Motorcycle trips, building things, Canadian ephemera from the 60s & 70s, computational nostalgia, rhubarb pie, ferries and trains. travel: https://www.whatevernot.com/travel stuff: https://www.whatevernot.com/build blog: https://www.whatevernot.com/bloghttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mw2jgvwftc2xCurrently in Red Bay NL where we were greeted on shore by Jimmy the Lighthouse who was so happy to welcome us. Red Bay is a national historic and UNESCO world heritage site - there is evidence here of Basque whaling dating back to 1530. #BlueSkyMonday21 Sep 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2jgvwftc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3muwjuz4uds2tHappy Monday. The trans-Labrador highway (TLH) runs from just west of Labrador City to Blanc-Sablon with a length of 1,149 km. There's no cell reception and limited services through dense wilderness - it used to be an entirely gravel road but paving was finally completed in July 2022. #BlueSkyMonday07 Sep 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwjuz4uds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mug2wh2eys2aHappy Monday. This pic is taken on the flight from Iqaluit to Pond Inlet NU. Views of massive glaciers and fjords at mind-boggling scale - the land seems to extend to forever. You'll want a window seat. #BlueSkyMonday31 Aug 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug2wh2eys2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mttinqsrgk22Happy Monday. The South Nahanni is one of Canada's quintessential canoeing rivers flowing through the Nahanni and adjacent Nááts'ihch'oh national park reserves. From the Mackenzie mountains in the west over the majestic Victoria Falls and out into the Liard river; a paddler's dream. #BlueSkyMonday24 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttinqsrgk22https://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mtm3g77hek2iTGIF. In 1972 Toronto band 'Heat Exchange' released the single 'Can You Tell Me' bw 'Inferno' on Yorkville records. An album deal fell through and it took until 2017 before all of their singles were collected into the fine retrospective 'Reminiscence'. #FridayCanCon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iuuWNGTYqY21 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm3g77hek2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mtbrco5yis2nHappy Monday. One great thing about the high arctic is the late afternoon sun which pours in on an oblique angle making long shadows and casting a glow on everything around. Time to chill, have dinner and grab a fine sleep in the tent. This is Alexandra Fiord on Ellesmere Isand NU. #BlueSkyMonday17 Aug 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbrco5yis2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mt2cdavh2k2zTGIF. Comox (James Papp and Paul Stephens) released 'Comox and Friends' in 1974 and it nicely channels the 70's California singer-songwriter sound. They were likely named for the K'ómoks First Nation on Vancouver Island. Track 2 is Broken Promises. #FridayCanCon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoVW8VOw4IU14 Aug 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2cdavh2k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3msqicbb7722vHappy Monday. Iceberg. #BlueSkyMonday10 Aug 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqicbb7722vhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3msiod2v2kc2eTGIF. Luke Gibson was lead singer of Toronto blues rock legends 'Luke and the Apostles' and then joined 'Kensington Market' which imploded in 1969. In 1971 he recorded the very fine country folk rock LP 'Another Perfect Day' - here is 'Windy Mountain'. #FridayCanCon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lGHXTCA0Po07 Aug 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiod2v2kc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3ms6n4fzr4s2kHappy Monday. In the Mingan Archipelago national park reserve, the Havre à Petit-Henri campsite on La Grande Île is secluded and private - only 4 sites well separated; it's very quiet. There is fairly challenging 23.5km trail that loops around the perimeter of the island. Bliss. #BlueSkyMonday03 Aug 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6n4fzr4s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mrmyyzvak22iHappy Monday. Wandering by the stream which winds through the Fairy Meadow in the Cirque of the Unclimbables. Nahanni national park reserve NT. #BlueSkyMonday27 Jul 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmyyzvak22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mrfiovqhls2yTGIF. In 1973, this soft pop earworm went to #1 in Canada (and #7 in Australia!). Gary Weeks and David Beckett ('Gary and Dave') released 2 LPs and a number of singles in the mid 70s and then decided to quit the biz to become pilots for Air Canada. #FridayCanCon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r_SVnBw3tg24 Jul 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfiovqhls2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mr3halu7zc2iHappy Monday. Western Brook Pond - a fresh water fjord carved by glaciers and filled with extremely pure fresh water, nestled in Gross Morne national park which takes its name from NL's second highest peak; a member of the Long Range Mountains running up the west coast of the island. #BlueSkyMonday20 Jul 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3halu7zc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mqtwon5ul22nTGIF. The Poppy Family - here performing Michael Nesmith's "Different Drum" on CBC's Let's Go 1968. Terry Jacks, Susan Jacks (Pesklevits), Craig McCaw on guitar/sitar and Satwant Singh on tablas/drums. #FridayCanCon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAL0Q4vuiCk17 Jul 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtwon5ul22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mqko42fids25Happy Monday. The Gaspé Peninsula is on the south shore of the St. Lawrence; its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq word gespe'g, meaning "end", referring to the end of the land. #BlueSkyMonday13 Jul 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqko42fids25https://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mpyalhen6s2aHappy Monday. Don't bug me - at the cottage. #BlueSkyMonday06 Jul 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyalhen6s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mpqhodmjd223TGIF. The great Terry Sawchuk was immortalized in song by Newfoundlander Ron Hynes. Sawchuk held the shutout record for 46 years, won the Calder, 4 Vezinas, 4 Stanley Cups, and was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame the year after his final season. #FridayCanCon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcwA4Ojj0ZA03 Jul 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqhodmjd223https://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mpgln7xptk2kHappy Monday. Long live the roadside motel. ❤️ #BlueSkyMonday29 Jun 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgln7xptk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mp7sghtwxk2sTGIF. Raffi, Canada's "global troubador" and "children's champion" was born in Cairo and immigrated to Canada in 1958, eventually settling in Toronto. Before his first LP he contributed 4 tracks to CBC compilation 402; here's a lovely "Song of Friends". #FridayCanCon https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-gRBBNQh98A26 Jun 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7sghtwxk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mouwik772k2mHappy Monday. The arctic can be a land of contrasts. In 1930 Canadian Lawren Harris painted a number of large canvasses of Bylot Island NU; this pic was taken just east of Pond Inlet as we headed out for a 4 day hike to 765m Mount Herodier which stands high above the surrounding area. #BlueSkyMonday22 Jun 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mouwik772k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3monhfqz6uk2zTGIF. Gene MacLellan was a Canadian treasure. He wrote a string of hits for others but his renditions are the Gold Standard. Snowbird, here with the additional 3rd verse dropped by most cover versions, is a deceptively sad and poignant song. RIP Gene. #FridayCanCon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDCN0BHNEWc19 Jun 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3monhfqz6uk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3modg6bplg223Happy Monday. There is a seasonal research base at Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere island NU and here they monitor plant growth and also collect data on the receding glacier in the background. The local crew welcomed us, gave us a tour, and later served up a wicked tasty butter pecan pie. #BlueSkyMonday15 Jun 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3modg6bplg223https://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mo477zcngs2hTGIF. Tom Northcott was a Vancouver based folk/pop singer with hits in the 60s & 70s (nominated for a Juno in 1971). His back catalog is well worth exploring - Rhino's "Sunny Goodge Street" compilation is tops. Here is "Girl from the North Country". #FridayCanCon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ho7gKhsxQ12 Jun 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo477zcngs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mnrqzdihhc2uHappy Monday. When you come around a corner and see the big tall cowgirl giving you the salute, you know it's gonna be a fine day. #BlueSkyMonday08 Jun 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrqzdihhc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mna2ppwmes2tHappy Monday. Arctic Bay Airport (YAB/CYAB) with services to Iqaluit and Resolute Bay was established in 2010, replacing the airport at Nanisivik. It's about 6 km southeast of town - there are no restaurants, vending machines, duty free shops, souvenir stalls or wifi. #BlueSkyMonday01 Jun 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mna2ppwmes2thttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mmonlnn6hs2wHappy Monday. The West Coast Trail is a challenging 75km multi-day hike in Pacific Rim national park BC from Port Renfrew to Bamfield in the traditional lands of the Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht, and Pacheedaht First Nations. Beaches, cable cars, ladders, forest, petroglyphs; it's all here. #BlueSkyMonday25 May 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmonlnn6hs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mm4wzpyrl22rHappy Monday. The Royal Hotel in Flin Flon MB. The town is named for the nickname of Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin, Esq, hero of the 1905 SF novel "The Sunless City" by J. E. Preston Muddock. A statue of Flinty designed by cartoonist Al Capp (Lil' Abner) looks over the museum grounds. #BlueSkyMonday18 May 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4wzpyrl22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mlvaweca7s2qAre You the Next Brøderbund Superstar?15 May 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvaweca7s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mllgqet6js2tHappy Monday. Checking out the Hoodoos in Sirmilik national park on Bylot Island NU. #BlueSkyMonday11 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllgqet6js2thttps://bsky.app/profile/whatevernot.com/post/3mkzwuwp2zs2xHappy Monday. Kispiox BC is a Gitxsan First Nations community known for its totem poles which were the subject of a series of Emily Carr paintings in the 1920s and 30s. The town's original name is "Anspay'axw" loosely translated from the Gitxsan language means "The Hiding Place". #BlueSkyMonday04 May 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:sguvhitn7vxwebkcoaktelbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzwuwp2zs2x