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Okay - Final List for my Solo Trip into Algonquin Provincial Park
Okay - this is the final list. I trust what is in my knapsack more than what is on this actual list. I should go to be - 7 hours and 26 minutes before I leave...Take care and have a good week!Cooking ...
Aboriginal Films and Fussing with my Kit
Today is a day for fussing about with my knapsack and kit, and trying to figure out how to reduce the weight. I've decided to bring my tent after all, and I'm sure I'll find a way to reduce the load i...
Final Preparations for Algonquin Park Trip
I am in the final stretch - a couple of days to go. I've decided to bring my tent, and not just my tarp. If it means that my portage is that much slower - then so it goes. I have got to remember that ...
Useful Algonquin Park Links & More
In a week, two days, and a handful of hours, I will be in the car leaving the driveway, preparing to drive north to Algonquin Park. My backsack will be packed, Monty the beagle will be relaxed, sittin...
A Leopard Earthball Mushroom
On Labour Day this past weekend, I went for a hike down into the valley behind the house. This valley forms part of the watershed of the East Don River, which branches into the main Don River - the ce...
Getting Monty in Shape for our Camping Trip
I am working hard to get Monty in shape for his camping trip coming up in September. We do a nice long trek around the park each evening. In a week or so, I am going to do a short traverse of a loop i...
I'm Mad About Wool Blankets
I picked up some wool blankets recently at a second hand thrift shop. They cost $4 each. I am utterly amazed at the prices there. To buy a new King sized blanket at the Hudson's Bay store in Canada, i...
White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus
I saw no deer in the valley today (White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus).With my canvas knapsack packed with a green wool blanket, a Nalgene bottle full of water, a can of beef stew, my butane/p...
Valley Vistas and Views
This weekend I intend to do a bit more trekking - but first let's cover off the last photographs from last weekend...Creamy white quartzite pebble exposed from the clay cliff by the rains.Ragged under...
Views from the Valley - Alder, Mountain Ash, Sumac, Chicory and more...
I am really having a great time learning more and more about the flora of the valley here behind my home in Toronto, Ontario. It's almost like I am beginning to reach a sort of critical mass where the...
Ventures in the Valley
Early on Saturday morning I wandered down into the valley. I made my way down to the river which was swollen with all of the rain that we have had over the past few days. The sound of the rushing wate...
Going Down into the Valley
Yesterday morning, bright and early, I decided to throw on a back-pack and head on down into the valley behind the house.I saw a yellow flutter in the grass and saw a couple of male American Goldfinch...
This Weekend in the Valley - Burdock Intentions
So I'm thinking that this weekend I'll poke around the valley a bit more and try to make my way up along the river farther than I've been before. The weather has been hot and muggy around Toronto, and...
Into the Valley - A Familiar Refrain
I went into the valley yesterday and wandered a little further along the path than I've been before.There is a terrific view, high up on a bluff over the river. If I had taken this photo a minute late...
Wild Carrot and Blog Roundup - They All Did Catch My Eye
Here is a picture that I took of Wild Carrot:"Wild carrot, bishop's lace, or Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe and so...
Quick Banana Bread - Bannock Practice
Following up on my rice and bacon from last week, I decided to practice a bit of baking. This is a recipe that wouldn't exactly work when camping, but it is close enough to a bannock recipe. Spring ...
Cooking Rice & Bacon for Camping & Hiking
Well, yesterday afternoon I was back at it again. Last week I cooked rice over the camping stove, and sliced some preserved Chinese-style bacon into it.But last week the rice was not seasoned enough -...
How to Cook Rice & Preserved Bacon over a Camping Stove
Yesterday afternoon I made pirogies and Spring had them with sour cream. I boiled and then lightly fried them with some onion slices. Because she so enjoyed the pirogies, I set aside the half I was go...
A Hike into the Ravine on a Hot Day - Part 3 of 3
I went into the valley behind the park behind the house this weekend - a walk in the woods was what I wanted. Spring stayed home with Monty to remain in the cool indoors as both were very sleepy.It wa...
A Hike into the Ravine on a Hot Day - Part 2 of 3
My latest hike into the ravine behind the house was very relaxing. It was just me - Monty stayed at home with Spring and they both had a snooze on a sleepy Saturday. The sun was bright and overhead an...
A Hike into the Ravine on a Hot Day - Part 1 of 3
It has been very hot here in Toronto for the last couple of days. It has reached 32 degrees Celsius and with the Humidex quotient (how extra hot it feels because of how humid it is), meteorologists ha...
Algonquin Park Trip Planning
I will probably take a 4 day weekend sometime coming up and make it up to Algonquin Park. Spring and I are going to take a nice vacation first - probably staying in Southern Ontario somewhere. More de...
Where To Go & Under the Weather
The last couple of weeks I haven't had much chance to get out into the woods. My new job is going very well, and I have been fully engaged there. Last weekend I was sick with the plague - or at least ...
List of Popular Blog posts
Here is a list of some of the most popular posts on Mungo Says Bah!Tutorial: How to Make Charcloth for Tinder for a Firesteel or Steel StrikerHow to Make a Tarp Shelter - A TutorialSetting Up My TarpM...
Tutorial: How to Make Charcloth for Tinder for a Firesteel or Steel Striker
This afternoon I was sitting in the backyard with a couple of books, trying to avoid the direct sun by hiding under my hat when it occurred to me that now would be the perfect time to make charcloth f...
Rainy Hike in the Valley
This morning I went for a walk with Monty down into the valley. It was raining when we left and raining when we returned. But it was a warm rain, and we had a great time. In retrospect it might have b...