Dirty Tires

 Wish there were more places around here I could drive off-road

    Maybe we should move away from the crowded city

To someplace where there are no people or roads

 

Hiking at Mizzy Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

For old times sake, the kids (now grown up and settled) said 

"let's go together for a hike at Mizzy Lake".

So we did just that. 

This time we stayed at Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, and explored the area.

 

    

Yes, it's my 60th birthday, and my wife and kids know what I enjoy doing on my birthday

We have hiked the Mizzy Lake trail for almost twenty years.

The parking lot was full, and this time we didn't see any wildlife

But we had fun! 

 

 

What a beautiful sunset over Huntsville, Ontario, Canada

Take a look at wildlife we've encountered in earlier hikes here 

and here  

and here 

 

В путь (Let's go) - Alexandrov Ensemble

 

Let's Go - Alexandrov Ensemble

I don't understand Russian, but this is great music! 

Replacing Tires on the Land Cruiser

 Unlike most North American Land Cruiser owners,

From my experience, I have good things to say about the Dunlop Grand Trek PT22 OEM tires

They took us safely through -22 degrees C through two Canadian winters,

 

And almost 50,000 kilometres of highway (and a little off-road driving in the Canadian Rockies) 

 

Not once did I lose traction or feel uncomfortable driving the Dunlop tires even on ice!

 

Of course they didn't look very capable. But looks aren't everything.

Driving is also about the driver, not just the tires!

 

I could easily do another 30,000 kilometres, but the chance came to replace them.

So at 49,184 kilometres, here are the Falken Wildpeak A/T4W tires (Made in Japan)

Btw, the 4W in A/T4W stands for Wear, Winter, Wet, and Warranty. 

What else does a driver we need? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiking at Silver Creek Conservation Area

 Been looking around for places to hike nearby (within an hours drive) that we haven't been to,

And found Silver Creek Conservation Area 

 

 

 

Free parking on the road 

 

 

The trail is nice, very few people at 9:30 am

 

Approximately 6.8 kilometres up and down

As we were walking I suddenly grabbed Anna's hand and said, "snake"!

We stepped back a few feet (it was going to cross us on our path, and it turned back)

We stood still and focussed  

A decent hike 

 

 

  

 

 

After driving in the mountains in British Columbia, 

13.2 kilometres per litre is the best mileage so far in the Toypta Land Cruiser!