Iron Mountain Blog

Living with Integrity, or ‘Having a Set’

By Jessica / September 22, 2022 / Comments Off on Living with Integrity, or ‘Having a Set’
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A photograph from the mountain… A quote we like… A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. ~ Aldo Leopold A reflection on a mountain moment… A young man visiting with us recently told Grant and I that […]

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Welcome to The Marrow, a Newsletter by Iron Mountain Wilderness Cabins

By Jessica / September 4, 2022 / Comments Off on Welcome to The Marrow, a Newsletter by Iron Mountain Wilderness Cabins
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September 2022 Our new monthly newsletter, The Marrow, presents snapshot moments of life on the mountain. On the first Monday of the month we present 3 kernels that speak to the gist of life here, represented by a photograph, video, poem, artwork, recipe, quotation, joke or other musings. This newsletter is our way of documenting […]

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Views of the Bras d'Or Lakes from Salt Mountain, Whycocomagh Cape Breton

Living Off Grid: What We Learned in Our First Year

By Jessica / March 24, 2019 / Comments Off on Living Off Grid: What We Learned in Our First Year
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Although we are located a mere 5km from the TransCanada Highway 105 and our local village, the climb up Whycocomagh Mountain covers 260 meters in elevation. The nearest power line is several kilometres away. After purchasing our property, we began staying in the small hunter’s camp that came with the land almost immediately. The small […]

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