http://www.awordinthewoods.com A city-dweller's outdoor travel logs, gear reviews and field tests, tips and tricks about camping, hiking and canoe tripping. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:52:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok, I know it's just wrong, and I've got tons of pictures and stories to tell from the great fall colour changes, but for now, I'm off to have a beer, since I've been working too much. http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2008/10/updates/ It was a bit of a rainy weekend on our favorite Algonquin park lake, but fun nevertheless. The unfortunate and undesirable part of camping is the drying out of gear after you get back. Right now, I'm just going to throw it all on the balcony, and hop in the ... http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2008/09/back-at-last/ Although I'm not a fan of banning everything for our own good, this makes me smile. I'd have preferred if they just levied an environmental impact fee on buyers, but hey. Read the article on the London's plans to phase out bottled water. http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2008/08/london-ontario-is-going-to-ban-bottled-water/ There's a good writeup CPAWs site about how our Boreal forests are going to be given a bit more protection when industrial development decisions get made. With any new policy or announcement that involves big business and the environment, I'm always a bit skeptical, but this seems like a great ... http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2008/08/ontario-takes-a-good-step-to-preserve-boreal-forests/ So, lots of new things going on... I've got a new job and a new phone and probably a lot less time this year to go camping, but I'll get a chance to check out the iPhone in the woods. It has a gps, but I'm not sure how good it ... http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2008/08/got-myself-an-iphone/ Here's a wonderful little comment I got on a past article: "I found your blog via Google while searching for camping and your post regarding camping store Marathon having end-of-lease sale |  A Word in the Woods by Michael Zimmermann looks very interesting for me. I go camping every weekend during ... http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2008/08/i-hate-blog-spam/ I was inspired by my last camping partner's prolific use of the fishing rod, and have decided to try catching my breakfast, lunch or dinner, and cooking it over the coals. I normally like things that need slow cooking to get into the coals, like potatoes, corn, and more recently, ... http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2008/07/for-the-future-catch-of-the-day/ This was a good trip for my friend Keith's first time into Algonquin, in terms of what to expect for canoeing, since the Tim River to Rosebary, and then on from Longbow to Sitting Man Lake (our final destination) is a good mix of winding rivers, grassy marsh, ponds, and ... http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2008/07/trip-report-sittingman-lake/ According to Moose Survey Research in Algonquin Provincial Park: "Moose antlers are the fastest type of growing bone known on the planet. A Moose may grow a set of antlers weighing up to 25 kilograms in just five months!" http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2008/07/moose-rock/ I originally used the term "Mickey" instead of flask, but it seems that it's a bit more of a Canadian-specific drink-related term than I thought, like May Two Four (TwoFer), A cube (12-pack of bottled beer), and many others. From Wiki: "# Mickey, a term for a 375 ml bottle of alcohol ... http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2008/07/does-anybody-know-of-a-good-light-durable-stylish-liquor-flask/