Magical views from the ski hill – Hoar Frost

January 26, 2011

Hoar frost:  white frost or rime is the tiny solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air which occurs when the temperature of the surfaces is below freezing point. It occurs generally with clear skies. Air hoar, surface hoar, crevasse hoar and depth hoar are all types of hoar frost or technically: Radiation frost I […]

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A winter jaunt in Fundy

January 25, 2011

Looking back over this month is has been a very full one. The holidays were great; truly a nice family moment. I entered the month knowing I had a very busy business travel schedule; that did not leave too much flex time mid-week and indeed tightened weekends with Friday and Monday travel in some cases. […]

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Exploring my inner Canadian Child

January 24, 2011

Well its cool here in my part of the world (Moncton NB), not crazy cold but I have been enjoying -22ºC temperatures the last few days. This morning with the windchill it felt like -35ºC. I had two awesome days of downhill skiing over the weekend. The snow was crisp and groomed and the sun […]

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Them’s those Bouctouche buffalos

January 6, 2011

If you saw the last post you will have noted we visited Bouchtouche NB for a hockey tournament recently. While there I checked out the Irving Family Plantation. It appears to be an arboretum. I wandered into the park, which is meant to be driven through but is closed for the winter months. All of […]

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Devastation boulevard @ the dunes

January 2, 2011

A hockey tournament took  Perky and I north to Bouctouche, New Brunswick recently.  Having a full day ahead of us and looking for some “outside rink” time; we packed a lunch and headed north of Moncton along the coast up highway 11. The outside rink time was my prerequisite as I was not skiing and […]

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An impressive ski day on several levels

December 29, 2010

This was day two on the downhill skis. It was an awesome day. There are some days when it all comes together: weather, snow, my skiing, the hill etc. Today was one of those days. I am so thankful that I  kept busy on the off season hiking, snorkeling, canoeing and other related outdoor pursuits. […]

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I can still ski……….gotta love it

December 28, 2010

Today I was back on the hill with my tips pointed down and hoping for the best. The first run of the year or runs of the year are always a bit tentative. The storm of yesterday was mostly over but it did snow off and on all day today. My Christmas prayers and wishes […]

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A Boxing Day jaunt through…….you guessed it

December 26, 2010

I am rebuilding  back into my usual rhythm. It will take a bit of time to find my deep winter routine and work through the process of avoiding plantar fasciitis. My hikes have most recently been walks. Life has been busy and I have spent time in too many provinces this month: Nova Scotia, New […]

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Where have I been………………..

December 23, 2010

It appears my blogging is directly related to  some cartilage in my foot. Go figure. Seriously though I was benched with a acute case of something called plantar fasciitis. An inflammation somewhere in my heal. It was quite acute and painful, which kept me sidelined for a bit; way too long. My good doctor benched […]

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Getting ready……………

December 17, 2010

The skis are out of the attic and have been delivered to Bob’s in Riverview for the sharpening and wax job. I want to be sure I am ready when the snow comes to stay. Please let that be soon. Not sure how skiing will go with the heal problem I have been having but […]

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