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Old Town Montreal in the COLD!
Montreal Old Town is a pleasure to visit at anytime of the year. But I have to admit that in the cold it can be a bit of a challenge, like anywhere. And the last time I was in Montreal … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Canada, Environment, History, Travel
Tagged cold, Montreal, snow, winter
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Driving A Dog Sled In Mont-Tremblant
In the intro to my Old Faithful post a couple of weeks ago, I revealed I was snowmobiling in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, at the time. As it turned out, snowmobiling was just one of the modes of transport we got to … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environment, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, Travel
Tagged Cee's Which Way Photo Challenge, dog sled, dog sledding, giraffe, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, snow, winter
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Old Faithful By Snowmobile
I am so (or make that, ‘snow’) lucky! This week I’m snowmobiling in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, about 80 miles northwest of Montreal. I’m accompanied by Rich & Sue, as always, but we’re also joined by our regular snowmobiling partners, Jeff & Kathleen … Continue reading
Sun Dog Days
In Southern Ontario, this time of year is characterised by wild weather swings. The day before yesterday it got up to 20ºC (68ºF) and everyone was out in their gardens in shorts. Then this morning we woke to heavy, wet, … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environment, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, Travel
Tagged Canada, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, clean, cold, environment, giraffe, halo, ice crystals, Jaspa, Kitchener, Ontario, photography, shiny objects, sun dog, Waterloo, weather, Where's My Backpack?, wind chill, winter
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Blowing Away the New Year’s Cobwebs
We had a really fun night with friends here in Ohio last night, welcoming in the New Year and celebrating Rich and Sue’s 10th Wedding Anniversary. Unsurprisingly, we were all a bit slow getting started this morning. So this afternoon … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, Travel, USA
Tagged Adventure, Blackhand Gorge, Children's books, Children's literature, environment, friends, giraffe, Jaspa, Jaspa's Journey, Jaspa's Waterloo, New Year, Newark, Ohio, photography, The Great Migration, The Pride of London, travel, winter
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Winter One-derland
Another week, another tenuous combination of travel themed photo challenges. Ailsa’s Where’s My Backpack? theme this week is ‘Winter‘, whereas the Daily Post’s word is ‘One‘. Here’s what I came up with…. And please don’t forget to follow me on … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Canada, Environment, Europe, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, The World, Travel, USA
Tagged Adventure, Berlin, buffalo, Canada, Children's books, Children's literature, Christmas Market, Cologne, Daily Post, Devil's Tower, environment, Germany, giraffe, Jaspa, Jaspa's Journey, Kennebec River, Maine, Monschau, Mount Rushmore, New Dundee, Old Faithful, One, Ontario, photo challenge, photography, postaday, Postdamer Platz, South Dakota, The Great Migration, The Pride of London, travel, weather, Where's My Backpack?, winter, Wyoming, Yellowstone
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Niagara Falls (Ice) Bound
The last couple of winters have been uncharacteristically mild here in southern Ontario (although ironically, it’s snowing heavily as I write this). But this week in 2008 was anything but mild. These days, I’m very fortunate to live less than … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Jaspa's Journey, Travel
Tagged Adventure, Canada, Children's books, Children's literature, cold, environment, freezing, giraffe, Jaspa, Jaspa's Journey, mist, Niagara Falls, Ontario, photography, ses, snow, The Great Migration, The Pride of London, travel, weather, winter
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