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Go Home Lake – Time to say goodbye to another paddling season

By Christina|2017-11-22T10:55:19-05:00November 22nd, 2017|Categories: #lake, Adventure, alone, animals, birding, birds, Canada, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, go home lake, kayak, kayak portaging, Kayaking, lakes, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, sightseeing, Uncategorized, water, waterways|Tags: @deltakayaks, @muskoka411, @muskokatourism, @muskokatravel, @ontarionature, @ontariotravel, #blackflies, #daytrip, #delta, #delta15s, #explore, #exploring, #gohome, #gohomelake, #kayak, #kayaking, #kokatat, #lake, #loon, #mosquitos, #paddle, #paddling, #peaceful, #serene, #serenity, #solo, #spring, bugs, lakes, Muskoka, portage|

I woke up on a Sunday to a beautiful day with a great forecast and for the first time in a long time, I had nothing to do! I thought about what to do and settled on a nice relaxing [...]

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East Paint Lake – Relaxing with Snakes

By Christina|2017-11-21T19:34:52-05:00November 21st, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, campsite, Canada, Exploring, fish, fishing, kayak, kayak camping, kayak portaging, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontarios highlands, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, scenery, scenic, solo trip, sunrise, sunset, swimming, tent, tentcamping|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @enohammocks, @explorersedge, @Hardwear, @keencanada, @Onhighlands, @ontarionature, @ontarioshighlands, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @perceptionkayaks, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #backpack, #camperchristina, #camping, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #haliburton, #haliburtonwatertrails, #hammock, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #marmot, #myhaliburtonhighlands, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #serenityseeker, #snake, #snakes, #sunrise, #sunset, portage, portaging|

I had been go go go and I needed a bit of a break. I, of course, didn't want to stay home though, so I planned a quick trip to one of my favorite areas, the Haliburton Highlands Water Trails. [...]

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Fall Paddling Trip to Nunikani – Snorts, Surprises & Snow

By Christina|2017-11-14T17:14:16-05:00November 14th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, algonquin highlands, backcountry, backcountry camping, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe camping, canoeing, cold, cold camp, day trip, Exploring, fall, kayak, kayak camping, kayak portaging, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontarios highlands, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, recipes, tarps, tentcamping, waterfalls|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontarioshighlands, @ontariotravel, @paddleradio, @perceptionkayaks, @yoursoutdoors, #algonquinhighlands, #backcountry, #bannock, #bighawklake, #canoe, #canoetrip, #clearlake, #falltrip, #followyourfeet, #food, #friends, #fullmoon, #haliburton, #haliburtonhighlands, #haliburtonwatertrails, #kayak, #kayaking, #kayaktrip, #keen, #marmot, #myhaliburtonhighlands, #nunikani, #paddlingadventuresradio, #serenityseeker, portage, portaging|

It was a great weekend, it was cold, it was wet, it was windy and I vowed momentarily not to camp again until next summer, but it was a total hoot! I had been in correspondence with Mike Burns who [...]

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Massasauga – Fabulous Fall Kayak Camp – Buck Wolf Sunrise

By Christina|2017-10-31T15:10:37-04:00October 31st, 2017|Categories: #deer, Adventure, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, birds, buck, camp, camping, campsite, Canada, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, kayak, kayak camping, Kayak cart, kayak portaging, Kayaking, Massassauga, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, scenery, scenic, solo trip, tangii, wolf|Tags: @deltakayaks, @enohammocks, @explorersedge, @keencanada, @NeOntario, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @themassasaugaPP, #adventure, #backcountry, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #deer, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #guacamole, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #marmot, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #sunrise, #sunset, #tacosalad, #tragicallyhip, buck, portage, wolf|

It's been a busy busy summer, a busy year actually and I have had the most amazing trips! After completing my big three solo adventures, French River, Algonquin and Killarney, I am ready for a nice relaxing camping trip with [...]

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Killarney Solo Canoe Trip – Racing the Wind – Part 2/2

By Christina|2017-10-24T18:30:27-04:00October 24th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, canoeing, creek, creeks, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, Provincial Park, scenery, scenic|Tags: @BCustomCanoes, @explorersedge, @keencanada, @killarneyPP, @NeOntario, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @outdoorAdvShow, @paddlekillarney, @tourismeontario, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #backcountrycustomcanoes, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoetrip, #canoetripping, #creek, #fish, #fog, #gem, #greatmountain, #gusts, #howry, #muck, #mud, #murray, #ontario, #paddle, #paddleon, #paddling, #safe, #shallow, #skinonframe, #sof, #solo, #solotrip, #wearyourpfd, #widgawa, #windy, camp, creeks, killarney, wind|

Here is where I left off in Part 1, on a non site on Great Mountain Lake in 39 km wind gusts....... As I sat listening to the wind howling, I looked up and once again noticed the brightly lit [...]

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Killarney – Solo Canoe Trip – Part 1/2- Paddle Paddle Muck Wind

By Christina|2017-10-17T19:00:55-04:00October 17th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, camp, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, canoeing, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, falls, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, Moon, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, scenery, scenic, solo trip, storm, sunrise, sunset, swamp, tent, waterfalls, waterways, wind|Tags: @BCustomCanoes, @explorersedge, @Hardwear, @killarneyPP, @NeOntario, @ontariobackcountry.ca, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariotrails, @paddlekillarney, @paddleradio, @purinize, #alpine, #backcountry, #backpackerspantry, #beaverdam, #canoe, #canoecamping, #canoeing, #creek, #fall, #fallcolors, #fullmoon, #greatmountain, #langlake, #littlebear, #marmot, #mountainhouse, #paddle, #paddling, #portagetrip, #shallow, #skinonframe, #sof, #solo, #solotrip, #waterproofsocks, #whitefishriver, #windbound, #windy, creeks, fallcolours, killarney, portage, portaging, wind|

With another long weekend fast approaching, it was time to devise a new plan. A 5 day solo canoe trip was in order and I wanted it to be as awesome as my Algonquin trip had been. It would be [...]

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