tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post5793833449957173609..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Strathspey in the Snow: Welcome to the New YearChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-10355927768027466632008-01-11T14:58:00.000+00:002008-01-11T14:58:00.000+00:00Mungo, glad to hear my book has been useful! You'l...Mungo, glad to hear my book has been useful! You'll still probably find the Dragonfly flares a little at first, like all naptha/white gas stoves. <BR/><BR/>John, there's an inch of snow on the ground here at 300 metres and much more higher up. Bring your snowshoes up north!Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-57345281200429803922008-01-11T10:45:00.000+00:002008-01-11T10:45:00.000+00:00Like the descriptions of footprints in the snow Ch...Like the descriptions of footprints in the snow Chris - reminds me of what Ed Abbey called "the register" in Desert Solitaire.<BR/>We've had snow down here in Yorkshire too. Sneaked into the pub out of the rain on Wednesday night for a swift one on the way home from a meeting in the village hall. During the 45 minutes we were sat at the bar the rain turned to snow - there was an inch and and a John Manninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263410082141555575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-73149597546480736872008-01-09T01:39:00.000+00:002008-01-09T01:39:00.000+00:00Thank you Chris - that picture came from a set tha...Thank you Chris - that picture came from a set that I took a couple of years ago. My Dad and I went canoeing and camping in Algonquin Park, and one early morning he decided to take the <A HREF="http://mungobah.blogspot.com/2007/06/canoe-camping-list-item-descriptions.html" REL="nofollow">canoe out in the dawn mist</A>.<BR/><BR/>I learned something from your book yesterday - I have the MSR Mungohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819489744098705713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-90678102415304295152008-01-09T01:27:00.000+00:002008-01-09T01:27:00.000+00:00Thanks for your comments Mungo. Glad you like the ...Thanks for your comments Mungo. Glad you like the book.<BR/><BR/>I like your canoe picture for January 1.Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-29337400880524121052008-01-09T01:03:00.000+00:002008-01-09T01:03:00.000+00:00Wonderful photograph - I was born in Yorkshire, bu...Wonderful photograph - I was born in Yorkshire, but reside now in Toronto, Ontario. Different landscape here... Have followed your blog for a little while.<BR/><BR/>I got your 'The Backpacker's Handbook third edition' for Christmas, terrific book.<BR/><BR/>I've got some camping and hiking related pictures on my blog - I am hoping to get a DSLR in the summer to improve my shots. <BR/><BR/>All the Mungohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819489744098705713noreply@blogger.com