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    Prince Edward County

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    | 2021365, bikepacking, Syndicated
    August 20, 2021
    August 19, 2021. This is a scene from somewhere in the middle of Prince Edward County, which is almost a large island in Lake Ontario. Around the edges it can be pretty touristy (though in places that's not the case). In the interior is is very rural. ...
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    Bay of Quinte

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 19, 2021
    August 18, 2021. This is the Bay of Quinte, a long narrow inlet that separates Prince Edward County from the mainland. I cycled here - about 60 km - along the Cataraqui Trail and then through Napanee and over the very large bridge. I had a rough night ...
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    Camden Lake

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 18, 2021
    August 17, 2021. This is Camden Lake, a provincial wildlife park, where I spent the night. I began the day by driving to Kingston, getting my bike set up (kudos to Frontinac Cycle for their help), then biking about 50 km back to the Cataraqui Trail and...
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    Election Signs

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 16, 2021
    August 16, 2021. This is a sign I put up today. I saved a bunch of signs from the last election and so got them out today for the new election. I didn't think we needed this election now, but I do love elections. We also went to the city for shopping a...
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    The Cable

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 15, 2021
    August 15, 2021. The missing cable has been found! It was located at my Day 2 campsite. Today we drove out to the site and picked it up. So now I'm preparing to get back out on the trail, picking up where I left off, but with a less ambitious route. So...
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    Westport

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 15, 2021
    August 14, 2021. This is a view of Upper Rideau Lake from westport, a small community on the road between Kingston and Ottawa. We spent a full day driving to Kingston and back to retrieve my bicycle, because Via Rail hates bicycles, and stopped at West...
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    Hydrogen Peroxide

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 14, 2021
    August 13, 2021. The view from my train window felt like the antithesis of my previous week. It basically took all day to travel from Kingston back to Casselman by train. Kingston isn't that far from Ottawa, but viewed differently, it's quite far. http...
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    Work From Home?

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 12, 2021
    August 12, 2021. This spot, about 15 km out of Kingston, is where I sat down for half an hour and had a videoconference with a colleague in England. It was my last day on the trail for now, with the ride ending after 40 km at a hotel near the train sta...
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    Beavers

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    | 2021365, beaver, bikepacking, Syndicated
    August 12, 2021
    August 10, 2021. My camp site was supposed to be beside a beaver pond. I found the Beavers, but the camp was itself inaccessible. So I found a spot by the trail across from the pond and the Beavers and I spent a pleasant evening together, joined later ...
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    Newboro

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 11, 2021
    August 10, 2012. This was the scene from my motel room in Newboro. But my trip is being cut short... I lost the recharging cable for my CPAP battery. So I'll take a couple days getting into Kingston and then take the train home. Heat was brutal again t...
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    Murphy’s Point Provincial Park

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 10, 2021
    August 9, 2021. After a 70 km slog on 30 degree heat I arrived exhausted late afternoon. The park itself is a gem, the campsites large and spread out. I had The. Best. Shower. Ever. Lots of bugbites. I won't lie: this is hard. https://flic.kr/p/2mgfVHr
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    Supper

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 9, 2021
    August 8, 2021. This is my supper for today, purchased at the Kemptville farmer's market, which I found by accident after making a detour to get a new sleeping pad. As a result, today was a 71 km day (on a fully loaded gravel bike). Rain and thunder la...
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    Supper

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 9, 2021
    August 8, 2021. This was the view as I ate supper for today, purchased at the Kemptville farmer's market, which I found by accident after making a detour to get a new sleeping pad. As a result, today was a 71 km day (on a fully loaded gravel bike). Rai...
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    Started

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 7, 2021
    August 7, 2021. I left today on my bike packing challenge. This is my bike fully loaded 10km in (1 percent complete!). I'm at a campground near Manotick, forgot a few things, but am otherwise off to a good start https://flic.kr/p/2mfUxEf
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    Cat and AirMini

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 5, 2021
    August 4, 2021. I have a long bikepacking trip planned and the AirMini is an essential part of the planning, as I need a CPAP at night. So a few weeks ago I ordered an AirMini and a couple of batteries. This morning it still hadn't arrived and looked l...
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    Overflowing

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 5, 2021
    August 3, 2021. Costco day today. The large new @Costco on Olgilvie Road has 750 parking spots but nowhere near that number of spaces for shopping carts. Combine that with understaffing and you get random traffic barriers making parking lot navigation,...
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    Dundela

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 4, 2021
    August 2, 2021. This McIntosh apple tree might not be the very first one, but it's a direct descendant, being only a few feet from where the original McIntosh apple tree stood in Dundela, Ontario. The apple will be bright red and green by the fall. I s...
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    South March Highlands

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 4, 2021
    August 1, 2021. We went for an 8 km hike in the South March Highlands forest today. It's pretty rocky with a lot of up and down on the trail but it's also wet and swampy in places, and after the rain there were puddles and fungi galore. But it was also...
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    Back from Mont Tremblant

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    August 3, 2021
    July 31, 2021. This is one last look from Mont Tremblant, where we had a very pleasant stay even if there was no Blues Fest. Today I did nothing but relax and edit some photos (of which this is one) and create OLDaily posts & catch up on email. htt...
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    Saint-Rémi-d’Amherst

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 30, 2021
    July 30, 2021. It was back home from Tremblant today. This is the view from the Casse-Croute du Lac Remi (ie., a chip wagon). I have a lot of photos to look through, a Blue Jays home opener to watch, and planning to do for my next adventure. https://fl...
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    Rain Day

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 29, 2021
    July 29, 2021. It was a cool and rainy day at Tremblant but that didn't slow us down as we walked the 360 trail at the summit; this is a view from that walk. We also went to the bike shop in town and some shops near the hotel. https://flic.kr/p/2meaq1W
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    Mont Tremblant

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 28, 2021
    July 28, 2021. We went for a hike to the waterfall near the base of the mountain then took the Gondola to the top to enjoy views like this one. Beautiful day today, nice and warm and sunny. https://flic.kr/p/2mdTR5r
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    Lac Nominingue

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 27, 2021
    July 27, 2021. Today was a 122 km ride from Mont Tremblant to Lac Nominingue and back. Cool and cloudy for the most part; I cycled pretty fast (for me) at 19.9 kph or the distance, leaving me pretty tired at the end. But rightly so; it's the second-lon...
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    Mont Tremblant

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 27, 2021
    July 2, 2021. We spent the day packing and driving up to Mont Tremblant today to enjoy a few days of well-earned vacation in the Laurentian Mountains. This is a detail from the splash pad near our room. We're in a different building today, Sommit de Ne...
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    Marlborough Forest

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 25, 2021
    July 25, 2021. We went hiking in the Marlborough Forest today, which is at the very south-west corner of Ottawa city limits. Much fewer people than elsewhere, beautiful cedar and scrub forest, the walking trails rougher but still very walkable. The wea...
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    Getting Closer

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 24, 2021
    July 24, 2021. This is the gravel bike and tent (unstaked) test set-up. The bike is cleaned and oiled and the bags have been fitted into place and tested. The tend fits into the handlebar bag; I'll be putting heavy stuff into the frame bag, clothes, fo...
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    Nation Rise

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 24, 2021
    July 23, 2021. On the way back from Chesterville I took what turned out to be a dead-end road and found myself pushing my bicycle beside a bean field alongside the Nation River, which is where I took this photo. It's called 'Nation Rise' because that's...
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    A Forest of Goldenrod

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 24, 2021
    July 22, 2021. This is what it looks like alongside the driveway in the front yard: a sea of flowering goldenrod. Yes, this is another plant considered a weed by many, but I would much rather have this splash of colour in my front yard than plain grass...
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    Getting Ready

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 20, 2021
    July 20, 2021. This is the gravel bike, stripped down and ready for cleaning (I was in the mud this spring). I'll be riding this bike on a long road trip in a few weeks. We went in to Bushtakah to pick up some bikepacking supplies, including especially...
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