Author Archives: Ron

About Ron

Ron has long had an interest in photography and traveling and, in recent years, has had more time to devote to both activities. Long a Pentax user, Ron switched to Nikon gear when he went digital. The advent of the digital SLR camera, and the ease of the internet blogging process, has provided a venue for sharing his photography and travel experience at the local, national and international level. More about Ron

MegapixelTravel update

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Ron

Over the past number of months, there have been no uploads to the MegapixelTravel blog. That doesn’t mean that Graeme and I (and our cameras) haven’t been busy.  In addition to his day job, Graeme has continued his interest introducing … Continue reading →

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Kanata Badminton Club 2014 AGM

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Ron

Kanata Badminton Club 2014 AGM Traditionally, the Kanata Badminton Club’s Annual General Meeting has been held in Tommy’s restaurant at the old town center. This year, the meeting had to be delayed a couple of months while renovations at the … Continue reading →

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Canada Day 2014 – Kanata, Ontario

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Ron

Canada Day 2014 – Kanata, Ontario Graeme and I took a short walk around the Kanata Canada Day 2014 activities, met some people whom we have known from past events and activities and met some new people. Lots of things … Continue reading →

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Westfest 2014, Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Ron

Westfest 2014, Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario – Today was the first of three days of Westfest entertainment in the Westboro area of Ottawa. (Official Westfest festival site: http://www.westfest.ca/) All of the Mainstage performances are FREE! thanks to the generous sponsorship support … Continue reading →

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Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park, Foleyet, Ontario

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Ron

Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park, Foleyet, Ontario Well, we made it from Ottawa to Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park without incident. Leaving Ottawa before sunrise made for a pretty early wake-up call but would also allow us time to stop a long … Continue reading →

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Breeding Bird Survey 2014

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Ron

Last minute packing is underway as I prepare to join Gerhard Bruins once again for our foray into the northwoods of Ontario.  I’ve joined Gerhard for a number of Breeding Bird Surveys, Christmas Bird Counts, and other birding activities.  He … Continue reading →

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Visiting Gettysburg – A Step Back In American History

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Ron

Visiting Gettysburg – A Step Back In American History We were on our way home after visiting St. Augustine, Florida and points in-between. The weather was below seasonal and rain was falling intermittently all day long. That meant that the … Continue reading →

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Heading home

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Ron

After the warm sunshine of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, it was time to head back north to our home in Kanata. Driving conditions were fine although the amount of traffic was surprisingly high in some sections of our route. … Continue reading →

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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Ron

We arrived on Hilton Head Island after a short drive from Savannah, Georgia. Looking forward to a couple of days of blue skies and warm weather, a bit of golf, a bit of cycling, and perhaps a bit of sand … Continue reading →

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Savannah, Georgia

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Ron

Today we visited the historic section of Savannah, Georgia. Although the historic section is not large, we decided that it would be a better use of our time to enjoy riding around in one of the many tour services that … Continue reading →

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