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A view of the Cordillera Real from Isla del Sol on Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.The gps track of a 200-km trek down the length of Bolivia’s Cordillera Real (Royal Range). We came down the west side; the classic route on the east side of the range has seen a big increase in mining activity. https://wp.me/p25mXk-7MHLate evening at Yangon’s Shwe Dagon Pagoda- the crowds are gone and it is cool and quiet on a full- moon evening. https://wp.me/p25mXk-6qYRevered monk with nuns and lay followers at Yangon’s Shwe Dagon Pagoda on an auspicious full moon evening - it was magical! https://wp.me/p25mXk-6qYMonk meditating below statue of Siddhartha Gautama in the “touching the earth” mudra - the Shwe Dagon Pagoda in Myanmar. https://wp.me/p25mXk-6qYMonk in front of candle table at the Shwe Dagon in Rangoon, Burma - that is, Yangon. Myanmar. https://wp.me/p25mXk-6qYBurmese Nuns arriving on the terrace of Yangon’s Shwe Dagon Pagoda for dusk service. https://wp.me/p25mXk-6qYMonk studying the Buddha’s teachings at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda - https://wp.me/p25mXk-6puBurmese monk outside of Rangoon’s Shwe Dagon Pagoda. See here for more- https://wp.me/p25mXk-6pu“Everybody is looking for something!” Photographer and monk at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda in Yangon ... https://wp.me/p25mXk-6puThe floor plan of Myanmar’s most sacred space, the Shwe Dagon Pagoda in Yangon (formerly Rangoon). See here for more pix - https://wp.me/p25mXk-6puApproaching our Rodolphu campsite after a tough day on the Snowman trek in the Bhutanese Himalayas.Yaks coming our way. We were going to Lunana; they were heading to Garza...Bhutanese Himalayas October 2019A lake view from the trail to Rerethang after we crossed Tempe La, our last high pass.Donkeys from Thanza approaching Chozo to carry our gear down to Sephu on the Snowman Trek.A view of the Bhutanese-Tibet border on the way down to Tarina campsite in the Bhutanese Himalayas.A load-free yak caravan crossing the 5100-meter high Rinchen Zoe La ...heading from Thanza down to Sephu. See here for more pics - https://wp.me/p25mXk-8KTThe resident monk at the Dzong in Chozo in the Bhutanese Himalayas.The remnants of an old bridge used by loggers years ago. We dragged our canoe across and continued down the headwaters of the Lady Evelyn River in Ontario’s Temagami region - day 2 of our 11-day canoe trip in September of 2020. The ultimate in physical distancing! See here for more - https://wp.me/p25mXk-9JxLooking west across Sucker Gut Lake at Maple Mountain ridge and a just discernible fire tower. We were on our way to Mowat Landing. See this site for more info and maps - https://wp.me/p25mXk-9XVramblinboy
Putting on the crampons for the climb up the glacial slopes of Volcan Osorno in the Chilean Lakes District. See https://wp.me/p25mXk-6gy for more info.6:00 a.m. - heading to the edge of the glacier and the top of Volcan Osorno in the Chilean Lakes District.A late afternoon shot of Tocllaraju in the Peruvian Andes. The next afternoon we'd be at the high camp, and the following morning, on top of my first 6000m peak!Tocllaraju High Camp on a sunny afternoon. We'd get up at midnight for the final 800-meter climb to the top. See https://wp.me/p25mXk-c4Q for more details and maps.The central section of "The Paradise of Maitreya" in the Royal Ontario Museum's warehouse-like Bishop White Gallery.Fall leaves on a slope below Riverdale Farm in Toronto - https://wp.me/p25mXk-crnFall colour in Toronto's Riverdale. See more here - https://wp.me/p25mXk-crnthe morning after Halloween in Toronto's Riverdale - https://wp.me/p25mXk-crnSkuggi at Riverdale's off-leash dog park on a fall morning. See here for more - https://wp.me/p25mXk-crnfall colour at the Withrow Park off-leash area in Toronto's Riverdale. See https://wp.me/p25mXk-crn for more!Looking south from the dramatic vertical rock face at the north end of Wolf Lake on the Chiniguchi River system. Our tent site for the night was on the island in the center of the image. I had scampered up the rock face to check out a possible pictograph site and got a shot of my brother and the canoe as the early evening sun broke through the clouds.The Olive Hut above Catamount Glacier in the Purcell Mountain range in British Columbiaa ready supply of water below our tent site not far from North Star Peak in the Purcells in British Columbia.a view of Cerro Tronador from behind the Otto Meiling Refugio in northern Patagonia - a memorable campsite! See https://wp.me/p25mXk-6nN for the logistics and more trip pix.I saw this stele at a rest stop/gas station on a Sri Lanka Highway in 2014. I remember thinking - "What a pompous a--hole- and all with Chinese money and workers."Kathmandu street scene - walking back to Thamel from Durbar Squarethe action on Toronto's premier sliding hill off Broadview Avenue. A Leonberger chillin' while his owner chats and keeps an eye on his kids trudging back up the hill after another awesome ride.Our campsite on the upper French River. Over the five days we paddled down to Georgian Bay, following the 100-km. section of water highway used by the Canadien voyageurs. https://wp.me/p25mXk-8BqThe Broadview Hill on a summer's evening - a popular spot to catch a cooling breeze and to take in views of downtown at sunset. Down on the flats, games of soccer, frisbee, cricket, baseball, and quidditch are being played.downtown T.O. from the Leslie Street Spit. For great views of the city, the Spit's perspective ranks right up there with the view from above the Brickworks, Broadview Avenue by the Rooster Coffee House, and the Toronto Islands.
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The Chiniguchi Lake & Matagamasi Lake Pictographs
The Chiniguchi River system is sandwiched between Wanapitei Lake and the Sturgeon River. Before the 1900s, the Anishinaabe, especially those Ojibwe registered with the Wanapitei Reserve (now called Wahnapitae First Nation), would have known the area as the hunting grounds … Continue reading
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NE Ontario’s Chiniguchi/Sturgeon Canoe Route
Table of Contents: Introduction – Off To The Chiniguchi Some Historical Background Trip Highlights Logistics; Maps: NRC Topos; David Crawshay’s iOS Topo Canada app; ATLOGIS Canada Topo Maps for Android OS; Toporama, Ottertooth; Hap Wilson; Chrismar Adventure Map; Jeff’s Temagami Map Parks and … Continue reading
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Skuggi Checks Out Riverdale’s Fading Fall Colours
It was an overcast morning in Toronto’s Riverdale neighbourhood, and the ground was still wet from the drizzle of Halloween night. Skuggi, our nine-month-old Icelandic Sheepdog, and I set off for our big walk of the day, a four to … Continue reading
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The High Passes of Everest Trek: Lukla to Namche – Days 1 – 3
Table of Contents: Previous Post: The High Passes of Everest: Planning The World’s #1 Trek The Flight From Kathmandu to Lukla Day 1 – From Lukla to Phakding Day 2 – Phakding to Namche Namche – the Khumbu capital Day … Continue reading
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The High Passes of Everest: Planning The World’s #1 Trek
Last revised on October 23, 2022. Table of Contents: The World’s Great Long-Distance Treks – A List of the Top 5 One Trek To Rule Them All: The High Passes of Everest Trek A Google Earth View of The High … Continue reading
Climbing Ishinca and Tocllaraju in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca
Our Five-Day Climbing Itinerary: Day 1 – vehicle from Huaraz (3052m) to Collon and walk up to our tent Base Camp (4350m) near the Refugio Ishinca Day 2 – climb Ishinca (5530)/rest in the afternoon Day 3- late start/ climb … Continue reading
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The High Passes of Everest Trek: Namche to Chhukung Days 4 – 7
Table of Contents: Previous Post: The High Passes of Everest Trek: Lukla to Namche Days 1 – 3 Maps, Basic Stats with Elevation Gain, and KML file Day 4: Namche to Tengboche Day 5: Tengboche to Dingboche Day 6: Dingboche … Continue reading
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A Winter’s Day Walk Along The Banks of Toronto’s Lower Don River
One of the perks of living in Toronto’s Riverdale neighbourhood is the easy access to the Don River Trail. It runs from Pottery Road almost all the way down to Lake Ontario. It is the Pottery Road-Riverdale Footbridge section that … Continue reading
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Robert Bell’s Lady Dufferin Lake: It’s Not Where The Map Says It Is!
Related Post: Temagami’s Lady Evelyn of the Lake – Who Was She? I’ve paddled up the east branch of the Montreal River to its headwater lake, Smoothwater, a couple of times. Before you get to it, you go through another … Continue reading
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Temagami’s Lady Evelyn of the Lake – Who Was She?
Last revised on February 3, 3023. Related Post: Robert Bell’s Lady Dufferin Lake: It’s Not Where You Think! Lady Evelyn – such a genteel name! How did it become the name of a lake in the Temagami area of northern … Continue reading
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