Ice
7 entries share this tag.
Beavers and beaver ponds
Animals and Tracks
What beavers do to a stretch of country, and how their dams, ponds and lodges can help you or get in your way.
Freezing rain and ice
Weather and Sky
Rain that freezes the moment it lands. It glazes the ground, bends the trees and brings down the power.
Ice fishing a pond
Fishing
Trout through the ice: testing it, cutting a hole, and staying warm while you jig.
Keeping food cold
Food and Foraging
Coolers, snowbanks and brooks: keeping meat, fish and milk safe with no fridge, and when to throw it out.
Snowmobile travel
Winter and Cold
Getting in and out of the country on a machine in winter, and what to carry when it quits miles from the truck.
Travelling on snow and ice
Winter and Cold
Reading ice, breaking trail, and what to do when you go through.
Water in winter
Water
Getting drinking water when everything is frozen.