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Hi All,
This has been a great autumn. The wild apple harvest was one of the best I can remember, and the leaves in my favourite hiking areas have gone through some suitably vibrant changes. I had the opportunity, last weekend, to enjoy the fall weather while canoeing on Lac La Peche, in Gatineau Park. It was a windy but sunny day, and my girlfriend and I had the lake pretty much to ourselves (save for a few loons). I love fall canoeing.
A few views of the shore line:
An open section:
Rounding a point:
Coming in for a landing:
A pretty good spot for lunch and camp coffee:
Yours truly (in classy black and white) prepping the fire:
My cutlery for the day was my carbon steel nessie-ish blade. I made it last month. It's a bit too thin to be the sole blade I take on longer outings, but it certainly does a great job of fire prep, fish cleaning, and other basic tasks. Plus it's old-school.
It actually wound up being a difficult fire to build up. The ground was covered with dry pine needles, which were great for getting things going, but it had rained recently, and all of the wood was damp. I had to do a bit of splitting and shaving to get at the dry stuff.
Thanks for looking, and all the best,
- Mike
This has been a great autumn. The wild apple harvest was one of the best I can remember, and the leaves in my favourite hiking areas have gone through some suitably vibrant changes. I had the opportunity, last weekend, to enjoy the fall weather while canoeing on Lac La Peche, in Gatineau Park. It was a windy but sunny day, and my girlfriend and I had the lake pretty much to ourselves (save for a few loons). I love fall canoeing.
A few views of the shore line:
An open section:
Rounding a point:
Coming in for a landing:
A pretty good spot for lunch and camp coffee:
Yours truly (in classy black and white) prepping the fire:
My cutlery for the day was my carbon steel nessie-ish blade. I made it last month. It's a bit too thin to be the sole blade I take on longer outings, but it certainly does a great job of fire prep, fish cleaning, and other basic tasks. Plus it's old-school.
It actually wound up being a difficult fire to build up. The ground was covered with dry pine needles, which were great for getting things going, but it had rained recently, and all of the wood was damp. I had to do a bit of splitting and shaving to get at the dry stuff.
Thanks for looking, and all the best,
- Mike
