Category Archives: Home and About

Posts about activities around home, trip planning, and short trips.

Grand Canyon National Park – South Rim

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Ron

Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim Today was a tourist day for me as I stopped at many of the viewing spots on the rim. A strong wind was blowing and as the day progressed the temperature dropped to a … Continue reading →

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A Day in Navajo Land

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Ron

A Day in Navajo land – a.k.a. Navajo Nation After photographing my three kayakers as they departed from their launch point on the Colorado River at Lee’s Ferry in Utah, I headed downstream via highway to the Navajo Bridge where … Continue reading →

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Lee’s Ferry, Colorado River

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Ron

Arrived before dark so I as able to hike up a short distance above the campground to take this shot Lee’s Ferry image on Flickr with my iPad. More images and info will be added when I have consistent wi-fi … Continue reading →

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The Grand Canyon beckons

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Ron

Three Ottawa, Ontario area kayakers won the lottery for a time slot on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Small problem. Their kayaks were in Vancouver, BC, 2200 kms away from the launch point. They needed someone to transport … Continue reading →

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Hardwood Flooring

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Ron

Back at the start of the summer we talked about replacing some carpet in the house. The choices would be new carpet or some combination of laminate flooring or hardwood flooring or … the list goes on.  Then, just at … Continue reading →

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Watch out for Fraud! Watch out for Scams! Watch out ….. (A Month Later!!!!)

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Ron

Well another month has gone by and the ingenuity of the phishers and scammers continues to astound me. Since posting on this subject a month ago (Watch out for Fraud! Watch out for Scams! Watch out …..), we have continued … Continue reading →

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Rideau River Slow Motion Boats

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Graeme

While location scouting for HPFP.ca I had a chance to film some boats on the Rideau River. It’s mainly test footage for slow motion as I’m still learning how to maximize the quality right out of the camera and I … Continue reading →

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Watch out for Fraud! Watch out for Scams! Watch out …..

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Ron

Based on my own experiences of the past month or so, the summer heat is certainly bringing out those wonderful people who like to operate the various scams of the world. On the phone, I’ve learned that I have won … Continue reading →

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War of 1812 Re-enactment – Crysler’s Farm, Upper Canada Village

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Ron

War of 1812 Re-enactment – Crysler’s Farm, Upper Canada Village (Sunday, July 14, 2013 My destination for today is Upper Canada Village where 600 or so participants will be engaged in a re-enactment of one of the battles of the … Continue reading →

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Kingdom of Osgoode 2013 (Saturday & Sunday)

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Ron

Kingdom of Osgoode 2013 (Saturday) (update – July 31st – Graeme has added more images from the Sunday event including a video at the end of this post. I still have some images to add to the Saturday portion of … Continue reading →

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