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    My Journey

    Foxes have four toes, like dogs. Those tracks look like raccoon to me, although the lack of elongate prints (rear feet) is a bit puzzling. I suppose it may have been moving at speed... Andrew
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    Don't Throw Your Life Away - Battling Marine Debris from Alaska to Panama

    That is an amazing collection... Thanks for all the pictures! The first time I saw an F-117 it was a black triangle in the sky over Ottawa, on its way to (I believe) its first public showing in Canada at the local airshow.
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    My Journey

    That is some beautiful country... hope to visit one day...
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    Don't Throw Your Life Away - Battling Marine Debris from Alaska to Panama

    I have to say again that I really love your writing style. You've perfectly captured what I refer to as analysis paralysis in your anecdote about sitting in the truck debating whether to return to the beach. Don't ask how I know... ;) Since you're in Canada, I thought you might like to read...
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    Don't Throw Your Life Away - Battling Marine Debris from Alaska to Panama

    You've hit it on the head - trash (and sewage) management is often a case of out of sight - out of mind. I can recall seeing such tin can "troves" in rural southern Ontario too, although that is now (mostly) a thing of the past. In the Arctic, it is doubly difficult, as the ground is frozen...
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    Don't Throw Your Life Away - Battling Marine Debris from Alaska to Panama

    Love your writing... and the photos are amazing! Thanks also for cleaning up wherever you go. (y)
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    My Journey

    Maybe sometime soon she can join grandpa on a road trip. We camped with our kids when they were small, but "things" started to get in the way... I wish we had tried harder to keep up the tradition.
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    Roam About with "Big Hank"

    That last pic of the mist trailing over the edge of the cliff is very Ansel Adams! Fantastic! Andrew
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    MEC Northwind 2.5 four season tent

    Looking for bomb-proof shelter for any conditions? The MEC Northwind 2.5 four-season tent is it! Front and rear vestibules for gear Large doors with full windows Roof vent 4 Easton aluminum poles are interchangeable so no hassles setting up after dark Plenty of stake points and tie-downs for...
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    Black Latches

    You could blacken the standard steel ones... Here's a site with a "trial kit" that costs less than one of the black latches. https://www.epi.com/black-oxide/stainless-steel/room/insta-blak-ss-370/ Hope that helps.
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