Fake Foliage; Real Bark

Damn Cold

It is really cold here, especially at night.  And tonight we have to shoot in the dark to avoid being kicked out by security.  Here, Sara wears 3 base layers, hooded sweatshirt, down jacket by Holden, and a heavy duty robbers' mask.

Despite the sub-zero temps, Mark had no problem throwing himself against this stone wall

Local Cuisine; Aftermath

This lipstick clad cigarette butt was left in a snow bank outside one of Montreal's greasiest restaurants.  I can only imagine the scene of its owner eating poutine with blood red lipstick and then enjoying a smoke afterwards. What was her(or possibly his) story?  I am left with one photo, but missed many good ones of this mystery person.

Local Cuisine; Montreal

We are eating lots of greasy food on this trip.  Montreal is home to an edible delight known as poutine.  The basics are fries with gravy and cheese curds on them.  Some places let you add more toppings such as bacon and peas.  My mouth is watering.  Aside from poutine we ate a lot of burgers... and plain fries as well.  I justify these calorific uppercuts with all the shoveling I am doing.

The Big Dig

Montreal is well on the way to break snowfall records set in the early 1970s.  The city is frantically digging itself out, as more storms are forecasted in a few days.  We have been doing a lot of digging ourselves.  It would be nice to have some bigger shovels, but every store we checked was sold out.  At least they had plenty of ice chippers. Sara Phillips putting our hard work to good use.

Hotel Test

The first thing I do when I check into a hotel is jump on the bed.  This test will gauge how the whole trip will go.  Look for springiness, but also good absorption upon landing.  The above test was performed at the Holiday Inn in Montreal... lets just say the trip turned out well.

Day 1, Photo 1, Trip 1

I purchased the T3 the night before a week trip to Montreal with Roxy Snowboards.  Once again I find myself in an airport with a bunch of layover time to test out the new camera.