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by bardo 🍁
2023-01-13
running guy

Knee-hab (January Update)

I ran last night. Not much. But I ran. Outside. On a trail. And I can still walk this morning. If running three klicks through on a random Thursday evening in January sounds less than impressive, let me introduce you to my Medial Collateral Ligament injury and the fact that…

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2023-01-05
winter sport

Public Service Announcement: Ski Trails Aren’t Walking Trails

To be clear, everything that follows is NOT about either an inflated feeling of entitlement or a misperception of my rights. Public parks are public places for everyone to enjoy. But. But imagine a huge suburban field covered in snow. After a long winter, that field will almost always be…

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2022-12-30
local adventure, running guy

Knee-hab (Part 2)

December 30 of 31 December-ish posts For the last couple of days, following a week of bitterly cold temperatures, I took advantage of the milder winter weather and went skiing in the park. Nordic skiing or cross country skiing, or whatever you happen to call the skiing that doesn’t involve hills is a…

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2021-02-02
local adventure, travel tales

Snowshoes on a Frozen Suburban Creek

After a bitterly cold week the sun broke through the chill for a few hours on a recent Saturday afternoon. I met with some friends to explore a local creek, frozen and snowy, on a pair of trusty snowshoes. Adventure journal. I live in a winter city. It is cold,…

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about

It’s about more than just food.

It’s about a mindset and a perspective on living a full, active and interesting life.

The Cast Iron Guy blog heated up in January 2021 as a journal of uncomplicated things, life lived, and a mindset that reflects the philosophical practicality of well-seasoned cast iron frying pan: enduring, simple, down-to-earth & extremely useful.

I write regularly from here in the Canadian Prairies about things that interest me, including the artistic inspiration I get outdoors, travel, gear, growing and cooking food, fire craft, suburban and nature trails, running, and (of course) the clever and curious ways I find to use my many pieces of cast iron cookware.

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