Rainbows and Sunshine

Going back in time a couple of years. I took these pics while in the beginning stages of building this shelter . According to the informati...

Went 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 f...

I 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 overal...

I 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 lo...

I left early one summer morning to bike the 15 miles. Stopped for blueberries and almost got hit by a truck. Exhausting. Dawn Empty highway

June 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 ...

Cold and wet weather this year. Fishing was not very fruitful, only 3 lakers were caught. The suckers were spawning in Robbie bay which has ...

Went out again in the aluminum on April 20, used an electric motor this time. Less ice, river was navigable and flooded substantially. Wind ...

April 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...

After 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...

April 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...

A big snow storm blowed through here last night, leaving two feet of powdery drifts and leading to road closings. What better time to take o...

After a long, hard, irritating, useless and completely regrettable day at school, I decided to get on my machine and engage in some early ma...

Since 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....