Chris Jones! Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Enraged pedestrian. Flâneur. Hiker. Explorer. Web developer. Photographer. Daydreamer. Recluse. Road full of promise, head full of doubt. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Hello.

I’m at home in Halifax, NS, Canada, where it’s 9° with clear skies at 2:42am. Current alert: frost advisory.

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Donald's Falls, April 2022

Donald's Falls, April 2022 —

May 11th, 2022 at 8:45pm in Photographs

A few weeks ago I got off the couch and went for a hike in the woods with my camera.

Checked in: The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse

Checked in: The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse —

April 27th, 2022 at 7:36pm in Notes

Good to be back at an old favourite for a plate of the good stuff.

An early spring hike on the Sandy Cope Trail

An early spring hike on the Sandy Cope Trail —

April 20th, 2022 at 5:55pm in Articles

I hadn't been for a hike in far too long and I was feeling very guilty about having four days off over the Easter weekend and not having any plans.

Early spring hike in the woods

Early spring hike in the woods —

April 18th, 2022 at 6:21pm in Notes

I decided to get out of the city and do a small hike, stretch the legs a bit.

Rust never sleeps

Rust never sleeps —

April 10th, 2022 at 2:00pm in Notes

Rust never sleeps and it adds a bit of texture to the mundane.

Popular

Using PHP and cURL to post to the Mastodon API

Using PHP and cURL to post to the Mastodon API —

August 29th, 2018 at 7:31pm in Articles

As my distaste for Twitter has grown over the last while I decided to see if I could deploy my own instance of Mastodon, a federated, distributed social network.

Hiking the Liberty Lake Loop

Hiking the Liberty Lake Loop —

August 31st, 2018 at 12:56pm in Articles

Desperate for a relatively local hiking challenge this year, I decided to finally hike the Liberty Lake Loop, a 56km trail in Kejimkujik National Park.

Late summer camping at Keji's Wil-Bo-Wil cabin

Late summer camping at Keji's Wil-Bo-Wil cabin —

September 11th, 2014 at 8:00pm in Articles

It's been about three years or so since the Wil-Bo-Wil cabin was built in Kejimkujik's backcountry, and even though I've passed it many times on hikes destined for elsewhere in the park I've never actually stayed there.

Using PHP and cURL to post media to the Mastodon API

Using PHP and cURL to post media to the Mastodon API —

January 4th, 2021 at 5:40pm in Articles

A couple of years ago I posted the most popular article on the site on how to use PHP and cURL to post to the Mastodon API.

Three Days Around Cape Chignecto

Three Days Around Cape Chignecto —

June 1st, 2011 at 9:11pm in Articles

Since moving to the east coast, I've been trying my best to do as much hiking as I did when I lived in central British Columbia.

On This Day

Post-jab celebratory meal

Post-jab celebratory meal —

May 19th, 2021 at 7:48pm in Notes

Got my first dose of the Moderna vaccine.

Rocks in the West River

Rocks in the West River —

May 19th, 2018 at 5:09pm in Notes

A leisurely 11km paddle across the lake and up the river.

Kili Update 2

Kili Update 2 —

May 19th, 2013 at 11:26am in Notes

Well what a day we had today.

Random

Wind, sky and ocean

Wind, sky and ocean —

January 22nd, 2017 at 4:41pm in Notes

I needed to take the car for a drive today so I went out to the Checucto Head lighthouse and radar station.

Canoe at Site 32

Canoe at Site 32 —

August 30th, 2010 at 2:00pm in Photographs

I don't think there's a better way to see the backcountry than a canoe.

Waiting, Viau station

Waiting, Viau station —

March 23rd, 2018 at 7:36pm in Photographs

Took a quick and jam-packed business trip to Montreal with @banjomanjeff this week.