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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-9XV
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Georgian Bay’s North and East Coast – Paddlers’ Eye Candy
As longtime canoe trippers on the rivers and lakes of the Canadian Shield, it has only been in the past six years that the possibilities of paddling the northern and eastern shore of Georgian Bay drew the attention of my … Continue reading
Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top To Bottom: Route Options, Maps, Shuttles, Permits, And More
Previous Post: Temagami & Lady Evelyn Canoe Trip: Introduction and a Bit of History Route Options: Both headwater branches of the Lady Evelyn can be accessed by vehicle. After a short ride west along Hwy 560 from Elk Lake towards … Continue reading
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A Rainy Day in Toronto: Nov. 30, 2020.
See Viggo’s Den for more on our engaging Icelandic Sheepdog Viggo. The weather forecast for the next three days is not good. Rain, rain, and more rain – and maybe a bit of snow too! On the map, it looks … Continue reading
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Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top to Bottom: Days 10 and 11 – Across Lady Evelyn Lake To Mowat Landing
Previous Post: Day 9 – From The South Channel To The North End of Lady Evelyn Lake Day 10 – From West To East Across Lady Evelyn Lake distance: 18.5 km with a pass by of Garden Island Lodge time: … Continue reading
Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top To Bottom: Day 9 – From the South Channel to Lady Evelyn Lake’s West End
Previous Post: Day 8 – From Bridal Veil Falls To the Bottom of the South Channel Day 9 – From South Channel to West End of Lady Evelyn Lake distance: 20.5 km. time: 10:30 – 2:30 weather: very wet; passing … Continue reading
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Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top to Bottom: Day 8 – From Bridal Veil Falls To The Bottom of The South Channel
Previous Post: Day 7 – From Macpherson Lake To the South Channel’s Bridal Veil Falls Day 8 – Lady Evelyn’s South Channel from Bridal Veil Falls To The Bottom distance: 9.7 km. time: 9:15 to 1:15 portages/rapids: finished the Bridal Veil portage … Continue reading
Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top To Bottom: Day 7 – From Macpherson Lake Island Camp To Bridal Veil Falls
Previous Post: Day 6 – From Just Below The Forks To Macpherson Lake Day 7 – Down The South Channel To Bridal Veil Falls Distance: 10.7 km. Time: 9:30 to 3:50 Portages/Rapids: portaged all except the second set coming into … Continue reading
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Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top to Bottom: Day 6 – From Below the Forks to Macpherson Lake
Previous Post: Day 5 – From Florence Lake To The Forks (And A Bit Beyond) Day 6 – To Macpherson Lake distance: 9.1 km time: 9:30 a.m to 3:50 p.m. portages/rapids: 6/6 – lined 3? Note: Rapid #s taken from … Continue reading
Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top to Bottom: Day 5 – From Florence Lake To The Forks
Previous Post: Day 4 – On Florence Lake Day 5 – From Florence Lake to The Forks and a Bit Beyond distance: 32.2 km time: 8:55 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. hunting grounds: those of Misabi in the mid-to-late1800s thanks to … Continue reading
Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top to Bottom: Day 4 – On Florence Lake
Previous Post: Day 3- From Our “It’ll Have To Do’ Lady Evelyn South Branch CS To Florence Lake We spent a couple of nights at our Florence Lake campsite. Max had come down with some ailment the previous day, the … Continue reading