top) east end lodge, where neil lives. neil is a very interesting guy, he lives out in this cabin in the middle of nowhere and guards a fishing lodge in the off season. his place is a popular drop in center for hunters fighting the elements as he makes a mean cowboy coffee. he reads a lot of books, smokes a lot of cigarettes, and enjoys company when he gets it, a real bushman.

second from top) on a trip to east end lodge and after a coffee and cigar with neil, he took wayne rideout and i to his shed where he had a frozen wolverine carcass. wayne needed me to take a picture because he said it would be worth a thousand drinks in newfoundland. it was a very interesting animal to examine, strong wide paws, and thick rounded canines, not sharp, but exceptionally thick; you could imagine the crushing power their jaws would have. neil talked about how smart and difficult to kill they were.

second from bottom) i went for a long walk; the frozen lake was so extremely wind blown that i had no trouble making ground on the hard packed snow. no snowshoes required. this shot is of a little island that mainly housed dead birch trees.

i was recently reading an article on traditional canadian landscapes rarely being snow covered scenes, as it does not serve justice to the beauty of the canada's diverse environment. the article compared snow to a blanket covering what our landscapes should represent, i would call bullshit.

bottom) the magic school bus, formally a place for men working on the winter road to warm up. no longer in use. the front window has also been totally ripped off by a bear so i don't think people would really be able to get warm in the weather ol' jalopy. looks good.