Blue Pillar, Kushog Lake, Haliburton Highlands, ON

This is me posing at the end of a day of ice climbing at Kushog Lake. The weather was great and since there were 3 climbs all with in a short walking distance from each other, we really lucked out! This is a 40m pillar that was not quite as nicely formed as the other climbs we did that day. It's called Blue Pillar (WI4).

Blue Boy, Kushog Lake, Haliburton Highlands, ON

This is the second climb we did. After topping out on Blue Boy (WI2) on my way down I stopped part way to strike another left leg pose. The morning was cold, especially walking across the frozen lake, but the sun was shining on us all afternoon and warmed us up. This climb had water dripping off of it and after a few climbs, it started sounding hollow! Yikes! It was a close to perfect day though! I think I might like ice climbing more than I thought!

La Cloche Silhouette Trail, Killarney Prov Park, ON

Well a 100km snowshoe trail, a pretty cool 4 season tent, a borrowed -40 sleeping bag, new fleece pants to add as one of many layers, frozen food, water, fingers and toes, -30 degree weather and a stove that was functional at best... all lead to a scaled down version of this ambitious little trip. Still - a week off work and being in snow covered forest with nothing but our gear and the beautiful peace and quiet was all I needed to rejuvenate and "get away" for a while. I WILL do the whole trail - but I might just wait 'til spring!