Fishing For SpringFishing For Spring
The ever present ice fishermen in these parts hand on until the bottom literally drops out on them. I’m always amazed by their dedication to the task at hand and
Category: Weather
Celebrating WinterCelebrating Winter
Visited two of my favourite Canadian cities (it’s a short list 2/4 in 24 hours) Ottawa and Kingston as they both shook off the winter blahs and celebrated the season.
Fire Before the StormFire Before the Storm
Winter rolls on. A storm, the worst of the winter so far (according to the forecast), is set to roll through Eastern Ontario in the next 24 hours or so.
Winter: Coming or Going?Winter: Coming or Going?
Well in the past seven days, winter certainly arrived here in Eastern Ontario. That it took until third week in January becoming more and more the norm these days. Another
Icebergs and TechnologyIcebergs and Technology
Fall, September 2017 to be exact, I’m on the trip of a lifetime in Iceland nearing the final days and I’m about to reach Jökulsárlón a glacier lagoon that promises
Baby, It’s Cold OutsideBaby, It’s Cold Outside
A few weeks late to capitalize on the Christmas angst caused by someone, somewhere the tune was no longer appropriate for modern times… But Baby it is cold outside. But
Charleston Lake – Tallow Bay Loop HikeCharleston Lake – Tallow Bay Loop Hike
The coldest hike, I think so far, the wind a bit bitter with a cold front moving through that will see the temperatures go from just above freezing at noon
Waiting For WinterWaiting For Winter
Well not really. It turned cold and the snow came in November, then the strangeness started. We had very little snow and more melt in December and so far in
Burning the Planet at Both EndsBurning the Planet at Both Ends
A couple of news articles today pointing out or underlining the melt happening at both poles. First from the south… The frozen region of freshwater ice the size of France partially protects
Working the WaterWorking the Water
CCGS Griffon bringing the buoys out of the waters of the St. Lawrence today. One of the colder days we’ve had. CCGS Griffon is a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) High Endurance Multi-Tasked Vessel and Light