The day started off in fog and drizzle and as it wore along the sun finally won through. I for one was very pleased that that happened and did not mind removing my vest at all.

I managed to knock off 18,000 steps along my Virtual Trans Canada Trail stroll and have now reached 7,012,067 steps. My earlier calulations make the 7,250,000 steps the 25% mark and that should be near Manitoba I hope. I am now 4 days into Saskatchewan and will reach Norh Battleford in about a month. Saskatoon will be a treat as I have some very good friends there Rejean and Cindy always worth while dropping in. I have relatives in North Battleford or Bigger, they are very close together and maybe I will wave to them as I pass by.

Moose hunting season opens to resident hunters on September 2nd. and folks are getting ready to fill their freezers. I would like to take one with my longbow this year as that would be a first. A whole moose is more than I need and so I will team up with a friend and we can split the moose . A half a moose is still a lot for me but I have many friends that will help comsume the spoils of living north of sixty. As a resident hunter I am allowed one moose and two caribou a year. In almost 40 years of living here I have shot two caribou and both were very tasty. I hunt only for food and most of the time just buy my meat as it requires a heck of a lot less effort. This year a bow killed moose would be a treat but if not perhaps a caribou later in the year.

 I will wait until the weather is cold enough that I can store the meat in the porch as I have no freezer and hate to see any of the stuff go bad. Moose jerky is a mighty fine snack for the winter trail. Moose stew and bannock are a tasty treat when ever you can get it and  the same goes for caribou. Fish year is on the menu all year long just go out and catch some. Many folks here greatly reduce their grocery bills by hunting and fishing. Many a rabbit hits the pot during the winter.

Thats about it for now as I can hear the russle of my sleeping bag wispering warmer in here than that chair your sitting on. Adios and thanks for stopping by. Cheers, Greg