Reimagining Beringia, mode of travel? Ice age.

Julie on the blue blaze trail.

Due to the failure of CO2 sequestering, the disappointment of fusion power, and the silliness of global engineering's seeding the stratosphere with sulfuric oxide, on average, winters are a thing of the past in southern Ontario.

Be that as it may, seize the day and contribute to global warming by joining our weekend commute to Ontario's northern winter wonderland. Re-imagine the first inhabitants chasing their next reindeer steak across Beringia, and thus populating modern day suburbia.

Destination? Spur of the moment. Drive north until snow cover is sufficient for the ancient art of snowshoeing. Educated guess? The Western Uplands Algonquin Hiking Trail with a trajectory of Oak Lake Nature Preserve, the remnant beaver dam capital of Ontario.

Itinerary:

One overloaded, post-apocalyspe Mad-Max mobile leaving KW at 3:00 pm Friday, Jan. 4, sleeping Friday night near an Algonquin Park parking lot of your choice, sleeping Saturday on a frozen lake of your choice, returning Sunday late in the day/night to a Kitchener-Waterloo abode of your pre-determination. Please join the entourage if you have your own transport.

Cost:

Yours or the planet's?

Yours = One overnight backcountry camping permit ($13) and two tanks of gas ($ don't ask).

The planet's = Pick your generation.

Difficulty:

If you have to ask, this probably isn't the last minute trip for you.

Gear:

The same it took to survive the last mini ice age. Mastodon bone frame tents and reindeer parkas advisable.