Chop that Canoe eh
Shuhei Ogawara, a retired city hall employee in the Fukushima Prefecture, spent three months gluing 7382 used chopsticks into a 66 pound, 13′-4″ canoe, and coated it with a polyester resin coat.
Um. Wow?
Via TreeHugger
Archive for the ‘Outdoors’ Category
Heli Weekend(s)
Pretty awesome weekend out there.. Went Heli skiing for the second weekend in a row (ouch, I’m done now).
Checkout some of the pictures on flickr. :)
Next weekend I’m heading off to Web Directions North 08 (last year was awesome), so I’ll be heading out to Whistler with that group.. Should be a good time, so [...]
Line vs Armada
So.. Currently debating on with set of AT capable skis I’d like to get this year. I’m going for something relatively lightweight, but also a bit freestyle. I’ve looked at a bunch of stuff ranging from the Salomon Gun 1080s, Rossignol Scratch BC something or other, Dynastar Big Trouble (as I currently ride [...]
Get out of Calgary, go hike Nihahi Ridge!
As with previous years when summer starts so does the hiking! This year was no different, and we managed to escape the clutches of the city and head out to nearby K country to hike up Nihahi Ridge.
Pretty phenomenal hike considering it’s less than 2 hours from Calgary (Forgetmenot campground in the Elbow valley [...]
Peak to Peak Gondola (Whistler/Blackcomb)
For years, the two mountains (Whistler and Blackcomb) have glared at each other from a distance, separate by a single valley. Over the next two years, that will slowly change as resort owner Intrawest Destination Resorts will construct a gondola that will forever connect the peak of Whistler Mountain to the peak of Blackcomb.
Peak to [...]
