I have not had the best of luck with weather during the last, almost year, since beginning this blog. A very wet spring eventually lead into some (too few) decent days through the summer then as fall colors began their annual display a wind storm decimated the canopy. Winter has been mild without much snow. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cold weather’
Practice: Neither Here Nor There
Posted in fitness, Winter, tagged cold weather, fitness, motivation, walking, winter cycling on March 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Cycling at Night: More
Posted in cycling, Winter, tagged cold weather, cycling, cycling at night, Derek Hendsbee, winter cycling on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Every now and again things come together very nicely without anything to detract from the experience. So it was last night. I had to do a little eenie meenie minee mo to chose between skiing and cycling but ultimately decided on cycling because snow conditions weren’t quite as good as road conditions. A light flurry [...]
TCT: Skiing
Posted in fitness, skiing, Uncategorized, Winter, tagged cold weather, Cook's Cove, fitness, Guysborough County, skiing, Trans Canada Trail on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Carol and I loaded the car with gear, drove five kilometers, parked at Spank’s Bridge and skied a section of the Trans Canada Trail. We went as far as Cook’s Cove then re-traced our way back to the car. The old rail bed is ideal though the trail in the other direction, from Spank’s Bridge [...]
Port Bickerton: Time to Hike
Posted in Guysborough County, hiking, Port Bickerton, Winter, tagged beach scene, cold weather, Derek Hendsbee, Guysborough County, hiking, lighthouse, Nova Scotia, photography, Port Bickerton on February 3, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Clocks slay time… time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life. William Faulkner You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by. James [...]
Clothing: Thoughts, the Very Cold
Posted in Winter, tagged cold weather, hiking, walking, winter cycling on December 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you are a person who finds it difficult to remain warm I think you need to invest in the best clothing possible. Boots that are rated for at least -50, a down parka, well insulated snow pants over a wool under layer and ordinary nylon (not cotton) pants, heavy mitts rated for extreme cold, [...]
Getting Out in Guysborough in the Winter
Posted in Winter, tagged cold weather, fitness, walking, winter cycling on December 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The first thing I have to say about being active in the outdoors during the winter is that it is not mandatory. If you want to avoid it no points will be deducted from your score in life. I suspect a high percentage of people do little more than sprint from their homes to their [...]
Cycling: Larry’s River to New Harbour
Posted in cycling, Larry's River, New Harbour, routes, Uncategorized, tagged beach scene, cold weather, cycling, Derek Hendsbee, fitness, Guysborough County, Larry's River, New Harbour, Nova Scotia, sunset, wind chill, winter cycling on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It always seems odd to transport my bike using the car, however it is necessary when I want to cycle in new locations when time does not permit a long ride. Yesterday afternoon I decided I would go to Larry’s River. I did not decide beforehand where I would go from there. I parked the car at [...]
Out of the House
Posted in Fox Island, Uncategorized, tagged beach scene, cold weather, Derek Hendsbee, Fox Island, Guysborough County, KLR 650, motivation, motorcycle, Nova Scotia, sunset on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When I write about a hike it is always with an attempt to make it coherent and interesting. For someone reading a post coherency is quite important, you won’t understand what I’m trying to say if it’s confusing or unstructured. I have found, however, the truth of hiking (and just being me in general) is [...]
Being Prepared for Winter
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cold weather, hiking, neck gaiter, walking, winter boots on December 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
There are many aspects to being properly prepared for winter. The most important, which I’m not going to get into here, is mental – a positive attitude makes a huge difference but I’ll leave that for another post. What I do want to tackle here is being well equipped for outdoor activity. If you aren’t [...]
Late Season Ride to Marie Jospeh
Posted in hiking, Marie Joseph, tagged Baker Point, beach scene, cold weather, Derek Hendsbee, Fancy Point, Guysborough County, macro photography, Marie Joseph, motorcycle, Nova Scotia on December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
115 kilometers of chilly morning motorcycle riding took me to a beach near Marie Joseph. This is the same distance that would have taken me to Mabou, New Glasgow or L’Ardoise. For months I wanted to get back there because I thought the beach had some real hiking potential, but the beach is just a [...]
