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Torrance Barrens Trails – Fall Fabulousness !!!

By Christina|2016-11-01T16:36:09-04:00November 1st, 2016|Categories: #bridges, bridge, camping, campsite, Canada, carcamping, cold, conservatationarea, Conservation areas, conservationarea, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, falls, Fun, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, inspiration, leaves, Muskoka, muskoka trails, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, pie, pizza, torrance, Trails, Uncategorized, Up north, walking, walks, water, waterfalls|Tags: @conont, @keencanada, @muskokatravel, @ontariotrails, @ontariotravel, #adventure, #barrens, #camperchristina, #canada, #conservationarea, #explore, #exploring, #fall, #fallcolors, #getoutside, #hike, #hiking, #hikingboots, #hikingtrail, #keen, #map, #maps, #ontario, #torrancebarrens, #torrancebarrensdarkskyreserve, #trail, #trails, #walking, #waterfalls, fallcolours, Muskoka, torrance, water|

Since moving to Muskoka, I had been hearing about this place called Torrance Barrens Trails and Dark Sky Reserve. I knew it was a great place to go for night viewing of stars, meteor showers, etc, but had no idea [...]

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Kawartha Highlands – Paddling Secret …. shhhh

By Christina|2025-04-23T12:19:13-04:00October 25th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, day trip, Exploring, kawartha, kawartha highlands, kawarthat, kayak, kayak portaging, Kayaking, Long Lake, Loucks Lake, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, River, Secret Lake, solo trip, Uncategorized|Tags: @karengeterdone, @kawarthaHSSP, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariotravel, #daytrip, #exploring, #kawarthahighlands, #kawarthas, #kayak, #kayaking, #long, #longlake, #louck, #loucklake, #paddle, #paddling, #perception, #perceptiontribute, #secret, #secretlake, #solo, #solotrip, #tribute, kawartha, portage, portaging|

A few weekends ago I had the pleasure of spending some time with my favorite friends in the Kawarthas at their property. I met Karen online through posts following the journey of the Woods Explorers and we had both applied [...]

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Turkey Day at McCrae! -Cooking in my new Dutch Oven!

By Christina|2016-10-18T18:43:59-04:00October 18th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear Barrel, Bear vault, bearproof, camp, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, canoe camping, conservatationarea, Conservation areas, conservationarea, cooking, creek, creeks, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, falls, food, Food storage, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, homemade, learning, leaves, Lookout, Nature, Ontario, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, outdoorproducts, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, sunrise, sunset, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Trails, Uncategorized, water, waterfalls, waterways|Tags: @conont, @enohammocks, @mccraelake, @Onhighlands, @ontarionature, @ontariotrails, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @outdoorsSFA, #aquaquest, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #basslakeroadhouse, #camping, #canoe, #canoecamping, #cleanupourparks, #crown, #crownland, #crownlandcamping, #crowsnest, #crowsnestlookout, #dehydrated, #dehydratedfood, #dutch, #dutchoven, #eno, #excalibur, #fish, #fishing, #fog, #freezingfog, #GeorgianBay, #hammock, #hotnalgene, #marmot, #mccrae, #minus4, #mushrooms, #nalgene, #ontarioconservationarea, #paddle, #paddling, #pancakes, #thanksgiving, #turkey, #turkeyroll, #woodlanding, camp, konigshauskanoe, portage, portaging, sunrise, sunset|

Since meeting my friend Jason last year, he has been going on about this place called McCrae Lake. I had never been there and according to him, it was a gorgeous place to spend a weekend camping, fishing and enjoying [...]

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Camping in Killarney on Kakakise in a Konigshaus Kanoe

By Christina|2016-10-12T16:31:00-04:00October 12th, 2016|Categories: #canoe, #trip, #tripping, Algonquin, backcountry, backcountry camping, Barrel, Bear Barrel, Bear vault, bearproof, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe camping, Carlyle, Climb, Climbing, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, falls, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, homemade, Kakakise, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, konigshaus, konigshauskanoe, leaves, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, Parks, portage, portaging, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized, Up north, walking, walks, water, waterfalls, waterways|Tags: @enohammocks, @keencanada, @killarneyPP, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, #canoe, #canoetrip, #canoetripping, #cedar, #cedarstrip, #chipmunk, #dehydrated, #eno, #explore, #exploring, #fall, #fallcolors, #fallcolour, #fish, #fishin, #funghi, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #homemadecanoe, #keen, #keens, #marmot, #MountainHardwear, #mushroom, #mushrooms, #paddle, #paddline, #rain, #rehydrating, #steak, #tarp, #tarping, #TheCrack, #trip, #tripping, crack, fallcolours, homemade, konigshauskanoe, portage, portaging|

I had been wanting to adventure in Killarney all summer but every time I had a free weekend, the park was booked up. When I checked a few weeks ago, I finally saw a few openings. They were all with [...]

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Grundy Backcountry solo trip – Do not put hot rocks in tent!

By Christina|2016-10-04T18:49:54-04:00October 4th, 2016|Categories: Bear vault, bearproof, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Chairs, day trip, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, falls, grundy, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, homemade, inspiration, kayak, kayak portaging, Kayaking, leaves, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, pots, Provincial Park, River, rivers, solo trip, Uncategorized, water, waterfalls|Tags: @enohammocks, @grundylkpp, @grundyPP, @ontarioparks, @ontrails, @wspaddling, #aquaquest, #b4, #backcountry, #burn, #camping, #delta, #eno, #explore, #exploring, #grundybackcountry, #hammock, #heron, #hotchocolate, #hotrock, #hotrocks, #kayak, #kayakcamping3, #kayaking, #limelight, #marmot, #paddle, #paddling, #pakeshkag, #pakeshkaglake, #rain, #rainyday, #rocks, #siteb4, #slipperyrocks, #sunrise, #sunset, #tarp, grundy, homemade, Privy|

My very first blog post was after Canada Day weekend 2015 where I spent an amazing 4 days at Grundy Lake Provincial Park. I loved the park and had vowed to return and check out the backcountry soon! It had [...]

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Portaging a kayak to Scorch Lake – Algonquin PART 2 & Re-Hydrating eggs

By Christina|2016-09-27T17:09:21-04:00September 27th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, camp, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, Exploring, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, homemade, kayak, kayak portaging, kayak rack, Kayaking, loons, malone, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, Parks, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, River, scorch, scorch lake, sleep, sleeping bag, sleeping matt, sleeping pad, sunrise, swimming, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized, walking, water, waterfalls|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @algonquinpp, @gooutside, @ontarioparks, @parksblogger, #bruises, #camperchristina, #explore, #fog, #kayacamping, #kayak, #kayakcamping, #kayaking, #kingscote, #marmot, #mirror, #paddle, #paddling, #perception, #portagetrip, #scorchlake, #wegetoutside, loons, scorch|

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CONTINUATION POST FROM Portaging a kayak-3x2 at Scorch Lake - Algonquin Park PART 1, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THAT POST! It had been a very long day yesterday, starting at 5am for me and earlier [...]

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