Author: sunshine
Trip Report – Lower Petawawa – 16-18 Sept 2022
While the original plan was to re-do the Upper Petawawa only two weeks after doing it the first time with a different group, our experience made us change plans and run the Lower section instead. It was also a good opportunity for me to run both sections of the river! The water was once again…
Adirondack 46er progress
The Adirondack 46ers is a status you can achieve for climbing the 46 peaks over 4000ft in the Adirondack State Park, NY, USA. The winter 46ers are reserved for those who climbed the same peaks in winter. Our progress, associated trip reports & participants is tracked in the table below. Trips which do not yet…
Book Notes – Gung Ho! – Blanchard
Getting everyone onboard working together brings motivation and results
A closer look at the Nest thermostat
I have been using a Nest in my home for several years and always wondered why certain seemingly simple features are not available. Recently, I decided to take a look at the API to see if I could make them work myself! Update April 3rd 2023 – Added a bit more information on temperature stability…
Trip Report – Upper Petawawa 3-5 Sept 2022
In preparation for our planned Nahanni trip next summer, my father needed a bit of a refresher whitewater trip! The objective was the Upper Petawawa from Cedar Lake to Lake Travers, about 40km of river. We had been planning a trip later in September but my father was unavailable then and as another group of…
Book Notes – Start with Why – Sinek
Manipulation only works for so long (transactional interactions) , inspiration builds loyalty Golden circle What – how – why Most use what to explain what they do, but decisions are often based on “gut” – which reverberates with why. When we believe what someone else believes (why) we feel more connected to that. Consistently going…
Sept 15th 2022 Update
Haven’t posted in a little while so just wanted to provide an update. We’ve been able to tackled a good number of trip reports so far with still quite a few pending. It takes a while for some of these which have thousands of photos (some of which the timestamp/day is wrong) and then sort…
Location – Petite-Nation River – whitewater canoe
The Petite-Nation River is located in Québec, Canada, originating in the Laurentians and ending in the Ottawa (Outaouais) River. The river is approx 97km in length with the flow being controlled. The river has a series of falls and rapids including the falls just before Plaisance (chutes de Plaisance) near the Ottawa River which is…
Trip Report – 20-23 Aug 2010 – Coulonge River
This was my first (and only as of 2022) trip down the Coulonge river. The Coulonge, Noire and Dumoine are tributaries of the Ottawa river, in the same area and good for whitewater oriented trips. For this trip we had 12 participants: Burg, Gibe, Wissell, Sylvain, Val, Master Trooper (Dan), Dan’s father, Julien, Marty B,…
Trip Report – 16 July 2022 – Petite-Nation River at 14.2m3/s
Another great trip down the Petite Nation. For me, this was the first whitewater of the year having finally been cleared for action after my hip replacement. We we also officially breaking in our new Esprit Canyon (Burger used it before since I was not cleared) and I was breaking in my new paddle I…
