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Portaging a kayak-3×2 to Scorch Lake – Algonquin Park PART 1

By Christina|2016-09-21T18:04:04-04:00September 21st, 2016|Categories: Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, cooking, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, homemade, kayak, kayak carrier, kayak portaging, kayak rack, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, scorch, scorch lake, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized, Up north, walking, women|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @algonquinpp, @ontarioparks, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #beaverdamn, #byerslake, #camping, #dehydrated, #dehydratedfood, #dog, #iphone6s, #kayacamping, #kayak, #kayakcamping, #kayaktripping, #kingscote, #kingscotelake, #paddle, #paddling, #scorchlake, #trip, #tripping, #walk, #walking, #wegetoutside, camp, portage, portaging, scorch|

When my friend and fellow blogger Joyce asked me if I wanted to do a trip to Scorch Lake with her, I said yeah! When she told me there were 3 portages totaling over 3 km's, I said ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! I mean, I paddle a kayak, not a canoe, and I have portaged my small kayak, but never that far. I suggested we rent a canoe, then I thought about it for the night. Then [...]

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Brent Campground – Relaxing W/E…Well… til I hit a deer

By Christina|2016-09-14T06:53:02-04:00September 14th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, beach, Bear vault, bearproof, brent, brent campground, camp, campchairs, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, carcamping, cedar lake, clean up our parks, creek, creeks, Exploring, glamping, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, kayak, Kayaking, loons, malone, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, Provincial Park, solo trip, summer tent, swimming, tangii, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized, Up north, walking, walks, water|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @algonquinpp, @enohammocks, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #aquaquest, #brentcrater, #camperchristina, #camping, #cedar, #cedarlake, #cleanupourparks, #eno, #glamping, #hammock, #kayak, #kayaking, #nonreservable, #northriver, #paddle, #princesstent, #site26, #steak, #tarp, #tarping, #tent, #wendigolake, brent, camp, carcamping, loons, padding, portage|

I have always wanted to get up to Brent in Algonquin but it was always way to far for me to go. Now that I live in Muskoka, the drive is the same as what I used to drive to get from Niagara to Hwy. 60 in Algonquin, 3.5 hours, so I figured it was time for a visit. I had made some plans to go camping with a friend that weekend but she got [...]

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Kioshkokwi Lake – Algonquin Park aka Kiosk

By Christina|2016-08-23T21:08:30-04:00August 23rd, 2016|Categories: #frog, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, backcountry camping, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, Exploring, kayak, kayak rack, Kayaking, Kioshkokwi, kioshkokwi lake, kiosk, learning, malone, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, paddle, paddling, Provincial Park, rack, rack system, summer tent, sunrise, sunset, swimming, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #adventure, #algonquin, #backcountry, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #lake, #marmot, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #roomie, Kioshkokwi, kiosk|

I had not camped in Algonquin Park since February when it was minus 42. It was time to change that. My roommate Molly had been asking me to take her on a backcountry trip with me since we'd met, and this is the weekend we decided on. As Molly has never backcountry camped previously, I didn't want to do anything too difficult, plus we only had 2 days and one night to spend somewhere. After [...]

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Hiking to Starling Lookout – Mew -42, Part 3

By Christina|2016-03-01T07:53:09-05:00March 1st, 2016|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, camping, Canada, carcamping, Climb, Climbing, cold, day trip, Exploring, family day weekend, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, Lookout, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, Provincial Park, Trails, walkling, walks, water, winter camping tips, winterinthewild|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @discoverontario, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, #algonquin, #canada, #familydayweekened, #highlandbackpackingtrail, #hiking, #iSurvivedMewAtMinus42, #mew, #mewlake, #ontario, #provoking, #ProvokingLake, #StarlingLake, #StarlingLookout, #trail, #winter, winterinthewild|

While camping at Mew Lake during Winter in the Wild, my sitemates and myself decided to go for a hike to Starling Lookout. We packed up our backpacks and ourselves as it was a balmy -22 (better than the -42 we'd been through already) and headed out on the trail. We didn't take our snowshoes as we'd been told all the trails were well packed and they weren't needed. I was bummed but no point [...]

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I Survived Mew At Minus 42! – Camping in a Summer Tent- Part 2 My Experience!

By Christina|2016-02-22T19:19:36-05:00February 22nd, 2016|Categories: #wintercamping, Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, birds, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, carcamping, cold, Exploring, family day weekend, glamping, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, hot tent, inspiration, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, sleeping bag, summer tent, tarps, teepee, tent, tentcamping, tipi, Uncategorized, winter, winterglamping|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #airbed, #algonquin, #bittercold, #dancing, #fox, #frosthair, #highlandbackpackingtrail, #hike, #hiking, #iSurvivedMewAtMinus42, #marmot, #mewlake, #part2, #safetyswitch, #snow, #StarlingLookout, #summertent, #tent, #thermarest, #tipi, #winter, #wintercamping, #woodstove, ice, winterinthewild|

Family day weekend boasted record low temperatures in Ontario. I decided to go camping at Mew Lake in Algonquin Park, in a summer tent, and at -42, it was a rough but surprisingly fun weekend. There were many circumstances that brought me to the Winter in the Wild Festival in Algonquin Park, as I was expected at Macgregor Point Provincial Park. Unfortunately, neither of my camping partners could make the trip, leaving me with two [...]

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Our Winter Village-Camping at Mew at -42! -Part 1

By Christina|2016-02-18T20:34:11-05:00February 18th, 2016|Categories: Algonquin, Algonquin Park, camp, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, family day weekend, hike, Hiking, hot tent, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, skating, skiing, tarps, teepee, tent, winter, winter camping tips, winterglamping, winterinthewild|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, #arcticoven, #coldtenting, #familyday, #familydayweekend, #hottent, #hottenting, #hottents, #icebox, #igloo, #iSurvivedMewAtMinus42, #mew, #mewlake, #stove, #tent, #tenting, #trailer, #warmingtent, #wintercamping, winterinthewild|

Several people who walked past the site I was staying on at Mew Lake, Family Day Weekend, said that it looked like a little village. This got me to thinking about it, and the differences betwen winter camping vs the remaining seasons. When you're camping in winter it really is just like we are all part of a small village. There is a great feeling of community among all of the campers. We are all temporarily living in [...]

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Ragged Falls Via Kayak from Oxtongue Lake

By Christina|2015-08-27T15:58:31-04:00August 27th, 2015|Categories: Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Dwight, Exploring, falls, kayak, Kayaking, Ontario, Oxtongue, oxtongue lake, oxtongue river, paddle, paddling, Parkway, Parkway cottages, Ragged Falls Provincial Park, waterfalls|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, #algonquin, #heron, #kayak, #kayaking, #mirror, #oxtongue, #paddle, #paddling, #parkwaycottages, #parkwaycottages&resort, #raggedfalls, #RaggedFallsPark, #raggedfallsprovincialpark, sunrise|

Every year I take my mom to the Parkway Cottages & Resort in Dwight, Ontario. I went there in 2001 after my very first backcountry trip in Algonquin Park. Five days of roughing it, followed by 5 days of cottaging. It was a great trip and since then I have been going back occasionally. One year, I decided to take my mom for her birthday and she has wanted to go there every year since. [...]

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Peck Lake Trail – Algonquin Provincial Park!

By Christina|2015-08-27T13:19:19-04:00August 27th, 2015|Categories: #trail, #walk, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, hike, Hiking, Ontario, Ontario Trails, Trails, walking|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontrails, #adventure, #algonquin, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #peck, #pecklake, #PeckLakeTrail, #trail, #trails, Outdoors|

On Sunday August 23rd, 2015, my mom and I took a spin around Peck Lake Trail in Algonquin Park. We have done it many times and it is one of our favourite trails in the park. It is very scenic and not too difficult for mom, who's about to turn 70 this year! Last year when we were there we saw a humming bird, her first one ever and it was really exciting to see! [...]

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The NEW Fire Tower Trail in Algonquin Park!

By Christina|2015-08-27T12:08:35-04:00August 27th, 2015|Categories: Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada, Fire Tower Trail, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, Trails, visitor centre, walking|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @ontarioparks, @ontrails, #algonquin, #firetowertrail, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrails, #ontario, #trail, #trails, #visitorcentre|

Newly added to the long list of trails in Algonquin Park is the Fire Tower Trail! On Tuesday August 25th, 2015, my mom and I visited the trail to check it out! The trail is located to the left of the Visitor Centres front doors. This new trail is small but mighty! Only 200 metres long round trip, but it is full of information about the history of fire towers in the park. The trail [...]

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