" Lunch Break"

Lunch Break Outer Cove

May 11th, 2007

"Tapper's Cove"

On the way to the take out point on Friday May 11th, 2007.

"Broiling Sky"

A shot at Cape St. Francis.

"Wave Crash Spray"

Listening to The Crashing Waves....not a rock group.

"Relaxed"

Weathering plaid, weathering pot, and weathering shed.

"Boson"

A familiar face on the Scademia. He love sthe water and is always staring at it.

"In The Distance"

Looking to the Narrows.

"Seaside"

Harbour front St. John's, NL.

"Yes Bye!"

This brought back a flood of memories from my youth when my own mother use to hang her clothes on the line and that was after they were washed in one of those old wringer washers with the rollers. All by hand. But the smell of the freshness when you took them in.......amazing!

"Bell Island Light"

The Bell Light looks as if she is watching over the freighter in the distance.

"Monster Leg"

This looks like the paw of a huge rock monster.

"Gearing-up"

Getting ready to paddle at Aquafort. We must have been easy to spot from above with all the brillant boat colors.

"Three Generations"

This picture was taken on my first Ferry sailing to NFLD. I sat behind these ladies reading. I was able to see that the mother and daughter were reading as well and that the grandma was staring out to the stern of the boat and the wake it was leaving behind. All were oblivious and entranced in their own thoughts.

"Sunny Topsail"

Sunny Topsail beach on Sunday April 15th, 2007 at about 3pm.

"Break In Brigus"

Having a lunch break and beachcomb break in Brigus NL.

"Rocky Hand-out In NFLD"

If you've ever paddled in Indian Bay or else even boated there you will be familiar with the "glove" looking rock that the locals assure me is a design of nature. One can't help but wonder how the CH got etched on the glove however. The rocky owner's I guess.

"Bell Extension"

Bell Island in Conception Bay area of NL offers some unique island formations with protruding and extruding butts of land and craggy cliffs descending to aqua green waters and little sandy coves. These little coves make for awesome landing sites when kayaking the island.

The Agreement - Atlantic Accord 2005: Not Getting Left Behind

The Agreement - Atlantic Accord 2005

Found it to share. Take the time to read, to be informed, because in all my travels across this country it is my experience that the Atlantic peoples do keep abreast of their politics. As well they should for how their provinces are used as pawns for political gain and votes. I only hope we continue to stand united to present a unified voice for the issues that involve us all as maritime cultures.

"Great Balls of Soccer"

These balls of soccer are outside the new soccer field directly across the street from Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's, NL.

"Night Paddle"

Perparing for a night paddle.

"Butterflies"

Features of a recent exhibit at the Insectarium.

"Hunkering In"

Ready for a restful evening. I had paddled a good part of the peace river on this outing and was anxious to hit the sack. The peace is wide and lazy in some spots so you can actaully seakayak on it. This is a Quest X3 by Seaward kayaks and moves like a torpedo thru water. It is 19 feet long.

"In The Foothills"

No wind and the sun had just gone down as I walked along this lake in BC. Kayaking done for the day and muscles sore.

"Port In The Rockies"

This was a fund raiser trip I did for the Fort St. John Hospital foundation. I raised $5600.00 and paddled 160 miles in 4 and a half days. It was on Williston Lake and right in the rocky mountains. It was created out of the mighty Peace River which was backed up to build the WAC Bennett hydroelectric dam in Northeastern , BC. There is very unpredictable weather all over the lake's length as the wind funnels through the valleys of the mountain ranges down to the waters below. I was paddling close to 30 miles a day and some days more, by myself, and believe I was the first to do so in a seakayak. There were a few canoe fatalities only meters from where they put in on other trips. I had good weather and was lucky in that respect. The waves can swell to ocean size quickly. The tree stumps in this picture are a result of harvesting that was done before the flooding for the dam to minimize floatsam and rotting trees floating to the top, which is a huge problem for boating of any kind. I put in at a town called Mac Kenzie after Alexander Mac Kenzie the early explorer looking for a trading route to the north. I actually put in at the site he did when he first set out when the body of water was back then all river. I paddled to my take out point of the Bennett Dam some 160 miles away. There are fossils of ferns and prehistoric shellfish all along the way and I collected several as mementos but there are many it seems everywhere you land. The mountains go right down to the water here and is very deep but very beautiful. This picture was taken before i had a digital camera, actually this was a waterproof disposable. The site where I am docked is into the Peace Reach of the huge lake. I just paddled from where all three reachs connected, the Parsely Reach, The Finlay Reach and the Peace Reach. There are three mountain ranges which also connect here. The Muskawa Mountain Range, Miskinchinka Mountain Range and the Hart Mountain range all very majestic and domineering as you paddle thru.

"Jazzin"

Start of Jazz festival in Montreal. This moon looked quite amazing at night when lit. I was eating in a cafe when they erected this. Unfortunately my conference was over before the festival actually began.

"Are You Talkin' To Me?"

Turns out those were his final last words. I know......sick, but good. You have to click on this to enlarge it, to appreciate his attitude.

"Little Sheds On The Prairie"

This was taken in Saskatchewan as I was driving back to the east. Stopped for a sandwich.

"La Manche"

An out of the way swimming hole is located at La Manche Park, NL. There is a little hike into the spot but well worth the small trek for an afternoon picnic.

"Colorful Harbor Entrance"

So scenic is the entrance to St. John's harbour. It seems even winter can't quell the emotion you feel when you look upon it.

"Welcome"

And so it does.

"Tobogganing:

Pippy Park was the place to be for this chilly Sunday tobogganing fun. As a kid in NS we used to call it "coasting".

"Side By Each"

Together all the time these two. Brandy and Riley.

"Fly By"

Early morning driving around chasing the sun and some interesting back drops and sometimes avoiding drops.......especially from these guys.

"Natures' Brush Strokes"

It looks as if the cottony looking grass is painting a picture. This was shot in North Eastern BC.

"Around Downtown"

Downtown St. John's, NL

" Bell Sunset"

Another Bell Island Sunset from St. Phillips, NL.

What, pray tell, would I buy? There is nothing out here that is not free for the asking. Can you buy a sunrise? Is there a price to the exhilaration we feel from the thunderstorm that rages outside? Nature is the truest democracy, and not the richest man in the world is served a grander sunset than the beggar. -- Michael Furtman

"A White Brushing"

Janauary 1st, 2007...hike on Gut Trail.
St.John's, NL.

"Across The Way"

NFLD Harbour St. John's

"Winter Sunset"

Towards Hudson Hope, BC.

2004.

" The Cape Light"

I never tire of this light. It is captivating in all kinds of weather especially because of its location on the precipice of this cliff and because it gets the full brunt of the North Atlantic winds in all seasons and remains after years a bastion of lighthouses.

"Biscayan Cove"

I took this shot on a timer. Apparantly there are a few underwater wrecks out in this area. They appear on my GPS bluechart data. Actually one in Cripple Cove at about 27 metres and one about N47o 48.498':W050 46.498 NE of Pigeon Island. Which is the island I am looking at.

"Mountain Weather"

Picture taken between Port Aux Basques and Corner Brook, NFLD. Nov. 2006

Cape Anguille Light

The Cape Anguille Light is a beautiful sight at the Codroy Valley beach area. There is a provincial park just up from here and a bread and breakfast at this light.

"Queensport Light"

This is one of the oldest lights in NS. It is this light Stan Rogers sings about in one of his songs. This light is of course in the community of Queensport on the way to the town of Canso, where every year in August they host the Stan Rogers' Music Festival. It brings in 10,000 tourists to a community of about 800. It is a major "Kitchen Party", now combine that with a kayaking trip in and around the town and you are about as close to heaven as you can get.

Days End

Another stunning sunset in Little Dover , Nova Scotia, Nov. 2006.

Calm Mirror

This was shot outside my brothers door in the Bay of Little Dover, NS.

Weathered Coniferous

A weathered tree just off a board walk in Little Dover, NS.

Distant Rain

This was taken between Deer Lake and Corner Brook on a recent trip to NS. It was raining in the distance yet the sun was poking thru the clouds.