Hey there Hinterland

Oh OK, thought that bigleaf was pretty much a regional tree. My brother on Cortes Island has made syrup though they have a ridiculous ratio of 72:1 as I understand it. I lived in Terrace from approx mid-'95-early '98, worked Skeena Broadcasters originally before starting up a gourmet mustard business. I guess you're right, the winters really aren't that short, but I saw -48 and -52...that's the brutal cold I remember too well!!