZ8mqToox7jet8B1yJjlqOpWKAdxHRNhnQ8iQVyB8c91/s320/456457_242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345939525668828834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiC2aIUSaLcr4_HtCQKntbCADmTaslFsLgvoL8Yn5KmtlevxyGyuw7zvJWHchoOl_LPemEiw14_3f5_odRBXSB0qEOuk_r4QNoRQIhPJTa1qZolmhWb4s5C3e4jqbysajK2jSu1Afmp7X/s1600-h/456457_243.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiC2aIUSaLcr4_HtCQKntbCADmTaslFsLgvoL8Yn5KmtlevxyGyuw7zvJWHchoOl_LPemEiw14_3f5_odRBXSB0qEOuk_r4QNoRQIhPJTa1qZolmhWb4s5C3e4jqbysajK2jSu1Afmp7X/s320/456457_243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345939531757197442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0fzFRWguqc7wHnkp9hkmr3MWUAvQe3ew4oLP6g51eGn_PDyxkCSMouusVgjyo-41kY1t4fzM2411-jTl1o9g3DRFC1tDRofkSkIpZLygYao74nWsdATwicP2za4OOYkJ3d_WSeVJ9fvk/s1600-h/456457_246.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0fzFRWguqc7wHnkp9hkmr3MWUAvQe3ew4oLP6g51eGn_PDyxkCSMouusVgjyo-41kY1t4fzM2411-jTl1o9g3DRFC1tDRofkSkIpZLygYao74nWsdATwicP2za4OOYkJ3d_WSeVJ9fvk/s320/456457_246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345939972284067858" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-47778209526862184952009-05-31T20:21:00.004-04:002009-05-31T20:31:36.561-04:00Snowmobiling April 02 2009Went out for a while on a cloudy day in April. Never did get to go as far as I did down the river in past years this season because of the fucked up temperature fluctuations throughout the winter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPHiDLtnW_YWxRgXrlF-w0I9XpaZ65puaw0vKGvmyCtYQr5eTYkUdYS8Xih33pxnYL0DXnizA5uHze2Gda2iQ7EvEcI3wrExnHeorFtoWoOiFPrNO4sm5_6pb_MyVO9sbR1vT56oxC8pF/s1600-h/456457_129.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPHiDLtnW_YWxRgXrlF-w0I9XpaZ65puaw0vKGvmyCtYQr5eTYkUdYS8Xih33pxnYL0DXnizA5uHze2Gda2iQ7EvEcI3wrExnHeorFtoWoOiFPrNO4sm5_6pb_MyVO9sbR1vT56oxC8pF/s320/456457_129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342149824623618690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ymkqhAxb-rl8kOo0CGillh8q4lcTBeAqKKkNGdL4y_0f8GdPxfEzA_PMNfrQv4FOQCRmG1uR1N_fUPCF4nSvHYuNLtCJEZjjgHQfva3crEWiTkGEBrMigHzE9h0QnSvX18J35JAMN028/s1600-h/456457_131.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ymkqhAxb-rl8kOo0CGillh8q4lcTBeAqKKkNGdL4y_0f8GdPxfEzA_PMNfrQv4FOQCRmG1uR1N_fUPCF4nSvHYuNLtCJEZjjgHQfva3crEWiTkGEBrMigHzE9h0QnSvX18J35JAMN028/s320/456457_131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342149820609741234" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-69202319299335525252009-05-29T01:48:00.016-04:002009-05-29T04:22:48.016-04:00Chris McCandlessHere is a collection of photos of and relating to Christopher J. McCandless. I found most of these on the web the last couple of years, and recently a number of previously unavailable pictures surfaced. Quite an interesting look into his past. The defining characteristic of the photos is the elation in his expression.. Even when he was facing death.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />McCandless as a young child.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iKaJuzbsga5-Mth3dafUi-USuaemZ0ZZuHD8tPFj23f_GzPiy3v9lh7wP9qFNboCM-BDOKRpec3zwoSlIBr6CGFWTAIb8wu2LTyN6zM1MU0mRJCV_hoV-bV2dWrmPZiSy05Pjl7PRUMe/s1600-h/2100030170_4697767348.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iKaJuzbsga5-Mth3dafUi-USuaemZ0ZZuHD8tPFj23f_GzPiy3v9lh7wP9qFNboCM-BDOKRpec3zwoSlIBr6CGFWTAIb8wu2LTyN6zM1MU0mRJCV_hoV-bV2dWrmPZiSy05Pjl7PRUMe/s320/2100030170_4697767348.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341142188658506306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Family.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJ23smzPLL6EEyo0iBFS4O4yI1gADsTKAfoWym5XFVEFE4ycVMWuC0wFJ0aDcdbduGQrNJUQHllyko3VhGvuHkOt2IyMCIJVwLis6W4Zd8KyQi3frgqrzrEiFHcfGue7oN-OHL1et3AWF/s1600-h/2100030238_94fbd43b8b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJ23smzPLL6EEyo0iBFS4O4yI1gADsTKAfoWym5XFVEFE4ycVMWuC0wFJ0aDcdbduGQrNJUQHllyko3VhGvuHkOt2IyMCIJVwLis6W4Zd8KyQi3frgqrzrEiFHcfGue7oN-OHL1et3AWF/s320/2100030238_94fbd43b8b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341142198705761746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A young Chris hiking. Likely from the yearly trips with his father referenced in the book.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yb_k4w_RonzdSmNEupyc78ZxP9VTNb3Ll6ATBnYduabVfBMyo5rdtpD27xgHikr6b1Z2G7gZdaAv0BkG6ttQ82yEdNfpOCztvdAvwkbICCVQ3lEZ0Y08IPVz2S-Paz7-gYahLOFjGGcI/s1600-h/2099251329_3d2795396b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yb_k4w_RonzdSmNEupyc78ZxP9VTNb3Ll6ATBnYduabVfBMyo5rdtpD27xgHikr6b1Z2G7gZdaAv0BkG6ttQ82yEdNfpOCztvdAvwkbICCVQ3lEZ0Y08IPVz2S-Paz7-gYahLOFjGGcI/s320/2099251329_3d2795396b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341142196452419442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkGVbZmOLRaxi-tkzvR2TTjAht4VcOuPd9zXN546izfapLh0Cdf4eIMFj3otrTLh6r5EaZFjAuUhjCaA9N8mvY-dlauyjvvEZgQ8w_OPl97t24zLKvXqPN0TPuOXSanVFVKaD5V7JdEl8/s1600-h/2100030278_2a94534d4a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkGVbZmOLRaxi-tkzvR2TTjAht4VcOuPd9zXN546izfapLh0Cdf4eIMFj3otrTLh6r5EaZFjAuUhjCaA9N8mvY-dlauyjvvEZgQ8w_OPl97t24zLKvXqPN0TPuOXSanVFVKaD5V7JdEl8/s320/2100030278_2a94534d4a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341142191832344066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Grinning, teenage McCandless.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEije3yW3MU7M6_J44UKVW0hr1oZ-ZznUXVPIXZhFEOctgL_KbVBP0S5lW2cPOEcm2L3gdKEjqE4xk5wdnR1U2kc9OL8P_wOhBM0DOsWJf2vvFi7yncwQxPuXe4Q2XIyaR2PqdIFK5gCs5PJ/s1600-h/2210467744_7a1cc917de.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEije3yW3MU7M6_J44UKVW0hr1oZ-ZznUXVPIXZhFEOctgL_KbVBP0S5lW2cPOEcm2L3gdKEjqE4xk5wdnR1U2kc9OL8P_wOhBM0DOsWJf2vvFi7yncwQxPuXe4Q2XIyaR2PqdIFK5gCs5PJ/s320/2210467744_7a1cc917de.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341142201218408962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />High school photo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7u9T308wApBnM_kwZfrFjSniC9w0nE8QcXStjAUXIF3L_41MY8t7XoE-k-rud8-YgZtIGnmsBiHomPF6GxHLGqMvn40t6hhLuJyz8zDj5vHCcW8wqxonbuL9Cc-Szusnf069CXQQR5ZFO/s1600-h/fd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7u9T308wApBnM_kwZfrFjSniC9w0nE8QcXStjAUXIF3L_41MY8t7XoE-k-rud8-YgZtIGnmsBiHomPF6GxHLGqMvn40t6hhLuJyz8zDj5vHCcW8wqxonbuL9Cc-Szusnf069CXQQR5ZFO/s320/fd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341144755533694002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI49jmb4BnDvSsAHD_tnxPf9aO6bRqJca7VjzCvc7tRpIqLTPatdwgHni_t-c6x02Pr7EsX2gs2DvaFrXdRbyDqJQv_8EIR3pwjnj5O1LkwFuFjGrshNMA7nVaYNsiyCxjuArZZCmMdF-4/s1600-h/2209674687_e35c403993.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI49jmb4BnDvSsAHD_tnxPf9aO6bRqJca7VjzCvc7tRpIqLTPatdwgHni_t-c6x02Pr7EsX2gs2DvaFrXdRbyDqJQv_8EIR3pwjnj5O1LkwFuFjGrshNMA7nVaYNsiyCxjuArZZCmMdF-4/s320/2209674687_e35c403993.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341144759715844514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eerie shot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinP0BZU2O1B9gEFzWWJNW61HVqY8FHmduuU3dxDAOyX8iFCmQF_VhH6HsyjjTVyjUVisrp1bxJLUDBZDStuXsMATnkCVkAp0uenQOCo2PTsMwt8bgFjeVQvDfwgm8wo5LyD5BTWmG9GlSS/s1600-h/2209674991_68986be288.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinP0BZU2O1B9gEFzWWJNW61HVqY8FHmduuU3dxDAOyX8iFCmQF_VhH6HsyjjTVyjUVisrp1bxJLUDBZDStuXsMATnkCVkAp0uenQOCo2PTsMwt8bgFjeVQvDfwgm8wo5LyD5BTWmG9GlSS/s320/2209674991_68986be288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341144770165249650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIddwoii28_qJYHde2Jb2o2WDKFDhy39ALnzlcIei4PetJIHzZLVvBPL6gHvU6LkJTyzeH9XRQCsbo3AQPRMv3IyLp5LYHWqDncJCLioFn8jroaK6ja4sqhtut24HO3wuhbARsaO1Or06l/s1600-h/2210467400_e3fb863945.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIddwoii28_qJYHde2Jb2o2WDKFDhy39ALnzlcIei4PetJIHzZLVvBPL6gHvU6LkJTyzeH9XRQCsbo3AQPRMv3IyLp5LYHWqDncJCLioFn8jroaK6ja4sqhtut24HO3wuhbARsaO1Or06l/s320/2210467400_e3fb863945.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341144764111402242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Chris circa 1990.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tQljuUd36XCs19xPZ45LAEY9MqdeLEpFUqQoX-iQChJ4uWFYXY42W8_PmPLdS7L6rV_gwq9_XkfEI2ZItManlKGQdIzELbEANkHHO_61LuoIOVWvJPk6voUXI3rqhT2vzjVNzwQkEuPL/s1600-h/2100030124_4b6a8c0fa0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Possibly a caribou, definitely not the moose referred to in the book and pictured below.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFF4ZcWBm26qm_xNcCukNras1W3PB0FzqRyq146XfFqAy-DGqcA9Gll3HOQcfg-LzzYOPIPx5mnI9PkB293oIBSF76cE2sNuRHjA0l6AhFcoLs2wqT3RC2KX9ASiAXKFwL5TfNtd3bbNZ/s1600-h/2209675139_99157f5371.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFF4ZcWBm26qm_xNcCukNras1W3PB0FzqRyq146XfFqAy-DGqcA9Gll3HOQcfg-LzzYOPIPx5mnI9PkB293oIBSF76cE2sNuRHjA0l6AhFcoLs2wqT3RC2KX9ASiAXKFwL5TfNtd3bbNZ/s320/2209675139_99157f5371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341147748887686082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2SpbHBLaFPwje6R40Ai3tEaIQfV_RvgQlKiNm3vID_HiD5vG2ZYiUBdA3zGJFlyiLMigpv7WTxUaJTjEExZohi4EByUSUn3IranIIkMItzhTwkRZ7YE-MQoilzajxEU5ZLpBNwfh1ntz/s1600-h/2210467642_d70f10b064.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcVLu6O6jKJonfMjSEs99-xAgLJYYuC6vszSnM8WTtiDkzllnK3w2QiJLbBhao239bS-xXoLmNDPgi6cfuKMXrLVIozWA55P-ub4v5z8w6iLyix8I5TyviRFRxcjlWbXoRD2acTlq9XD4/s320/The+Stampede+Trail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341150484868986738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The thin, ragged mattress in which McCandless spent his last moments.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEByjGJk816cSq2S8bwwtNvCEqICwMe-KYh28axsIDodnlxWfp-JamM1ljRvb8UzARP8VZwXH2hTTStmY6vudyr9lL8V6-uA7G9-Jjk1w3DFTD1xPAoCh5DNqDPfSL3XLOivECnBYd-9ht/s1600-h/The+Bus+-+The+Matress.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEByjGJk816cSq2S8bwwtNvCEqICwMe-KYh28axsIDodnlxWfp-JamM1ljRvb8UzARP8VZwXH2hTTStmY6vudyr9lL8V6-uA7G9-Jjk1w3DFTD1xPAoCh5DNqDPfSL3XLOivECnBYd-9ht/s320/The+Bus+-+The+Matress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341150480373020178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last photo taken on Chris' camera. Disturbingly thin and weak, resigned to his fate but smiling as clear as ever.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigavBSyYIKbvpE30ExM2OXhTKcMQxZhorDiZqaP4MtPNVYhCKFYcnC8AAFkTTvAIoAHac5ZU8REeKE0n3usXGkBtPh8cG942QtBbJF-QUT5ZY64eYXI-HFBeQaZj4rMSDr77eNUHdIdg1V/s1600-h/2100030576_0e11227aac.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigavBSyYIKbvpE30ExM2OXhTKcMQxZhorDiZqaP4MtPNVYhCKFYcnC8AAFkTTvAIoAHac5ZU8REeKE0n3usXGkBtPh8cG942QtBbJF-QUT5ZY64eYXI-HFBeQaZj4rMSDr77eNUHdIdg1V/s320/2100030576_0e11227aac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341150477207640466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The suitcase of emergency supplies left by McCandless' parents in the bus.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_Q6tCvWg8qOR9WfTTGpmDOSpsHiUHKRwrAvmI_wFJxSedM5MWdF1Rvl33Z55wOG6JwXKZBswpZDScWs53wiBlhaiOc_SetrMtoEZhCKdL086sWhFpp2_249OnXQ-_DQqGwfqU1-Apd4x/s1600-h/suitcaseplaque.06040603373892N2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_Q6tCvWg8qOR9WfTTGpmDOSpsHiUHKRwrAvmI_wFJxSedM5MWdF1Rvl33Z55wOG6JwXKZBswpZDScWs53wiBlhaiOc_SetrMtoEZhCKdL086sWhFpp2_249OnXQ-_DQqGwfqU1-Apd4x/s320/suitcaseplaque.06040603373892N2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341151325226161826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Memorial plaque installed by his parents in Bus 142.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLLbCI0JpV7TFIkaRXWvVKdBZZBxyzJaonvWdiODl38H3tOYZTtrp7bzAYhn9gqnfbg8bwPKrwbw38_KBMGutPcCvFSOyD0lak6y1XwGNF1gLyAXT6z_SaTxjnRuGPG7ZXnKfqmNfjyQm/s1600-h/The+Plaque.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLLbCI0JpV7TFIkaRXWvVKdBZZBxyzJaonvWdiODl38H3tOYZTtrp7bzAYhn9gqnfbg8bwPKrwbw38_KBMGutPcCvFSOyD0lak6y1XwGNF1gLyAXT6z_SaTxjnRuGPG7ZXnKfqmNfjyQm/s320/The+Plaque.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341151521898049154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Chris' mother, during their visit to the bus a year after his death.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYdQB0zISSVFBb4e3fPQ4OYN8TYekpCUHZuTSg4WsU_1-wRNpxwEgHHmul_dq1Lm3np8UuRYLwUeiHrtdyKPZgBpcUazPID2sf1A9J5wM0XWmEuNv1E8rfEjPWuoNY8KTQIBVzbEE0efH/s1600-h/2100030058_05b2471cec.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYdQB0zISSVFBb4e3fPQ4OYN8TYekpCUHZuTSg4WsU_1-wRNpxwEgHHmul_dq1Lm3np8UuRYLwUeiHrtdyKPZgBpcUazPID2sf1A9J5wM0XWmEuNv1E8rfEjPWuoNY8KTQIBVzbEE0efH/s320/2100030058_05b2471cec.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341157112428729698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBw99i6FisN4XAkvt3-a4C1PjvB4-VTmgNJJQibVdH0sB5kWY4P7Dh3e1ALuB_aC6k7Ox5syS6nPwkq7q7MEQ6lQyFI9oTL3POhdfCJRsEyIQfkStIKE8qfnRWud9FRjYCVcfLg2bBKbt/s1600-h/2209675231_8a4feac665.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBw99i6FisN4XAkvt3-a4C1PjvB4-VTmgNJJQibVdH0sB5kWY4P7Dh3e1ALuB_aC6k7Ox5syS6nPwkq7q7MEQ6lQyFI9oTL3POhdfCJRsEyIQfkStIKE8qfnRWud9FRjYCVcfLg2bBKbt/s320/2209675231_8a4feac665.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341157109609184466" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-89248635484251136152009-01-27T04:08:00.003-05:002009-01-29T00:38:44.257-05:00Snowmobiling December 6 2008I took out the XC for the first ride of the year. Snow was falling in masses, but the temperature was still low. Trails ungroomed and overall unpleasant conditions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6Dwgh8kRl1VCOJY5QlzBNkjGhMH_FaRz6MNxa_T7y_TBoffE6ZL4Dk0du7-UfhDnCNBSzgE1zRL-n-xAaL4as85J1wiBiRojScQrnPq-LdJ6MP2nzgs0FVb9zJc43GxexYxDjyWaf1QR/s1600-h/zindustrious_082.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6Dwgh8kRl1VCOJY5QlzBNkjGhMH_FaRz6MNxa_T7y_TBoffE6ZL4Dk0du7-UfhDnCNBSzgE1zRL-n-xAaL4as85J1wiBiRojScQrnPq-LdJ6MP2nzgs0FVb9zJc43GxexYxDjyWaf1QR/s320/zindustrious_082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295898523817756962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IesOAWrX_Rk9-_uWzjAVm_A8BZJKK_XakyEV7GjCIwfp62TCsl2Bp9CQ4P6YuayxfVVM_dRVR35jYxk927oYq0chY9i_rnLM40IgcVIWQ5xrunG487CHW1X5iNHuztlUFLTAVawxz0fQ/s1600-h/zindustrious_083.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IesOAWrX_Rk9-_uWzjAVm_A8BZJKK_XakyEV7GjCIwfp62TCsl2Bp9CQ4P6YuayxfVVM_dRVR35jYxk927oYq0chY9i_rnLM40IgcVIWQ5xrunG487CHW1X5iNHuztlUFLTAVawxz0fQ/s320/zindustrious_083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295898531597691202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hOm8tIg3fMc9humAjekD6EEIMDiNSv4DMKcJD4TdiVVWK6dh0E60zJSwiZn-FDhU2FoX_CdCunvE5I7IDNVzQ9BLw_isfeGhEobZdN_P0qxJAsP2JG_iEP9abQo5hyhOHssxvJNULs2E/s1600-h/zindustrious_080.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hOm8tIg3fMc9humAjekD6EEIMDiNSv4DMKcJD4TdiVVWK6dh0E60zJSwiZn-FDhU2FoX_CdCunvE5I7IDNVzQ9BLw_isfeGhEobZdN_P0qxJAsP2JG_iEP9abQo5hyhOHssxvJNULs2E/s320/zindustrious_080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295898532682877938" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-29863942381133495232009-01-27T04:04:00.002-05:002009-01-27T04:06:54.913-05:00Dawn Biking October 10 2008Had a spontaneous urge to go out in the early morning to enjoy what was left of fall. Cold air and clear sky.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oGmRu8dSvE2K7fV8rPMqceOB2_WRA8TUWSwqt_FzeE0esrI1pfcY4uv_5Kdo_n_3hRzx5D7vUlRiK5utsa6ryqxcQxHjcXORGD2P51fvCuqhDQdUV1TmDCcoCzyE9z7gsZya9Iy5JNvV/s1600-h/zindustrious_078.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oGmRu8dSvE2K7fV8rPMqceOB2_WRA8TUWSwqt_FzeE0esrI1pfcY4uv_5Kdo_n_3hRzx5D7vUlRiK5utsa6ryqxcQxHjcXORGD2P51fvCuqhDQdUV1TmDCcoCzyE9z7gsZya9Iy5JNvV/s320/zindustrious_078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295897369707989938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoLJljD6NnvQbLJO6dIgnCCrOMDw_gUPEAgArWG7bh1oZYBrXLqy5XxkWyvFRqdqTtdMXhXmNLjUVNVT9ZdBMS6yiELpDFfkeIAv2Ir5mCM9TW2CP2NYx-AMm3g2EZo0L0Zh6vvALrZJw/s1600-h/zindustrious_079.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoLJljD6NnvQbLJO6dIgnCCrOMDw_gUPEAgArWG7bh1oZYBrXLqy5XxkWyvFRqdqTtdMXhXmNLjUVNVT9ZdBMS6yiELpDFfkeIAv2Ir5mCM9TW2CP2NYx-AMm3g2EZo0L0Zh6vvALrZJw/s320/zindustrious_079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295897368471277106" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-102786801644563872009-01-27T03:58:00.003-05:002009-01-29T00:36:23.750-05:00September 18 2008I was going into the woods the hour before sundown daily September-November.. Fall sunsets are beautiful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70emwg2uGs0QlYKz4ZR0C5VgVLryUbA7PBh05f5hkXaA761aEvudxaNEtdLAgQQcU-CNw0Pz4GRsHVnW61R_Piqco6iWruBAa8sbnXDjzCCXCX2QpnmhifRwLQL6yPCpvx3Nr6HLBWsNL/s1600-h/zindustrious_077.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70emwg2uGs0QlYKz4ZR0C5VgVLryUbA7PBh05f5hkXaA761aEvudxaNEtdLAgQQcU-CNw0Pz4GRsHVnW61R_Piqco6iWruBAa8sbnXDjzCCXCX2QpnmhifRwLQL6yPCpvx3Nr6HLBWsNL/s320/zindustrious_077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295896345881978770" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-8463627777567327082009-01-27T03:49:00.003-05:002009-01-27T03:57:16.589-05:00Hiking July 24 2008I headed into the woods for a few hours around 5 PM. Lit a fire using natural tinder and a firesteel. Watched the sunset in silence for a long time and smoked a joint. Amazing atmosphere for me..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF31oJL2FxuGBXDNKiztZjzFO283KkYIooWLZLXGI-dyEVufiyZ5U4SEarVAVhmoCiQ_5rzRg5ugA3Vhgsc5ZB4ZTm8sM4rCmHmfH7kLCoTlKmQFwnLuYkhSlSCS2TFDjP_EU5C7drrYCc/s1600-h/zindustrious_076.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF31oJL2FxuGBXDNKiztZjzFO283KkYIooWLZLXGI-dyEVufiyZ5U4SEarVAVhmoCiQ_5rzRg5ugA3Vhgsc5ZB4ZTm8sM4rCmHmfH7kLCoTlKmQFwnLuYkhSlSCS2TFDjP_EU5C7drrYCc/s320/zindustrious_076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295894827631678450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfj4-GVaRhL5XbCfiIcCNkHjqV-6SP2mseaRJwc37FFCX9COqILKlUbhWltjwZGsKa8qjtAPv7mwRyFK9qSEfdaAvZqQXwn1w9VLhQHaGoSZUBZhYo5oMefvW1dMpBijxqR_Ccsl6KiA2/s1600-h/zindustrious_074.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfj4-GVaRhL5XbCfiIcCNkHjqV-6SP2mseaRJwc37FFCX9COqILKlUbhWltjwZGsKa8qjtAPv7mwRyFK9qSEfdaAvZqQXwn1w9VLhQHaGoSZUBZhYo5oMefvW1dMpBijxqR_Ccsl6KiA2/s320/zindustrious_074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295894829040060130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnQofO72PkWPEIWjCZMmSSgRa8Xb3z8ZYbNoDW8f__dQ2MWBymFH06VQkggTC_iJJTgXOVc58R9USDOTCYamgGhT2CdDNSRnZah1-T8yTDw2Ldk38f-BAUiqy5TccY7B-Q30Q1_Iw5BcM/s1600-h/zindustrious_075.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnQofO72PkWPEIWjCZMmSSgRa8Xb3z8ZYbNoDW8f__dQ2MWBymFH06VQkggTC_iJJTgXOVc58R9USDOTCYamgGhT2CdDNSRnZah1-T8yTDw2Ldk38f-BAUiqy5TccY7B-Q30Q1_Iw5BcM/s320/zindustrious_075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295894833566144050" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-61821660016600930812009-01-27T03:41:00.004-05:002009-01-29T00:34:42.982-05:00Dawn cycling July 20 2008I left early one summer morning to bike the 15 miles. Stopped for blueberries and almost got hit by a truck. Exhausting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hBXh-7k0f9nR8vWJoH8e43jDtJm5fd0KclIcOmy_XL8gdUPILq88OzMKPNdmvue2C0cu4h1jSEFrGgUxVwfJns7v6BWikxCzTYVWLDjoYjC4eZ1gTvTXeONLuxZVkBb9ysNcxcfVRNSK/s1600-h/zindustrious_069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hBXh-7k0f9nR8vWJoH8e43jDtJm5fd0KclIcOmy_XL8gdUPILq88OzMKPNdmvue2C0cu4h1jSEFrGgUxVwfJns7v6BWikxCzTYVWLDjoYjC4eZ1gTvTXeONLuxZVkBb9ysNcxcfVRNSK/s320/zindustrious_069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295892023547501298" border="0" /></a><br />Dawn<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1cSbzz3HQ31Uqw-opqAxDd1szySWceFfW_AroAWYN6-dDO8_IoXRqeWI-HAy-OAQUC3tbgMRh7MLsxDj2gwndw2loKRBq0bXWZlTdntKGgwZBowHQfhwRvzVET83tJIBKRIf0a5rzgFJ/s1600-h/zindustrious_070.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1cSbzz3HQ31Uqw-opqAxDd1szySWceFfW_AroAWYN6-dDO8_IoXRqeWI-HAy-OAQUC3tbgMRh7MLsxDj2gwndw2loKRBq0bXWZlTdntKGgwZBowHQfhwRvzVET83tJIBKRIf0a5rzgFJ/s320/zindustrious_070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295892026678787826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6D1Pdx6T7U_0uOYUeJJOEOFZ3pcQaYqEI0NJ2jqtu_CwNTFh8E8Pqk8WdbeVppWUdy5gvQWZliAKgEZnanA2VT2-dj74uY2mq_y5zcdjZI0k0bh_LNIFjeQK1-fbWETmnfALAks1lnAtw/s1600-h/zindustrious_072.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6D1Pdx6T7U_0uOYUeJJOEOFZ3pcQaYqEI0NJ2jqtu_CwNTFh8E8Pqk8WdbeVppWUdy5gvQWZliAKgEZnanA2VT2-dj74uY2mq_y5zcdjZI0k0bh_LNIFjeQK1-fbWETmnfALAks1lnAtw/s320/zindustrious_072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295892037255898018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfs0-L1zvdFAej4cDX3x_vH8eyvlyYKkHi2U-2dYHaQk8G0EnBubEGl0cCIyv1CPNo_LbnivRtyNqdHVfX5iMnBQoIpBKR7kogRo6x1nMgxGkDHfzQdO_iYrwsh5TM0qr_10FuoOzJGNq/s1600-h/zindustrious_071.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfs0-L1zvdFAej4cDX3x_vH8eyvlyYKkHi2U-2dYHaQk8G0EnBubEGl0cCIyv1CPNo_LbnivRtyNqdHVfX5iMnBQoIpBKR7kogRo6x1nMgxGkDHfzQdO_iYrwsh5TM0qr_10FuoOzJGNq/s320/zindustrious_071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295892032065835106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtVadbyLGuhjdo5cVOzOZbBgHbuU7DAO5EiPpk1NiNoelIGVGtv5D6j2nnWSlsi7AjqxjQeOyuW_r5lYi_TdCaA6_F3KqfDkFk2L2rPNpnjcopd9iAby0lIyJiMJnpzWWMzkVPrcPCtXS/s1600-h/zindustrious_073.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtVadbyLGuhjdo5cVOzOZbBgHbuU7DAO5EiPpk1NiNoelIGVGtv5D6j2nnWSlsi7AjqxjQeOyuW_r5lYi_TdCaA6_F3KqfDkFk2L2rPNpnjcopd9iAby0lIyJiMJnpzWWMzkVPrcPCtXS/s320/zindustrious_073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295892038480566546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Empty highwayOGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-69225656533371324652009-01-27T03:36:00.002-05:002009-01-27T19:09:40.827-05:00Canoeing June 9 2008Having acquired new glasses, I returned to the river for a short trip and to stash the canoe better. The wind was against me but the sun breaking the clouds was beautiful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nsXQxM9wbJGyaOGvcMl7fhD17HpvLpFc8EMrz0ow-S9w0fGIv2ZedkyKZ_pB3gKpJkmuE2GhqAvsXfR4dwgFIEi8AotxY2l4V0nk7_pT-kyDPfap1-6K25BJp_ZS-rzrCVg8NSCDt16z/s1600-h/zindustrious_068.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nsXQxM9wbJGyaOGvcMl7fhD17HpvLpFc8EMrz0ow-S9w0fGIv2ZedkyKZ_pB3gKpJkmuE2GhqAvsXfR4dwgFIEi8AotxY2l4V0nk7_pT-kyDPfap1-6K25BJp_ZS-rzrCVg8NSCDt16z/s320/zindustrious_068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295890203331337714" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-30154014369057502112009-01-27T03:16:00.002-05:002009-01-27T03:36:39.713-05:00Epic Fail June 7 2008June 7 2008 was my first decent canoe trip. I left the house at 4:30 AM, paddled the canoe a few hundred yards parallel to 3' wakes and a overcast sky towards the mouth of the river. Once I floated under the bridge, I beached the canoe on the sandy eroded shore next to the large concrete base of the bridge.<br /><br />The mosquitoes were terrible. I ran up the highway embankment, over the railing and ran down the highway home. I went back inside to get some bug repellent and a bottle of water, then into the garage where I rode my bike back to the river. I set the bike on the canoe, put a 30lb rock in the bow and began paddling down the cold river still swelling from the spring run off.<br /><br />Paddling efficiently was difficult while being swarmed. The insects weren't completely affected by the bug spray. The sun was rising, ducks were flying across the meadows and the river was glassy with a light breeze.<br /><br />I intended to paddle a few kilometers down the river to an old mining road where I would stash the canoe nearby, and bike home from that point. I was nearing the road, and had put on headphones, playing Mike Oldfield's Incantations Part 4. I was sitting on the edge of the canoe and it was beautiful. A mosquito landed on my temple and delivered a particularly startling bite. I freaked and hit myself in the side of the head, causing my $400 prescription glasses to be knocked into the river.<br /><br />My vision without glasses is worthless, I can discern little more than giant blobs of homogenous color of what is around me. I managed to get the canoe to the road, hid it in a noneffective manner and was able to bike home without sight. Scary experience.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_mclhyphenhyphenHX0ZAJohqi68YPoeKq9GThXve8XmceV9FOngl-8Tq4GV9qPOA-Ws-3f_kVFh8UtcsAj_xUP9650G_9OIMZe5WtGsDbQGdSzuf8xU8eKK-IHxzFH7wotEj3bKQ2x45G0xTSc0rO/s1600-h/zindustrious_066.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_mclhyphenhyphenHX0ZAJohqi68YPoeKq9GThXve8XmceV9FOngl-8Tq4GV9qPOA-Ws-3f_kVFh8UtcsAj_xUP9650G_9OIMZe5WtGsDbQGdSzuf8xU8eKK-IHxzFH7wotEj3bKQ2x45G0xTSc0rO/s320/zindustrious_066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295889419623740354" border="0" /></a><br />Setting off around 5 AM<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi718_eFlSjudv4deTLXz1hi9ZAEJSbPcaZy1Gn_9VIigM4xCkUOaM2yywPZDfxq_t6yFv5jDOnYQjZYGg_XMR1ovtsm1oCX_M37QQxiK1N49SiKnnHrd_vAFgmcxBcMzCNvunX76pGZAAA/s1600-h/zindustrious_067.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi718_eFlSjudv4deTLXz1hi9ZAEJSbPcaZy1Gn_9VIigM4xCkUOaM2yywPZDfxq_t6yFv5jDOnYQjZYGg_XMR1ovtsm1oCX_M37QQxiK1N49SiKnnHrd_vAFgmcxBcMzCNvunX76pGZAAA/s320/zindustrious_067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295889424291737074" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-58894353054858450752009-01-27T03:09:00.003-05:002009-01-27T03:16:34.780-05:00Macfie May 15-17 & 19-24Cold and wet weather this year. Fishing was not very fruitful, only 3 lakers were caught. The suckers were spawning in Robbie bay which has a history of being bad fishing time. The truck's rear universal axel got fucked over on the ride home after the first few nights. I made the trail hugging the lake a decent amount further. Getting into dense bush.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYwVrJA2sM3u5WOUAIxSSDIR5qj9IhMBwWoOtCzORJnA4z_9NZ4uZ-CfwjDAHTUppZFhyphenhyphenf37HPk2h2EMKFgVQWAf7sYqjqqBqulhQpm_nfYQXYD8_FxHDatVXkCb9wRUBr1DNYvlC7Ous/s1600-h/zindustrious_061.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYwVrJA2sM3u5WOUAIxSSDIR5qj9IhMBwWoOtCzORJnA4z_9NZ4uZ-CfwjDAHTUppZFhyphenhyphenf37HPk2h2EMKFgVQWAf7sYqjqqBqulhQpm_nfYQXYD8_FxHDatVXkCb9wRUBr1DNYvlC7Ous/s320/zindustrious_061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295884068948419186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Uex8VgaFU3I9E4vJnv_UxAbNcERn3VKjIBSB-yha6uW_qk4nW1QG9xrl6y2SecyPWvx3lXIY8Fm3LMvxcJ-yp0OHbj4pNm9Z4IGIyVIWkQM245owrmAz9Izn2hG-cpFAfKLazzXDgy6x/s1600-h/zindustrious_062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Uex8VgaFU3I9E4vJnv_UxAbNcERn3VKjIBSB-yha6uW_qk4nW1QG9xrl6y2SecyPWvx3lXIY8Fm3LMvxcJ-yp0OHbj4pNm9Z4IGIyVIWkQM245owrmAz9Izn2hG-cpFAfKLazzXDgy6x/s320/zindustrious_062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295884071329331058" border="0" /></a><br />Clouds over Macfie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUdgUlL-OA8qHbpHB0vA0ejWY7rgWcAQRbxZLXdtLNTDXq4gJVkVmaaIQdeNH1cNKDrGCm4IitkvdU9Hm2sdLUQnwUn5_S1sMjHzHhPbY8gqtElE2ccy3aqXaPlQZB64Wma4M2e6LVUsJ/s1600-h/zindustrious_063.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUdgUlL-OA8qHbpHB0vA0ejWY7rgWcAQRbxZLXdtLNTDXq4gJVkVmaaIQdeNH1cNKDrGCm4IitkvdU9Hm2sdLUQnwUn5_S1sMjHzHhPbY8gqtElE2ccy3aqXaPlQZB64Wma4M2e6LVUsJ/s320/zindustrious_063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295884075297166914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw8ZJEfNZRUVpTPX2KSVfJdcdS50N5JrzaOQCHNSyMvw5wueoXlVLdec_BeGkGt-2054WJgRe_fbf_W2dq4oFZH48KvtzJfLrIanOxQV5q4PMQsk3H9jFP8Q3VUCiL4e6MIDORLjwBF5f/s1600-h/zindustrious_064.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw8ZJEfNZRUVpTPX2KSVfJdcdS50N5JrzaOQCHNSyMvw5wueoXlVLdec_BeGkGt-2054WJgRe_fbf_W2dq4oFZH48KvtzJfLrIanOxQV5q4PMQsk3H9jFP8Q3VUCiL4e6MIDORLjwBF5f/s320/zindustrious_064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295884078623802178" border="0" /></a><br />White suckers in Robbie bay<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0vpVGpvpS7_41G_U4X1R5RCz4hiOJHMHYAtEkhledbtndLvSXVfRMVXIYNGK64HIAMcIciKsFZbQ1jI3tgJFq64-l6HWi7xLkm0ackidedt-JJwzRXve44vOD-BtDel_oNraheZqNvKC/s1600-h/zindustrious_065.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0vpVGpvpS7_41G_U4X1R5RCz4hiOJHMHYAtEkhledbtndLvSXVfRMVXIYNGK64HIAMcIciKsFZbQ1jI3tgJFq64-l6HWi7xLkm0ackidedt-JJwzRXve44vOD-BtDel_oNraheZqNvKC/s320/zindustrious_065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295884077623213346" border="0" /></a><br />CampsiteOGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-3949852496894035252009-01-27T02:59:00.003-05:002009-01-27T03:07:42.199-05:00Canoeing in Ice April 20 2008Went out again in the aluminum on April 20, used an electric motor this time. Less ice, river was navigable and flooded substantially. Wind and the wetness in the early spring air made for a chilled ride.<br /><br />Hundreds of twittering birds occupied a patch of forest and there were plenty of ducks and geese.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfXif-iu4lKyMm4ZLydg6Ym3FJEz0OkX2aCa4SXRQQWTGJEBrQfB1CUCboMN8lvvf3D8wQZy-B2jZCpJOaKvtmsqYuL9fLzOJVjh-cWz444IRr-AUT78Fov8HmAjwDL7ldsoMBSJ84WeU/s1600-h/zindustrious_060.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfXif-iu4lKyMm4ZLydg6Ym3FJEz0OkX2aCa4SXRQQWTGJEBrQfB1CUCboMN8lvvf3D8wQZy-B2jZCpJOaKvtmsqYuL9fLzOJVjh-cWz444IRr-AUT78Fov8HmAjwDL7ldsoMBSJ84WeU/s320/zindustrious_060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295881662945815506" border="0" /></a><br />Canoe & flooded river<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvpXeVdcX02V7GeFKAzK9ux2d7mfg_HuaCmiWlVDnQs86qCTXFjMGZ2xHKFT6yYV8HE2F0zPrShm6co1aj4ZC5P5SVje-YePvcwSN74lihSfmDWW2_85vh987UU6j5BEAbxpmDvVv9oTG/s1600-h/zindustrious_059.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvpXeVdcX02V7GeFKAzK9ux2d7mfg_HuaCmiWlVDnQs86qCTXFjMGZ2xHKFT6yYV8HE2F0zPrShm6co1aj4ZC5P5SVje-YePvcwSN74lihSfmDWW2_85vh987UU6j5BEAbxpmDvVv9oTG/s320/zindustrious_059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295881661959287922" border="0" /></a><br />Birds<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8A3zPe5cu6uIqVaJDtbB77NF1tgY8e3bfzVh6ZUNiZKwAEQCQyi2RbIWEwJm3duoaLdJ6vvbAe2roCUM0oCISUU5OOItPWwXzFQS_k7y9H_OyZ9j0M4s8B5gvUuDVDJqubypnAeMnI1yV/s1600-h/zindustrious_057.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8A3zPe5cu6uIqVaJDtbB77NF1tgY8e3bfzVh6ZUNiZKwAEQCQyi2RbIWEwJm3duoaLdJ6vvbAe2roCUM0oCISUU5OOItPWwXzFQS_k7y9H_OyZ9j0M4s8B5gvUuDVDJqubypnAeMnI1yV/s320/zindustrious_057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295881658792186274" border="0" /></a><br />SunsetOGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-84288845927952199322009-01-27T02:47:00.003-05:002009-01-27T02:54:44.832-05:00Life-Risking Behaviour April 17 2008April 17th I took out my less than ideal aluminum canoe out onto the river, which still had 1-2 inches of ice in areas. I neglected to bring a PFD, and was down the river in short order stuck on ice using body momentum to move the canoe. Dumb as shit! The canoe almost turned over with a breaking panel of ice.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AtgBTh9lSoYinb4QA-TA73IZuNxEafYqPvahd3o9jVhY_nLLjL8Jk02qZwvU3X4qAQ_cgOtujA3nHOchzKYusJrvJ9rW1Ge5miFTjVCvafOiLMjxDG_9fg0oGZbn82zeLapJ8B-wyr0N/s1600-h/zindustrious_054.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AtgBTh9lSoYinb4QA-TA73IZuNxEafYqPvahd3o9jVhY_nLLjL8Jk02qZwvU3X4qAQ_cgOtujA3nHOchzKYusJrvJ9rW1Ge5miFTjVCvafOiLMjxDG_9fg0oGZbn82zeLapJ8B-wyr0N/s320/zindustrious_054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295878319431149922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqG_aaYgTFHDudwcj4F7zc89dwjkO0nvBkFUGpBHLcZ7qREITnWjQExhP5sAd1nQ8ou9RsjTtQ1eqjS_yMSDufM3D2lJWr9h4_YthNB8isGudyP3QC-ZZ394om0PB08_0gCe1SM1Z2va1l/s1600-h/zindustrious_055.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqG_aaYgTFHDudwcj4F7zc89dwjkO0nvBkFUGpBHLcZ7qREITnWjQExhP5sAd1nQ8ou9RsjTtQ1eqjS_yMSDufM3D2lJWr9h4_YthNB8isGudyP3QC-ZZ394om0PB08_0gCe1SM1Z2va1l/s320/zindustrious_055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295878319934391282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeW0e15t4N7fjl-WCtmlkodcwZzwcW08y2yTG6kv1QOs2kXfs8QNqcL1aLOnKDKc2MBnWMgVwy93hWmzLIJ8EWQRY8j0_Z8gnqIk-iCfkcFxbpTsEWU-EuJLP09ypNx9l69OwqJ6NxvjpL/s1600-h/zindustrious_053.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeW0e15t4N7fjl-WCtmlkodcwZzwcW08y2yTG6kv1QOs2kXfs8QNqcL1aLOnKDKc2MBnWMgVwy93hWmzLIJ8EWQRY8j0_Z8gnqIk-iCfkcFxbpTsEWU-EuJLP09ypNx9l69OwqJ6NxvjpL/s320/zindustrious_053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295878320470359154" border="0" /></a><br />Dusk - Deathly cold water<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbfh5EL2CUy1NDhyPMwN70g35NkDpnrB-0c6r6EfROSwdHxdUV745U9pndc4gi4BeBxQ7i7BSYsSeUmJ9ZQs73XuBHjaULeM-AFGjPQYJ4r9sTQrVEMjT0lwG5a13TcRwHuKLgPjfPc05/s1600-h/zindustrious_056.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbfh5EL2CUy1NDhyPMwN70g35NkDpnrB-0c6r6EfROSwdHxdUV745U9pndc4gi4BeBxQ7i7BSYsSeUmJ9ZQs73XuBHjaULeM-AFGjPQYJ4r9sTQrVEMjT0lwG5a13TcRwHuKLgPjfPc05/s320/zindustrious_056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295878323765727394" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-70498054085464134152008-12-06T11:31:00.004-05:002008-12-06T12:26:33.209-05:00Hike April 16, 2008After my first attempt at going through the woods in the beginning stages of spring a week prior, I tried to visit an old camp. Although the temperature was 15 degrees warmer, it made the snow covered environment worse for travel and simple being. Despite the beauty of a new spring showing itself in the shrinking masses of snow and cold streams of winter melt, it meant going in and dealing with moisture in the air so thick you can taste it. I left with 20lbs of additional weight & showing signs of the onset of hypothermia. I must like nature having her way with me because I tend to get myself into very similar situations repeatedly without much change in my preparations...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qEqSWKJIUwKXNNTmeqJLwMGBRysGUE-E6adHrBaU__x-NJurrtrBmBGKGv7J0lSKVU4ZMbUf_Z-wCRXdP1XLjL9agjuZgqI7W_ZRud0OM17Ar2kr4mbpca6cBWpQguwX90XtPDT1rfSb/s1600-h/zrofl_004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qEqSWKJIUwKXNNTmeqJLwMGBRysGUE-E6adHrBaU__x-NJurrtrBmBGKGv7J0lSKVU4ZMbUf_Z-wCRXdP1XLjL9agjuZgqI7W_ZRud0OM17Ar2kr4mbpca6cBWpQguwX90XtPDT1rfSb/s320/zrofl_004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276728889601936882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AMi0LOOMyH0i5jBRdHRrXPppGYGulyGTzgjwIqOjcFeOCtKxOd-ZvpwhmRf4pdymDBz513pJIH9IJFGvjd4R2wnGSu1sI457q7UCjaWibSZjWcMgUoGIwvOWfoDkch1HQ7b9mOqpczCS/s1600-h/zrofl_002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AMi0LOOMyH0i5jBRdHRrXPppGYGulyGTzgjwIqOjcFeOCtKxOd-ZvpwhmRf4pdymDBz513pJIH9IJFGvjd4R2wnGSu1sI457q7UCjaWibSZjWcMgUoGIwvOWfoDkch1HQ7b9mOqpczCS/s320/zrofl_002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276728894984482514" border="0" /></a><br />Small networks of spring melt run under the snow in low areas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FI11qj9WIPDQeF6Lr9vZ0QdWlAEaoIer0CJ-ixFL57rP9Z6LIS9GVeRkqQlxW5jRiMucMGHQs-oZdXAY_rhRf9BEq9TWXQwku0zAIyV9Yebjm-0aYnS2EEpVwHWO5ZW_lG4ALLKRYrU-/s1600-h/zrofl_003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FI11qj9WIPDQeF6Lr9vZ0QdWlAEaoIer0CJ-ixFL57rP9Z6LIS9GVeRkqQlxW5jRiMucMGHQs-oZdXAY_rhRf9BEq9TWXQwku0zAIyV9Yebjm-0aYnS2EEpVwHWO5ZW_lG4ALLKRYrU-/s320/zrofl_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276728891382016834" border="0" /></a><br />My incomplete shelter ravaged by the weight of wet snowOGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-90688695573342590602008-11-14T16:24:00.005-05:002008-11-14T17:42:20.296-05:00Late Winter April 09, 2008April 9th, spring was approaching, the snow penetrated by the sun was granulated but a stiff chill still in the air. I had a hike on my mind, but didn't get much further than a kilometer before i ran out of exposed rock and was forced to walk waist deep in slightly wet snow with a snow-cone like consistency. Within a half hour my legs were feeling quite like rubber and my pants and light clothing became soaked. Slightly under freezing temperature, overcast evening with calm winds. Utterly silent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfTvaQddvUhDBHNBRMeEwCG20d9gB4eqmkN0dW4DG-tJoGNzpsVicoCNovr2ExyuXx_4oWPVXxxBwvvsP0crCjt6GuM2aoDdk94cuA0nlgET2gxMGq-7mfV39GpKv3_Pv0lgQEnLQtBlc/s1600-h/zrofl_002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfTvaQddvUhDBHNBRMeEwCG20d9gB4eqmkN0dW4DG-tJoGNzpsVicoCNovr2ExyuXx_4oWPVXxxBwvvsP0crCjt6GuM2aoDdk94cuA0nlgET2gxMGq-7mfV39GpKv3_Pv0lgQEnLQtBlc/s320/zrofl_002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268644783593097122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some dry lichen and birch bark caught a flint spark easily.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjavz-vSZMEg1j4OMKxnLMxvPy0SueP4i30J8ckliRUloxbgQfQx18esfsClL0m4KEzlYz7EF32Uzd0kjjg3p61oY-_aZKsnMN8rO-CsrInJnqdZZATXo-N3GBB_KgQsmiV4OjghRLLhgi/s1600-h/zrofl_003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjavz-vSZMEg1j4OMKxnLMxvPy0SueP4i30J8ckliRUloxbgQfQx18esfsClL0m4KEzlYz7EF32Uzd0kjjg3p61oY-_aZKsnMN8rO-CsrInJnqdZZATXo-N3GBB_KgQsmiV4OjghRLLhgi/s320/zrofl_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268644785606209122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHs8ouxumK8RUMisZDlkShA2XaxFox6nD-6Oe5TvWVwIddOHCFq15gVI-oeb_ExPYBAIEWXAmJWKU8_X3YzD2rDP9mZhUONLgWh5YrCJo68Trw1BcU8fllbqNVZlyn7mglhWhho7YTMHdv/s1600-h/zrofl_001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHs8ouxumK8RUMisZDlkShA2XaxFox6nD-6Oe5TvWVwIddOHCFq15gVI-oeb_ExPYBAIEWXAmJWKU8_X3YzD2rDP9mZhUONLgWh5YrCJo68Trw1BcU8fllbqNVZlyn7mglhWhho7YTMHdv/s320/zrofl_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268644780021829954" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-3420589795353447572008-04-01T21:19:00.006-04:002008-12-13T02:16:52.715-05:00Three times in one day April 1st 2008A big snow storm blowed through here last night, leaving two feet of powdery drifts and leading to road closings. What better time to take out the snowmobile and start making new trails? I went ripping down a power line and was pretty surprised at just how deep the snow was. I kept on the gas because if i were to stop it'd end there. A while later after being misdirected by a particularly large drift I collided with a small spruce tree. Didn't have the camera, but the snow was up to the windshield and the tree was wedged between my ski and belly pan. I didn't mind digging it out alone in a blizzard and spending a half hour packing a trail so I could turn around and get back on my own track.<br /><br />At about 7:30 PM i decided to go and check out an old network of hunting trails i had been to last year. Started out well, there was a track ahead of me so I didn't worry too much. However he had turned around a short while in, and I decided to keep going..<br /><br />Click to Enlarge<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxP2Y57-vlZnwF1-hv4pGs_y08nP4dsncyZnY7hMvpnwTj7_w2AAAHIgHogW46TYh4JeCwG-DFOnRkmqUkMFwiOh5NGRWY-iPnfDAmuUjXXTiqhoyFphIp6LobTXjEAE_YHwnFDulCPUaE/s1600-h/zrofl_004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxP2Y57-vlZnwF1-hv4pGs_y08nP4dsncyZnY7hMvpnwTj7_w2AAAHIgHogW46TYh4JeCwG-DFOnRkmqUkMFwiOh5NGRWY-iPnfDAmuUjXXTiqhoyFphIp6LobTXjEAE_YHwnFDulCPUaE/s320/zrofl_004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184454647747332194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBbud8ovmEyeI2Pkad6m7xIzATznjpWrihgT8h3U5x9xTj1tq_yieeS29qCb2xL7KkRDDaAvPcbhixir_fSfXHeNpdCVkhVolU8aGWrm8NTK25RZZ_pdxv9a-Eg26DD-ENXo_8srVKEjy/s1600-h/zrofl_003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBbud8ovmEyeI2Pkad6m7xIzATznjpWrihgT8h3U5x9xTj1tq_yieeS29qCb2xL7KkRDDaAvPcbhixir_fSfXHeNpdCVkhVolU8aGWrm8NTK25RZZ_pdxv9a-Eg26DD-ENXo_8srVKEjy/s320/zrofl_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184454639157397586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />DOH.. Quite a while later working in a sweatshirt that turned to this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8cSnsry_oKR1nfksdSXEiHK7dbTH3mvLyGfSA-rSXy559mcMo57mO_GzZf5EZPgKbe4acQIcOK2MkyPA0Q8WvKlGL52Qr2xEO2LYXIgM5lDgxAe5ijg26OqKPomKW9yE4qBHlFKcn6CG/s1600-h/zrofl_005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8cSnsry_oKR1nfksdSXEiHK7dbTH3mvLyGfSA-rSXy559mcMo57mO_GzZf5EZPgKbe4acQIcOK2MkyPA0Q8WvKlGL52Qr2xEO2LYXIgM5lDgxAe5ijg26OqKPomKW9yE4qBHlFKcn6CG/s320/zrofl_005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184454652042299506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJgNLmfH4SegQ8piqkCUWq0vNGuyO-d600SrJTzD-HMFAgEczR8tosJh4W436NjjvpZee141m5D_D4N-0Dy6YrGAsry8zC4L54pyL3XUnZyfpfE8DnXlxNH8c12SccCThxgs33R7cSmmx/s1600-h/zrofl_006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJgNLmfH4SegQ8piqkCUWq0vNGuyO-d600SrJTzD-HMFAgEczR8tosJh4W436NjjvpZee141m5D_D4N-0Dy6YrGAsry8zC4L54pyL3XUnZyfpfE8DnXlxNH8c12SccCThxgs33R7cSmmx/s320/zrofl_006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184454871085631618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And I managed to get it out after working in the pitch black. Wish I had a shovel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNB7OrXkctJIWpWusaZfzXl9JK7rbPWX3K3xHbmDeOkY8_bTtyTRcVnKUSfsfbfV-qVYLHXZkKapFi_iCapRBvl75N3PP4qhoZ0ccaML1bYn24STQ_QZ1hpZJvY9osAZd-5XgLC7hgCIN8/s1600-h/zrofl_007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNB7OrXkctJIWpWusaZfzXl9JK7rbPWX3K3xHbmDeOkY8_bTtyTRcVnKUSfsfbfV-qVYLHXZkKapFi_iCapRBvl75N3PP4qhoZ0ccaML1bYn24STQ_QZ1hpZJvY9osAZd-5XgLC7hgCIN8/s320/zrofl_007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184454875380598930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKZupsbCurd5SAYmDtKHzlYlGMnjGDtbJlBHENDJwHZkaF4LJoDtDImBr7gyR6irxaHvuD_5tqL_tCoEr3MXN5Ply_OaLRuxW9l3iHR-so45OVUTFCWd04tXnLS98YIY7v7djCfDdYi79/s1600-h/zrofl_008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKZupsbCurd5SAYmDtKHzlYlGMnjGDtbJlBHENDJwHZkaF4LJoDtDImBr7gyR6irxaHvuD_5tqL_tCoEr3MXN5Ply_OaLRuxW9l3iHR-so45OVUTFCWd04tXnLS98YIY7v7djCfDdYi79/s320/zrofl_008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184454879675566242" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-15620459504734719962008-03-07T18:41:00.003-05:002008-03-07T18:44:05.064-05:00Snowmobiling Continued March 07, 2008I went out again today with the sled and brought the tripod along. I got a few shots of some water crossing, it was quite a bit colder than yesterday. I put together a short video, the second location was cut off a bit, but you get the idea.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UqfWJAI3I1w"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UqfWJAI3I1w" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-84890488018929892172008-03-06T19:28:00.004-05:002008-12-13T02:16:53.387-05:00Water-skipping and related shenanigans March 6, 2008After a long, hard, irritating, useless and completely regrettable day at school, I decided to get on my machine and engage in some early march open water tomfoolery. For the past three years I have ridden my old Ski-Doo Tundra 250cc, I had mastered the control of it in just about any circumstance. I went further <a href="http://rainbowssunshine.blogspot.com/2007/04/last-river-running-session-spring-is.html">down the narrowing and partially frozen river</a> than anyone else I knew. I could literally cross open stretches of water in excess of 40', and often would. It was such a great machine for accessing areas off the trail, for its light weight, reliable engine, and ease of maneuverability. It floated on top of snow whether it was a foot or five feet deep. You couldn't beat it for the price and gas mileage, but it did have its shortcomings: The pistons rattled the machine so badly any attempt at keeping a headlight was futile, it was extremely easy to tip over, it took 43 square miles to make a 360 degree turn on hardpack, and it was as loud as anything. It was the kind of machine you didn't worry about where you went with it or how you treated it. Sadly, I said my final goodbye to it this winter in place of a newer, faster machine.<br /><br />Until recently I hadn't taken many risks with it. The power of it intimidated me and I also had the thousands of dollars in engine repair if anything went terribly wrong to worry about. Now I am familiar with handling it, and I decided to take a rip down the open stretch of water under the highway overpass. It's been a weird and inconsistent winter weather-wise, and the river hasn't really frozen over like it normally does. There is a nice 70' or so open section that was a breeze to cruise across. It's like riding a jet-ski and turns amphibious on contact with the calm steaming water. I proceeded down into safer sections, frozen over due to the current slowing in pace. I took five at an old power line where I frequently stop in the summer on canoe to take some pictures. There's something about the alien form of the lines that contrasts with the beauty of the surrounding forest that makes for a good shot. Snow was falling lightly, the bright sun was behind a translucent bit of clouds, which made it seem like I was looking at the horizon through a luminous lens. Colour seemed to have more significance. Or was that the marijuana?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGjWOscgohiwTqmVCOEBcTEDN4UgyQJyhAO4O3otRwvlmvHFZ26SkNRt8cj4Oq5jfJpU5Ca38tK7qj-zuwZJjVwN_pmLzg6VOTSypfSthyDaBkkELbJ104zim0QIwkGHBiURH8qd-Pzda/s1600-h/zrofl_032.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGjWOscgohiwTqmVCOEBcTEDN4UgyQJyhAO4O3otRwvlmvHFZ26SkNRt8cj4Oq5jfJpU5Ca38tK7qj-zuwZJjVwN_pmLzg6VOTSypfSthyDaBkkELbJ104zim0QIwkGHBiURH8qd-Pzda/s320/zrofl_032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174806141110983282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62pbl6wMSoEZOp69FgtPS9P5_GVsl6CuUvFkN_FiEynlaMQTJ2Pu8oDlpmnx-IatgN_9c9LzTNl-YVdBjwz6RyJGOi_qXE2kmSqtgwphCDFBEUdbpCc2uQLoIWdjyhsYNsdHJbnitodVx/s1600-h/zrofl_037.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62pbl6wMSoEZOp69FgtPS9P5_GVsl6CuUvFkN_FiEynlaMQTJ2Pu8oDlpmnx-IatgN_9c9LzTNl-YVdBjwz6RyJGOi_qXE2kmSqtgwphCDFBEUdbpCc2uQLoIWdjyhsYNsdHJbnitodVx/s320/zrofl_037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174806145405950594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pvTLG3ceCsltEkKDb0QcyirIqC8bEJEmaIcif-aVmsy4MbNnrYZCwL-P79lpiSfQ4MdyjYGO8NzZsE6RtgVKYBMzR6SNxE3qdBF4p7Y401uiO8FHLjWFESp5v8ODG_Ukl5ACtHhnB5Yo/s1600-h/zrofl_033.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pvTLG3ceCsltEkKDb0QcyirIqC8bEJEmaIcif-aVmsy4MbNnrYZCwL-P79lpiSfQ4MdyjYGO8NzZsE6RtgVKYBMzR6SNxE3qdBF4p7Y401uiO8FHLjWFESp5v8ODG_Ukl5ACtHhnB5Yo/s320/zrofl_033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174806149700917906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrcYCl2Q0awOj6bvEbW7kG2CPX0vWFTMah9O7IZ1pvXjcV-n8l4DL79AU6MP52DzNhVs0RoTNtKFRcC1j3WbU74f-whpS8UJYPdK2YycwbvunlvlNdhTUOwdXMlPMe7cIgxwovI1ZMd2N/s1600-h/zrofl_034.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrcYCl2Q0awOj6bvEbW7kG2CPX0vWFTMah9O7IZ1pvXjcV-n8l4DL79AU6MP52DzNhVs0RoTNtKFRcC1j3WbU74f-whpS8UJYPdK2YycwbvunlvlNdhTUOwdXMlPMe7cIgxwovI1ZMd2N/s320/zrofl_034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174806153995885218" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-18310676794515586562008-02-28T19:20:00.008-05:002008-12-13T02:16:55.881-05:00Winter Shelter Site February 28, 2008Since I haven't really done much in terms of survival this winter (It's too cold!) I decided I wanted to build a new winter shelter. I had the site in mind before I even left, and after a short trip on the snow machine I arrived there. It's on a rocky outcrop that is much higher than the surrounding forest. The actual shelter site is shielded from the wind by the trees as well as it being situated in a concave. The surrounding snow is close to four feet deep.<br /><br />I want to try and model the shelter after the lean-to Les Stroud built in the first episode of Survivorman. The shelter was pretty large and had an opening for a fire:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAr9tx_DamtJ6Mzw8CXYPcs81ZVphVcaznyuu9YKCb3F2cel8fvFB3YGgQN2UPtGPb1gf8kmngBqZL_jlbvr8ErBeEk0Jug8HlGGeQdNQey1zePffbneEOBaxlLQFZdXz8HVR3CzgoYiB/s1600-h/zrofl_013.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAr9tx_DamtJ6Mzw8CXYPcs81ZVphVcaznyuu9YKCb3F2cel8fvFB3YGgQN2UPtGPb1gf8kmngBqZL_jlbvr8ErBeEk0Jug8HlGGeQdNQey1zePffbneEOBaxlLQFZdXz8HVR3CzgoYiB/s320/zrofl_013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172199475804947506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6DShJoL78g5sLfWxqR7hucrx4pRKp9RL6O33YsOvaR7rRJRJViurTnBlmtkcY1DgLQdX0MtFWRII1idmsoeT_Rfr9D6_qydoOnAH1j9BJxvMAFjY88d9VL32-rEZsC77zwne9CXC0v4g/s1600-h/zrofl_012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6DShJoL78g5sLfWxqR7hucrx4pRKp9RL6O33YsOvaR7rRJRJViurTnBlmtkcY1DgLQdX0MtFWRII1idmsoeT_Rfr9D6_qydoOnAH1j9BJxvMAFjY88d9VL32-rEZsC77zwne9CXC0v4g/s320/zrofl_012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172199540229456962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mine would be a bit larger, and covered with a layer of spruce boughs and then 1' of snow. I originally wanted to build a tipi but I think I'll go with a lean-to.<br /><br />Here are a few pictures of the area. The dead silence was a bit spooky.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcdCGNeo_CqNi_88axN3hCbpYs_XaUPGyaiLMksDdUWhz5R09LQnEABkEJ2tASVCsUTMoDm_88GZqMehj8rxF3Bay6MLqh7E8EK2ylWguDfPF-n35YsEPMWBaU94MTb0igkzJMyVY7vo_/s1600-h/zrofl_015.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcdCGNeo_CqNi_88axN3hCbpYs_XaUPGyaiLMksDdUWhz5R09LQnEABkEJ2tASVCsUTMoDm_88GZqMehj8rxF3Bay6MLqh7E8EK2ylWguDfPF-n35YsEPMWBaU94MTb0igkzJMyVY7vo_/s320/zrofl_015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172202924663686226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xLhHU1jMq5mVpo-9aOuavy1iOLAou83WxM_dfzI7iPZL7-Lv5raM24s8XX0MdJPyli2yN9dclJvkoY8i8owbHSHbmYiNhSNNJLZ3DqJVE8aSU8z2QP6c0wbopzrSSMg33_S5EMcLiLir/s1600-h/zrofl_017.jpg"><img 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/></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-72287123399803371832008-02-22T19:29:00.011-05:002008-12-13T02:16:58.321-05:00Snowshoeing February 18 2008I decided to take my snowshoes out with my Polaris for a walk down the river. It had snowed 10" the night before, and was still coming down moderately. Breaking a trail was hard going even with the shoes, as i was sinking a half foot or so every step. The way back was considerably easier.<br /><br />I almost fell through the ice a couple of times. I attempted to cross the river like an idiot in a narrow section, but thankfully the telltale creaking of the soft ice told me to go back. Even on an overcast day like this the light reflecting off the snow like a mirror into your eyes is inconvenient. The pictures suffered as well from the cloud cover but still turned out OK.<br /><br />I don't really like this section of the river. It's too open to the wind. The same section gave me the most trouble when i<a href="http://rainbowssunshine.blogspot.com/2007/05/hoyle-043007.html"> canoed the entire river</a> last spring. The wind was gusting directly into the bow and it took a lot of power to get past into the more intimate stretches down stream. I think I'll make my next trip start out a little farther down. Maybe tomorrow?<br /><br />I can't beleive i'll be canoeing this in a little over a month. I'm sick of school sucking all of my energy and controlling my life.<br /><br />Click Image to Enlarge<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMz0Uah3OXn3VhPTuUnOj5MIWidPWObSfDjZLcgXqc4IsfWB6YasMdcdqVf4YBhFPLk3M2YpKHS8kDvGHj1tabPwFe23tOVZfsJUWzQCRe0DHcoVEDzzQN47eQBdqCs0snzVs-2FtDNj2S/s1600-h/zrofl_001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMz0Uah3OXn3VhPTuUnOj5MIWidPWObSfDjZLcgXqc4IsfWB6YasMdcdqVf4YBhFPLk3M2YpKHS8kDvGHj1tabPwFe23tOVZfsJUWzQCRe0DHcoVEDzzQN47eQBdqCs0snzVs-2FtDNj2S/s320/zrofl_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169970177324925890" border="0" /></a><br />Sketchy river crossing<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeW7Yw3EiMtYVR3vUGR6BT8-XsDrmzRWTdkmeYF_e0FOdBMUBfKfb3XKVBsnr2CdsIs2RmU4q-txWY8BhHDFx1KhupI1ytEVlzyhrqvZ9QTuV5yWHlN9JVHTQXtmkSYqos4dtfFyOvRkh/s1600-h/zrofl_002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeW7Yw3EiMtYVR3vUGR6BT8-XsDrmzRWTdkmeYF_e0FOdBMUBfKfb3XKVBsnr2CdsIs2RmU4q-txWY8BhHDFx1KhupI1ytEVlzyhrqvZ9QTuV5yWHlN9JVHTQXtmkSYqos4dtfFyOvRkh/s320/zrofl_002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169970177324925906" border="0" /></a><br />I left the machine beside this not often used trail.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3Gn-yqcouo3C737qV5nUkqRFKWbrtrNWrNRvWnDqSFuTKy2Yx6pMhX9K0K5ukdMm6SZo2s4FeBD9Zxh370vXvcbrI0jqGEhvm93AhrhFhFmG3ZIF1PRbY5NM9n2laHkOMHpINBIYxDXP/s1600-h/zrofl_003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3Gn-yqcouo3C737qV5nUkqRFKWbrtrNWrNRvWnDqSFuTKy2Yx6pMhX9K0K5ukdMm6SZo2s4FeBD9Zxh370vXvcbrI0jqGEhvm93AhrhFhFmG3ZIF1PRbY5NM9n2laHkOMHpINBIYxDXP/s320/zrofl_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169970181619893218" border="0" /></a><br />Snow was falling lightly<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KKq5zz7LnXpTgoIXXXxe_PqClhiayFXO1aT3sPmM2FqqStL0IHd1DLM0-ElRlDylmrFGI24uBvsW8tcDjLkZEOutxMKWIm_lrmi_2WkPb-7cWkwWwFlbC4xy0qRCwLa6B2TndRW3YfSV/s1600-h/zrofl_009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KKq5zz7LnXpTgoIXXXxe_PqClhiayFXO1aT3sPmM2FqqStL0IHd1DLM0-ElRlDylmrFGI24uBvsW8tcDjLkZEOutxMKWIm_lrmi_2WkPb-7cWkwWwFlbC4xy0qRCwLa6B2TndRW3YfSV/s320/zrofl_009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169970194504795138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB-2Bpu2orQZ9Bzd5Amr9PkDOl7Ryw7i6fcwdyfND4uW8YWoP-UOz8ew1Plx3q8xbx5r4AViZW7kogBpyTf7_j5_cBARsc4Wa_GlOIxiZl4lDO5_mtaJ-Ap9Dw8mei6eXhPMlD6HyNGu3/s1600-h/zrofl_007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB-2Bpu2orQZ9Bzd5Amr9PkDOl7Ryw7i6fcwdyfND4uW8YWoP-UOz8ew1Plx3q8xbx5r4AViZW7kogBpyTf7_j5_cBARsc4Wa_GlOIxiZl4lDO5_mtaJ-Ap9Dw8mei6eXhPMlD6HyNGu3/s320/zrofl_007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169970185914860530" border="0" /></a><br />I fell over trying to turn around. I think i need more experience.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82df26UUGABDhehFznfO6Q8ADUS79zxooTGn1aLhHWNdY9rE0a55eUL-g1ykFuCzLJC_xTq6CQVS_Kx24cwwUybhIhYJE0954kf3N2YxTdLImYoQQ83gCdj-8XX78uheZVrVW4cefXmLx/s1600-h/zrofl_010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82df26UUGABDhehFznfO6Q8ADUS79zxooTGn1aLhHWNdY9rE0a55eUL-g1ykFuCzLJC_xTq6CQVS_Kx24cwwUybhIhYJE0954kf3N2YxTdLImYoQQ83gCdj-8XX78uheZVrVW4cefXmLx/s320/zrofl_010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169970387778323490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmrFq1VScxTp_KB7Iu9sqjf-Vko0DJZys5KZo2jxbUFnkwIfX8wQy73AB8I-BCtUKy7sg_Lngen1huCQ4XbDATCsx1e4wtnDnIXueWQhGwT_KbBoaYtFCuCZBPgbtCobrtUfy2dsVERc_/s1600-h/zrofl_005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmrFq1VScxTp_KB7Iu9sqjf-Vko0DJZys5KZo2jxbUFnkwIfX8wQy73AB8I-BCtUKy7sg_Lngen1huCQ4XbDATCsx1e4wtnDnIXueWQhGwT_KbBoaYtFCuCZBPgbtCobrtUfy2dsVERc_/s320/zrofl_005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169970387778323474" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-28629707324299352062007-12-25T17:58:00.000-05:002007-12-25T18:30:18.003-05:00Christmas Day Snowmobile RideToday I went for the first decent length solo trip on my new Polaris XC 500. I have no pictures which is a shame considering how beautiful the trails were. I haven't had acess to a camera since i dunked BOTH my sony camcorder and my HP digital, which are now useless. My family got a expensive Canon digital which i won't be able to sneak often but i'm going to try my best. The winter scenery is too great to be missed. It actually rained here 2 days ago, and then snowed, so all of the puffy white snow sticks to the branches and everything in sight.<br /><br />I went from my house to ice chest road, which is down through the groomed trails about 30 miles. The trails are in good shape, and i kept an average speed of 50 mph.<br /><br />I'm thinking of taking a trip to Dugwall pit and icefishing for the stocked speckled trout. I've fished there a few times in the winter without sucess, but every spring i can easily catch fat healthy red specks. Maybe try a new technique.<br /><br />PS: I managed to make it three days into my fast, which was a great experience, but i couldn't hold out a week my first try. After a couple days you get a nice natural high kind of like waking up after smoking a ton of weed. I'll have to try it again.OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-67899762021351637642007-09-04T01:06:00.000-04:002007-09-04T01:25:58.956-04:007 Day Fast - PreparationTomorrow, September 4 2007, I'll start a 7 day fast, consuming water only throughout week. A brief synopsis of fasting: Fasting is the process of abstaining from food, whether for a single meal or over a month. In history, fasting was a religious practice used by many cultures to bring themselves closer to God. Today, it's also seen as a detoxification of the digestive system and the body as a whole. As your body looks for sustenance, dead cells and toxins are purged from the system. It's a time of headaches, moments of euphoria, and pain.<br /><br />I decided that I'd make a little log here on my experience, mainly for my own benefit and future reference.<br /><br />Over the past two days I've been on a 100% fruit diet: apples, pears, peaches, plums, oranges, grapes and juices. Tonight I had a meal of straight pasta with garlic and seasonings for carbohydrates, and 2 litres of water. Tomorrow morning I'll have bacon & eggs, toast and orange juice, then the fast will begin. wish me luck.OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-16413982345675993432007-09-03T22:41:00.000-04:002008-12-13T02:16:59.409-05:00Moose Island August 24-25A few days later we went back to Moose for a couple of days, now there's a new coat of paint on the bottom section of the camp, and we almost got our limit in Walleye. I had a little too much to drink that night, and I managed to tear open that big axe gash on my leg. I had taken out the stitches myself a couple of days before, and that was a big mistake. Back to the hospital AGAIN on the 26, and waited 2 hours only to be told there was nothing they could do. It has scabbed over now, and thankfully I'll have a bigger scar.<br /><br />Click Image to Enlarge<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEJk_jb4sx5uMp_DVlVr5ZWG034IQq54c87jVVDamqTDr9a1UcqaUXMZab6nNVTC71RnHtl0e0gNkS3m2mAb5IhlyNeOGX72tNu50-eLKOpsV2CJWYz2oZno88D9NvTKBoTwyXf1Kl5eJ/s1600-h/zrofl_001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEJk_jb4sx5uMp_DVlVr5ZWG034IQq54c87jVVDamqTDr9a1UcqaUXMZab6nNVTC71RnHtl0e0gNkS3m2mAb5IhlyNeOGX72tNu50-eLKOpsV2CJWYz2oZno88D9NvTKBoTwyXf1Kl5eJ/s320/zrofl_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106178244238146722" border="0" /></a><br />I made the trail a few metres longer along the edge of this bluff<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5kwFOE0bg_qVLhDhLs3zzS81YVG0_GctneEQ6DkVaOvu-fpCAWXmgtPiYXQ3z-qXFn4xtea9eLiI_XKGNjnTc7bozrYEOa-_Yk2kPj3yKMZ0f70Va6YjWWU8xPGb1ggImiKtsxUepkqD/s1600-h/zrofl_003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5kwFOE0bg_qVLhDhLs3zzS81YVG0_GctneEQ6DkVaOvu-fpCAWXmgtPiYXQ3z-qXFn4xtea9eLiI_XKGNjnTc7bozrYEOa-_Yk2kPj3yKMZ0f70Va6YjWWU8xPGb1ggImiKtsxUepkqD/s320/zrofl_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106178248533114050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMz9xGFGFu0XoXOs51M2uJ0Sr88rPFfJz3-McDfC5JelM4fB1A6dGP1wNYheFe5uAGhFces3k_hg0y7JV0gsKDAg5nC1Xf16T7QzXaxwKFDpZaAB8dniDFS-fTQUFtQQXjq9vNjC4uG6pp/s1600-h/zrofl_004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMz9xGFGFu0XoXOs51M2uJ0Sr88rPFfJz3-McDfC5JelM4fB1A6dGP1wNYheFe5uAGhFces3k_hg0y7JV0gsKDAg5nC1Xf16T7QzXaxwKFDpZaAB8dniDFS-fTQUFtQQXjq9vNjC4uG6pp/s320/zrofl_004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106178252828081362" border="0" /></a><br />Standing on an overhanging poplar, 30' above the beach<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKs5J3ahm3EwIglxxey1iRXrMDIyB5nQT2upsgYVWY3p-MMMAWCTdCrkO0k5lJD1YVUQBvHZMTi0r1TpnI7rzxqaFdvSSizpCuz5wDiXaBKkVrQVYa1oJy8I9hdg_SIsghIiHfjEBRbzC/s1600-h/zrofl_006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKs5J3ahm3EwIglxxey1iRXrMDIyB5nQT2upsgYVWY3p-MMMAWCTdCrkO0k5lJD1YVUQBvHZMTi0r1TpnI7rzxqaFdvSSizpCuz5wDiXaBKkVrQVYa1oJy8I9hdg_SIsghIiHfjEBRbzC/s320/zrofl_006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106178656555007218" border="0" /></a><br />Perfect eating walleye<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-ZzZWAOGpUpcG4YOeD98LjNBr3Ck_oylCXe6NMYa_WvhHyJeGG3bQF7Icyn6OfFAp1Rfg3CUD07HzAGFKh0RLDW929AXdkh-7P2hjP38p46GOnOYzX64zz4I1u0BFzbtKmWnIkE9GhXc/s1600-h/zrofl_007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-ZzZWAOGpUpcG4YOeD98LjNBr3Ck_oylCXe6NMYa_WvhHyJeGG3bQF7Icyn6OfFAp1Rfg3CUD07HzAGFKh0RLDW929AXdkh-7P2hjP38p46GOnOYzX64zz4I1u0BFzbtKmWnIkE9GhXc/s320/zrofl_007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106178660849974530" border="0" /></a><br />7lb Pike.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-8yaUg52Z5NPh74MxHlqSm8wfFjZ7KOGNlkn9bBZ4xxNU3eEVIZRHg1wKllVLJdmHHNNnx2XkMiXcH03D-Fe4_ePYZdWhm6UHuSviROtvHPKL0W4zB7JUQ_fX351sh2ZeOE0UibKnzB-/s1600-h/zrofl_005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-8yaUg52Z5NPh74MxHlqSm8wfFjZ7KOGNlkn9bBZ4xxNU3eEVIZRHg1wKllVLJdmHHNNnx2XkMiXcH03D-Fe4_ePYZdWhm6UHuSviROtvHPKL0W4zB7JUQ_fX351sh2ZeOE0UibKnzB-/s320/zrofl_005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106178252828081378" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-22966733876131687922007-08-21T23:07:00.000-04:002008-12-13T02:17:00.756-05:00Moose Island August 19-21Went back over to the island for a three day stay, half of the camp has been newly painted, we are doing some work on the place but there's still no guarantee we're going to own it.. It would be really shitty if after we did all this work, somebody else came and bought it.. Ah well, I'm hoping for the best.<br /><br />We caught about 15 2-3 lb Walleye, which is pretty unusual for late August, though certainly welcomed. Three rods out with pickerel rigs and live minnows and a bobber was the setup.<br /><br />Click to Enlarge<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tcc7SWtwO8xcKlUpFodn0pO_9Kfdrt5wSRwslnFSU5o_yaJ-CDTr6Xwb_Bc-k0buiXp0iyH0sfc0gLSmmoU72r6sWw0ZYNY8dJMMozaPwtrEYVl7nECcNiJJV9ngIMviGASha5kWPqoL/s1600-h/zrofl_001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tcc7SWtwO8xcKlUpFodn0pO_9Kfdrt5wSRwslnFSU5o_yaJ-CDTr6Xwb_Bc-k0buiXp0iyH0sfc0gLSmmoU72r6sWw0ZYNY8dJMMozaPwtrEYVl7nECcNiJJV9ngIMviGASha5kWPqoL/s320/zrofl_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101366240189119538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9T4J3RN3pdSov8jUavsjwCk-7dAjXRJcYJ3PrqFL2jxbQoiuCPkuwLBsY4f57E_oWLLWpv55Bn8kfGx3FBse4mppGgEYf8ohxwgLjCRPO9jbtNZFY_xghhA9A3mcILQ6KyUG-lEbb0wM/s1600-h/zrofl_005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9T4J3RN3pdSov8jUavsjwCk-7dAjXRJcYJ3PrqFL2jxbQoiuCPkuwLBsY4f57E_oWLLWpv55Bn8kfGx3FBse4mppGgEYf8ohxwgLjCRPO9jbtNZFY_xghhA9A3mcILQ6KyUG-lEbb0wM/s320/zrofl_005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101366257368988786" border="0" /></a><br />Brush pile - Before and After<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYVLPIsrY68pwh5Tx4AasIGABBXFKoWaA6FoZGsbUYp4FElEgpgpDnxxHC_gh2L3n86b2Lc34jL0Z-vds4Bk8g1GGVqjWaET-X_LyjVI5dn1_5pxfPwo5ov7rFRJtxLXt5xRw8kjGnE7F/s1600-h/zrofl_002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYVLPIsrY68pwh5Tx4AasIGABBXFKoWaA6FoZGsbUYp4FElEgpgpDnxxHC_gh2L3n86b2Lc34jL0Z-vds4Bk8g1GGVqjWaET-X_LyjVI5dn1_5pxfPwo5ov7rFRJtxLXt5xRw8kjGnE7F/s320/zrofl_002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101366244484086850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vuw6jdcbAiO0k3BH61r7RhXqoWft2vVzcAvT_sR00xvw_vO0LwBXu78DBncb1zifu0GR0HxjyW40823v7oaF3StjUj_OqJF9MGZdYf5faAiVevMtjJO-Mg4e5hfyhP1RZpSLFizJq3RD/s1600-h/zrofl_003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vuw6jdcbAiO0k3BH61r7RhXqoWft2vVzcAvT_sR00xvw_vO0LwBXu78DBncb1zifu0GR0HxjyW40823v7oaF3StjUj_OqJF9MGZdYf5faAiVevMtjJO-Mg4e5hfyhP1RZpSLFizJq3RD/s320/zrofl_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101366248779054162" border="0" /></a><br />I canoed up to this bluff, and made a trail along the edge. I want to build some sort of dwelling on the highest spot. (30 ft)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9RSQ7w0l5cBh89xSUZ-z5u7udXaDXPsJazYEJBHdJFtCC39ovLnoc5sqb-EvCx7W4w6caRPo65eh_rBCf1j_1t3uR39lTXE_7eZMHW3QrVo7EzPLMJoa6uSDPYFft8cf8ApnCvl_glbh/s1600-h/zrofl_004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9RSQ7w0l5cBh89xSUZ-z5u7udXaDXPsJazYEJBHdJFtCC39ovLnoc5sqb-EvCx7W4w6caRPo65eh_rBCf1j_1t3uR39lTXE_7eZMHW3QrVo7EzPLMJoa6uSDPYFft8cf8ApnCvl_glbh/s320/zrofl_004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101366253074021474" border="0" /></a><br />A few good sized eater walleye<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAbmne4syIYOI1kjcsL-4_hV4yM7UUlleU3TYPwGKDq3DTwmnS5dc_A_yaz_G7IhClVbmk_FAnO9wu3ELEpk2yDslW3gMkv_sxRAHg-_rscjUTqpCNE8XPGnYuD21L0oikXglxVTrJY-0/s1600-h/zrofl_007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAbmne4syIYOI1kjcsL-4_hV4yM7UUlleU3TYPwGKDq3DTwmnS5dc_A_yaz_G7IhClVbmk_FAnO9wu3ELEpk2yDslW3gMkv_sxRAHg-_rscjUTqpCNE8XPGnYuD21L0oikXglxVTrJY-0/s320/zrofl_007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101369573083741330" border="0" /></a><br />Upstairs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuiDrH1RJRLhabP3isc6S0WDloeiFCJJEd-1iOssFiN8ry7VXc70V3XpbKyg0gazRm4Jn0o0__drnP1zIfKx_D0kWOfC9Vwz0olX9Gb5USZ6tO_ZmJwzw9pxkLce96fJa_RGqLu9RGnZC/s1600-h/zrofl_006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuiDrH1RJRLhabP3isc6S0WDloeiFCJJEd-1iOssFiN8ry7VXc70V3XpbKyg0gazRm4Jn0o0__drnP1zIfKx_D0kWOfC9Vwz0olX9Gb5USZ6tO_ZmJwzw9pxkLce96fJa_RGqLu9RGnZC/s320/zrofl_006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101369568788774018" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800361643128910405.post-57693495766017695472007-08-17T00:04:00.001-04:002008-12-13T02:17:02.169-05:00Moose Island August 15-16 2007Went for a two day visit on Nighthawk lake on Wensday. We went over to use the sauna, clear brush, work on a set of stairs and a few other things. In a year or two time it's possible we may own the property, for the sum of $40,000 to $50,000 with a inboard boat. We'd have to sell our Citation, a 26' mammoth with bunks, stove, fridge and other things that I personally deem unnecessary.<br /><br />It's a nice sect of land, 3 acres, a two story camp, three sheds, and a good bit of landscaping. What's special about the land is it's the only bit of property on the entire lake and tributaries where the owners actually own the property. All of the other dozens of cottages are renting from the government, and the land could be seized at any time. Plus there's no concern of being attacked by wild animals, no bears or moose (ironically) on the island.<br /><br />But the first night there was a little bit of a conundrum, when I was gathering wood for the sauna up in the woods. I took a brutal blow to a log on a slope, and it glanced off and nailed me right in the foot. Cut cleanly through my sock, and went a good ways into the flesh. 4 hours later I was out of the hospital with stitches, and no sauna. Fuck! Went back today from 11 AM to 7 PM, and got the stair set and a good bit of brush cleared. I also acquired a Cold Steel Bolo machete, and an old, excellent bone handled knife.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87pYFhQspEgOf8kCtrkMLXKQ9rKxTcS4Q_VOmR2tq7VG8nXY5yCVK8-i30VJhktUDFE5pN1-PlC1NE_kkxcDn8tgagVxl0p2uoEGpWPGsXycfT6htWr5M8ytoL4EdDV4ARsvtxLcEx4Nt/s1600-h/zrofl_005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87pYFhQspEgOf8kCtrkMLXKQ9rKxTcS4Q_VOmR2tq7VG8nXY5yCVK8-i30VJhktUDFE5pN1-PlC1NE_kkxcDn8tgagVxl0p2uoEGpWPGsXycfT6htWr5M8ytoL4EdDV4ARsvtxLcEx4Nt/s320/zrofl_005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099521547440520162" border="0" /></a><br />Big Cedar. Lots of old, massive Cedars on the Island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5X1uQWvd7Q9-DWrbhU8ZlN_eRxBXe2DQjcsne5XLmReFa9X3KSEtWpTOqoEOukq_lr1_yq8nEW1AaaG4IlsJSbdEBh0ROyHUPbjd9EUlgQshO8uRvMlNWXZcX3rCxuAuiBAHq3OWN6Pq/s1600-h/zrofl_002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5X1uQWvd7Q9-DWrbhU8ZlN_eRxBXe2DQjcsne5XLmReFa9X3KSEtWpTOqoEOukq_lr1_yq8nEW1AaaG4IlsJSbdEBh0ROyHUPbjd9EUlgQshO8uRvMlNWXZcX3rCxuAuiBAHq3OWN6Pq/s320/zrofl_002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099521517375749042" border="0" /></a><br />The set of stairs put in at the beach. The foot traffic was eroding the fine soil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbicZVn9DUcrzTMYpbpxwS5zwdz6IEMabVdyDos_9ed0S2bLOqEGDeeGaQBDHWObNbF-4uGmgRfWafHOGgCLKQ4ajnclk7Jt1p9LsAZemlFyQkqiJ8xb9Kb5am6RWKc2KoFo08ZHn00sY/s1600-h/zrofl_003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbicZVn9DUcrzTMYpbpxwS5zwdz6IEMabVdyDos_9ed0S2bLOqEGDeeGaQBDHWObNbF-4uGmgRfWafHOGgCLKQ4ajnclk7Jt1p9LsAZemlFyQkqiJ8xb9Kb5am6RWKc2KoFo08ZHn00sY/s320/zrofl_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099521525965683650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZ-zLflmXs4maFEkOqkyVxOvvdhsTqsk7t-saOsls5gcdqh8V0TDFyVCNeRhfrQMpcDs25CmFZDyFzMqx8FzZRIIaiSBgA9emlO64UElJGQ0gP7aI_BSK6roynDnUH6eKo4FytNU-KaJ4/s1600-h/zrofl_017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZ-zLflmXs4maFEkOqkyVxOvvdhsTqsk7t-saOsls5gcdqh8V0TDFyVCNeRhfrQMpcDs25CmFZDyFzMqx8FzZRIIaiSBgA9emlO64UElJGQ0gP7aI_BSK6roynDnUH6eKo4FytNU-KaJ4/s320/zrofl_017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099522264700058658" border="0" /></a><br />Always good to have a pack of cigarillos in the bush<br />(-Correction, never good to have tobacco at any time. I regret ever touching these.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyVDr3CT5u4e6p-H_T1ycDAEUb2nGkN6GZyxTexbz-6QvUN-iRuTQhBdschxpOyB1YUKXa1imRF4T8DIHsst-3yfcRAih4PTfW_vpJA17qdRVliJvDDDev2I9wyVIh6QqbedI8eyWPYN6/s1600-h/zrofl_008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyVDr3CT5u4e6p-H_T1ycDAEUb2nGkN6GZyxTexbz-6QvUN-iRuTQhBdschxpOyB1YUKXa1imRF4T8DIHsst-3yfcRAih4PTfW_vpJA17qdRVliJvDDDev2I9wyVIh6QqbedI8eyWPYN6/s320/zrofl_008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099522260405091346" border="0" /></a><br />Cold Steel Bolo Machete, bone handled custom made knife<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1kg3JR7H2sgmO_ENJfNVmx61xQZ-16NVr7A9MjPnRpgJPvKeDjbdBxQVgfkQgRp8y0AgGn7nny_mkoeFPz7RNyUQyYJ03hnk0CaNzrveT3wmeP7pLv6jbpU_cwq7_R4R_Ba0OzdTCCfD/s1600-h/zrofl_001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1kg3JR7H2sgmO_ENJfNVmx61xQZ-16NVr7A9MjPnRpgJPvKeDjbdBxQVgfkQgRp8y0AgGn7nny_mkoeFPz7RNyUQyYJ03hnk0CaNzrveT3wmeP7pLv6jbpU_cwq7_R4R_Ba0OzdTCCfD/s320/zrofl_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099521500195879842" border="0" /></a><br />The implement: Wetterlings 19" Axe. Victim: My foot. Millimeters from a major ligament.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sABUNSVdxUP6Cq4MVnJlPJhZNC8pjqj7LAMO92ofbyYwSaBS9ij4onMBLdvM7osdSLFgPnz_I60jIptj6ppOFh82Chr6HXL2Qcci8wEIe0eAxFUXbA2RXVjclMqwJT_plyOBip64WaRt/s1600-h/zrofl_007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sABUNSVdxUP6Cq4MVnJlPJhZNC8pjqj7LAMO92ofbyYwSaBS9ij4onMBLdvM7osdSLFgPnz_I60jIptj6ppOFh82Chr6HXL2Qcci8wEIe0eAxFUXbA2RXVjclMqwJT_plyOBip64WaRt/s320/zrofl_007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099522256110124034" border="0" /></a><br />Exhibit A. The axe cut clean through the sock.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLJCS1ZqrrXgIn8COKOzCsAxpRuxM-IA3H_jdwd4eeCW2YK_71cyvXgC9N_uo0G621pvk4ae-ZJ2Hswyn3WhZfXVzt3ieagzp0G9niLQJBI-B7Ro3QyY9yrb_xXf0eqrLpNpFSD2Pbssu/s1600-h/zrofl_004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLJCS1ZqrrXgIn8COKOzCsAxpRuxM-IA3H_jdwd4eeCW2YK_71cyvXgC9N_uo0G621pvk4ae-ZJ2Hswyn3WhZfXVzt3ieagzp0G9niLQJBI-B7Ro3QyY9yrb_xXf0eqrLpNpFSD2Pbssu/s320/zrofl_004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099521538850585554" border="0" /></a><br />Unique tree<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNQebawleU7yPsber4TpZkgKFu3nuUZGvChIu2vB8i-lRXBRzBUfCjIWzmBpNc8YnXtCc_5Y3V7DnwEHungW5bty5xmDgj-nbhjjYgxcviZxsNa3Zd6kUpDidx5hxw7AaTHmp_Jx_0P3g/s1600-h/zrofl_006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNQebawleU7yPsber4TpZkgKFu3nuUZGvChIu2vB8i-lRXBRzBUfCjIWzmBpNc8YnXtCc_5Y3V7DnwEHungW5bty5xmDgj-nbhjjYgxcviZxsNa3Zd6kUpDidx5hxw7AaTHmp_Jx_0P3g/s320/zrofl_006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099522256110124018" border="0" /></a>OGTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07665812281119480429noreply@blogger.com6