How to Hillside

Were you there? If not, I’m sorry – you missed a whole lotta awesome. In addition to Plaskett returning to his rocking roots with the Emergency Band, my mind was blown (as it always is at Hillside) by some new bands.

First up, my fave of the whole weekend was Elephant Revival from Colorado. Holy. [...]

Manitoulin is awesome – and I’m not Manifoolin’ (chapter 3)

There’s a bit of a gap as far as interesting photos for the next couple nights, which is a shame because we stayed at Mindemoya Caottages and Campground and it was fantastic, not just because of the sie, but because we met Troy, who was biking from Sarnia around Manitoulin.

We rode together for a [...]

Manitoulin is awesome – and I’m not Manifoolin’ (chapter 2)

Most of the lighthouse shots are of items in the lighthouse rather than the lighthouse itself, but let’s take a gander…

This sweet junk shed was behind the lighthouse – presumbly full of everything you need to run a lighthouse!

I am fully aware of the work that goes into owning stoves like [...]

Manitoulin is awesome – and I’m not Manifoolin’ (chapter 1)

Well hi! We just got back from eight days of riding around the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island and I am in love with Huron all over again.

I don’t think I’ve ever said the word “awesome” so many times in my life. Mostly it was related to miners’ cabins on beautiful bluffs and wooden [...]

PSA

A little heads-up for the summer. If you don’t already know, this is what poison ivy looks like:

Yep, just like everything else in the bush. Another useful tip might be to tell you that the signs suggesting you should stay on the walking paths running around Hamilton Harbour? They’re not kidding.

Using Colombo [...]