A bit of a random post after a long silence. I'm in Northern Ontario, in what is commonly referred to as the Soo, or more formaly referred to as Sault Ste. Marie. Not only am I having a blast of a time with a great friend, but he's pushing me to do things that many of those reading this blog know I seldom do...the main two being: going out in the cold and hiking. Today we took a wonderful trip up a mountain along the Goulais river valley, one of Andrew's favourite places, to have some time with nature and play in the snow.































































































































































Sadly we discovered today that the area is now being logged. I don't know if you have ever seen an area of forest that is being logged but it is one of the most depressing "non-human" sights in the world. I guess it can be easy to forget (if you have no knowledge of science whatsoever) but trees are living things too, and to see trunks lying everyone and dead stumps evokes creepy feelings of death and destruction.






The hike ended with some prayers by the river and then one final hike up a pretty steep hill.