Photo Test

[beaver]

I am just testing the system to see how the photos work. These are the boys of the North Country taking off on a new canoe adventure.

http://picasaweb.google.com/beaverbarkcanoes/Quetico2010#5482576497175927218

 

[Dave Osborn]

Had to copy/paste the link into the browser window, Ferd......

Looking forward to "Boys of De Nort Contreee" 2011 trip coming up...2 months!

 

[Denis M. Kallery]

Ferd,
Thanks so much for sharing these photos. Gives us folks that can no longer do this kind of a trip a chance to experience it again through your eyes. Next best thing to being there.
Denis

 

[Dave Wermuth]

Well, now I'm geeked.

 

[Dave Osborn]

It will be fun with a geeked "pork eater" this year!!

 

[Dan Lindberg]

Ferdy,

Thanks for posting the link and sharing.

The bark canoes sure look great up there.

And I see you guys eat good too.

Dan

 

[Rob Stevens]

Ferdy,
One of the canoes shown seems not to have the spruce lashing gummed.
What's that about? A new technique for inside sealing?

Rob

 

[bredlo]

Beautiful photos - all of them. Thanks for taking us along!

 

[rakwetpaddle]

Boys of the North

You ARE blessed!

 

[Dave Wermuth]

And the geeked pork eater responds:
we prefer to call ourselves gentiles.
er, uh, I mean Geeked gentiles.

Actually I'm vegetarian, except I do eat some fish, and chicken, and beef, and pork and lots of venison, but mostly vegetarian. Especially if it's fried in bacon grease.

 

[Dave Osborn]

Mangeur du lard - This meant "pork-eaters", and these were "rookie" voyageurs in the trade. The food of the voyageurs was a simple fare of corn mixed with grease, but because new men often found it difficult to subsist on this, they were given pork to eat until they could stomach the food of the seasoned voyageurs.

 

[beaver]

Ferdy,
One of the canoes shown seems not to have the spruce lashing gummed.
What's that about? A new technique for inside sealing?

Rob

......The sealant on the seams is amber-colored pine resin; almost clear.

 

[Dave Wermuth]

Dave, O. thanks for the history lesson. Interesting. I'm going to enjoy this. I may be the oldest rookie ever.