Category: Outdoors

  • Festa Brew-Homebrewing-Pale Ale-Unboxing

    This shows the 1st step of brewing beer the Festa Brew way. This is great for beginners like me, but after I get some experience, I hope to do it the old fashioned way.

  • Homebrew – The easy way part 4 – last step

    Started home brewing some beer to save some money. Using a real easy kit and hopefully the experience will get me to more conventional methods. This is the last step where I transfer from the carboy to the bucket and do a little “bulk priming” then do another transfer into the bottles. They sit for…

  • Homebrew – The easy way part 3

    Started home brewing some beer to save some money. Using a real easy kit and hopefully the experience will get me to more conventional methods. This is 7 days after part 2, where most of the fermentation will finish up in the carboy. The next step will be to bottle.

  • Homebrew – The easy way part 2

    Started home brewing some beer to save some money. Using a real easy kit and hopefully the experience will get me to more conventional methods. This bit is pretty simple, just explaining each step. This is 4 days after part 1, where most of the fermentation has taken place in the bucket. I basically put…

  • Homebrew – The easy way part 1

    Started home brewing some beer to save some money. Using a real easy kit and hopefully the experience will get me to more conventional methods. This bit is pretty simple, just explaining each step. The rest of the steps Part 2 Part 3 Part 4  

  • Spyderco And CRKT Folding Knives Review

    Original Spyderco and CRKT folding knife review preserved with old Amazon widgets removed and current official references added.

  • 2012 Hypothermic Half Marathon Halifax

    Another cold -12C at CFB Shearwater in Eastern passage Nova Scotia for the 2012 edition (Feb 5 2012) of the Hypothermic Half Marathon for the Halifax area runners.   This is the second year that the race route has been at CFB Shearwater and along Cow Bay road. Some segments are along sidewalk, but mostly…

  • 2011 SSQ Quebec City Marathon

    A summary of scenes from the 2011 SSQ Quebec City Marathon (Deux Rives). The 3 day event includes a womens only 5k run (dames de coeur) and the main event is a full slate , 5k, 10k, half marathon and full marathon races.   Hurricane Irene made its presence known as the winds & rain…

  • Scotiabank Bluenose Marathon 2011

    The Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon has a variety of events for all fitness levels – walkers or runners. From a 5K run/walk to a Full Marathon, there is something for everyone.   Covered the start of the 2011 bluenose marathon, half marathon, 10k & 5k. The start times were all over the place within the…

  • 2011 Hypothermic Half Marathon – Halifax

    Cheered on the crew along the route of the 2011 Running Room hypothermic half matathon. Unlike most years, the race was not in downtown Halifax, but rather at CFB Shearwater. The original route made use of the Salt Marsh trail, but with the snow storms and the fact that the trail was not groomed –…