http://cmkl.ca Chris Lawson's personal website Tue, 22 May 2012 01:31:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://cmkl.ca/2012/05/02/parks-canada-firing-staff-shortening-seasons-privatizing-hot-springs-whats-next-branded-elk/ http://cmkl.ca/2012/05/02/parks-canada-firing-staff-shortening-seasons-privatizing-hot-springs-whats-next-branded-elk/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 02:06:26 +0000 cmkl http://cmkl.ca/?p=2523 featured a lot from Parks Canada. And then, a day later, the agency announces they're going to sell off three of its most iconic attractions. Now I admit, I work for the union that acts on behalf of the people losing their jobs at Parks Canada. But the parks and wilderness lover in me is also outraged. ]]> http://cmkl.ca/2012/05/02/parks-canada-firing-staff-shortening-seasons-privatizing-hot-springs-whats-next-branded-elk/feed/ 6 http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/21/can-i-use-a-sea-kayak-in-the-algonquin-park-interior/ http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/21/can-i-use-a-sea-kayak-in-the-algonquin-park-interior/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:38:14 +0000 cmkl http://cmkl.ca/?p=2494 http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/21/can-i-use-a-sea-kayak-in-the-algonquin-park-interior/feed/ 4 http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/04/how-far-can-you-go-in-a-day/ http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/04/how-far-can-you-go-in-a-day/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:40:42 +0000 cmkl http://cmkl.ca/?p=2458 http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/04/how-far-can-you-go-in-a-day/feed/ 0 http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/03/do-you-drink-the-water-in-algonquin-park/ http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/03/do-you-drink-the-water-in-algonquin-park/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:56:59 +0000 cmkl http://cmkl.ca/?p=2450 I got an email from someone planning a trip to Algonquin Park this spring and he posed me the question. It's a good one. And while I hasten to add I'm no expert I'm making my response into a post because... uh... I need a post today and it's an interesting question. ]]> http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/03/do-you-drink-the-water-in-algonquin-park/feed/ 0 http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/02/topographic-maps-canada-an-app-that-puts-all-canadas-topos-on-your-iphone-or-ipad/ http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/02/topographic-maps-canada-an-app-that-puts-all-canadas-topos-on-your-iphone-or-ipad/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:54:43 +0000 cmkl http://cmkl.ca/?p=2448 http://cmkl.ca/2012/04/02/topographic-maps-canada-an-app-that-puts-all-canadas-topos-on-your-iphone-or-ipad/feed/ 1 http://cmkl.ca/2012/03/04/looking-for-kid-friendly-algonquin-interior-destinations/ http://cmkl.ca/2012/03/04/looking-for-kid-friendly-algonquin-interior-destinations/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:41:23 +0000 cmkl http://cmkl.ca/?p=2374 http://cmkl.ca/2012/03/04/looking-for-kid-friendly-algonquin-interior-destinations/feed/ 0 http://cmkl.ca/2012/01/18/wolf-lake-wednesday/ http://cmkl.ca/2012/01/18/wolf-lake-wednesday/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:13:46 +0000 cmkl http://cmkl.ca/?p=2217 It's late but here's my week's contribution to Wolf Lake Wednesday. Friends of Temagami, Earthroots and no doubt a bunch of other organizations and individuals are trying to pressure the Ontario government to take Wolf Lake in the Chiniguchi waterway off the table for mining and logging.]]> http://cmkl.ca/2012/01/18/wolf-lake-wednesday/feed/ 1 http://cmkl.ca/2011/09/26/where%e2%80%99s-the-peak-of-silver-peak/ http://cmkl.ca/2011/09/26/where%e2%80%99s-the-peak-of-silver-peak/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:34:56 +0000 cmkl http://cmkl.ca/?p=1806 Someone posted a comment on my recent trip report wondering where indeed is the highest point in Silver Peak. Apparently there used to be a fire tower on top of it? And the tower footings mark the highest point. At the end of the Silver Peak trail section there are some concrete footings. I’m not sure they’re from a fire tower - they don’t seem far enough apart, compared to those still around at Maple Mountain and Ishpatina Ridge. But they’re for some kind of tower. One is visible in this photo.]]> http://cmkl.ca/2011/09/26/where%e2%80%99s-the-peak-of-silver-peak/feed/ 0 http://cmkl.ca/2011/09/23/killarney-park-to-silver-peak-and-back-via-three-narrows/ http://cmkl.ca/2011/09/23/killarney-park-to-silver-peak-and-back-via-three-narrows/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:14:30 +0000 cmkl http://cmkl.ca/?p=1794 I have posted my usual report on the canoe trip my friend Martin and I took last weekend. This year we went to Killarney Park. Martin had never been so I had to take him 'round to show him the sites. The trip did not disappoint. Read: Killarney Park: Carlyle, David, Killarney via Three Narrows]]> http://cmkl.ca/2011/09/23/killarney-park-to-silver-peak-and-back-via-three-narrows/feed/ 0 http://cmkl.ca/2011/09/19/back-from-killarney/ http://cmkl.ca/2011/09/19/back-from-killarney/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:59:33 +0000 cmkl http://cmkl.ca/?p=1782 I'll have a full report soon, but I wanted to say re-bonjour to the internet after my server also decided to take the weekend off. I'm looking into the causes and the solutions. Apologies to all whose websites I host and who missed my blog.]]> http://cmkl.ca/2011/09/19/back-from-killarney/feed/ 0