I talked to my boy in the car this past weekend about what to do when he drives, if he has any problems; and he talked to me about the language learning, free software that he uses on his phone. Two days later, Virgin Mobile, now owned by Bell, sends
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Writings of J. Todd Ring: Hit the Trail, Amigos! Gearing Up for the Great Outdoors
A Trestles Elite Eco 20 Sleeping Bag….. Perfect. (And again, I get no commission from anyone – so far; though maybe I should reconsider that. I just promote things that I like, because I like them.) * I have more than a little experience wilderness camping, and in all seasons;
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Get Outdoors! (Nature therapy is best – and free)
My boy and I did some back country bush camping, boondocking in a tent, on the Oak Ridges Moraine; hiking, exploring logging roads and public lands. It was wonderful. (Only meditation beats nature as the world’s most powerful healer and stress reliever.) Now, two days later, it makes me happy
Continue readingcmkl: Four days, 86kms, one root fire: fall trip in Algonquin Park
Chatty write-up with photos, GPX file and numbers about the annual Chris-Martin fall canoe trip. Nine years and counting. This year we rambled through main street Algonquin Park on the hottest September weekend anyone has ever seen. Read more The post Four days, 86kms, one root fire: fall trip in
Continue readingcmkl: Weekend in Frontenac Provincial Park
Irene, Mallory and I had booked a weekend in Frontenac Provincial Park but my father died and the only weekend we could schedule for the memorial happened to be the one we’d booked in Frontenac.
Continue readingThings Are Good: A Stove That Uses Fire to Charge Electronics
BioLite is a company that focuses on creating clean-burning stoves. We’ve looked at stoves before and why it’s important to create efficient stoves for a better planet and healthier people. Recently, an employee of BioLite gave a presentation at TEDx Montreal about the importance of clean stoves. The company has
Continue readingcmkl: Lac Philippe: walk-in car camping weekend
So we got back from our weekend at Lac Philippe, one of Gatineau Park’s car camping hot spots. We were actually scheduled to stay tonight too, but the hurricane-inspired weather – cold, overcast, nasty wind – made us sorta think that maybe we could…
Continue reading350 or bust: Civilization Isn’t That Civilized
Those of you who follow this blog will know that my family and I spent last week canoeing in the Woodland Caribou Provincial Park in northern Ontario’s boreal forest. It seems that the world has done as well (or poorly) as usual without my dail…
Continue readingcmkl: Heading to Frontenac Park. This should be interesting
We’re heading off tomorrow for some canoe-in camping. With the whole fam. Frontenac Park. No portages, but we do have to take all our stuff with us in the canoe and leave the car behind. Figure we’ll stay there for the whole reservation?
Continue reading350 or bust: A Week Without Fossil Fuels
Woodland Caribou Provincial Park is a wilderness park located between Red Lake, Ontario and the Manitoba border. As Ontario’s 5th largest provincial park, covering 1.2 million acres (that’s 486,235 hectares) it offers over 1,600 kilometres …
Continue readingTrashy's World: Friday miscellany – Liz, cowboys, Arsenal and a cottage
1. Elizabeth May’s sudden crusade against Wi-Fi has disappointed me. I had thought she would latch on to an environmental issue that was beyond reproach. The tar sands. GHGs. Volatile organic compounds. Food safety. She had a lot to choose from. But no. She picks an issue which may or may not actually be an […]
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