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Algonquin Kiosk Loop – 5 Day Solo Canoe Trip – Part 1

By Christina|2022-03-31T10:08:43-04:00September 13th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, bearproof, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, canoeing, creek, creeks, Exploring, inspiration, Kioshkokwi, kioshkokwi lake, kiosk, lakes, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, scenery, scenic, solo trip, sunrise, sunset|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @explorersedge, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycustomcanoes, #bigthunder, #camperchristina, #camping, #canoe, #club, #dehydratedmeals, #erables, #explore, #getoutside, #keen, #lightweight, #maple, #ontario, #paddling, #portagetrip, #solo, #solocamping, #solotripping, #tripping, kiosk, portage, portaging|

In 2002, I went on my very first backcountry trip. Five days, four nights and for someone who'd barely canoed, a huge challenge. It was a loop full of portages and lots of tests and I had thought about doing it solo for quite some time now. After a great deal of thought, I came to the conclusion that doing that loop solo, just wasn't realistic or feasible, and so I put it out of [...]

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The French – 4 day solo kayak trip – Bye Bye Go Pro Hello Fish! 2 of 2

By Christina|2017-08-14T10:45:09-04:00August 14th, 2017|Categories: #adventure, #badweather, #blacksky, #camping, Adventure, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, camp, camping, campsite, Canada, compass, creek, creeks, enthusiasm, Exploring, fish, fishing, food, French River, georgian bay, inspiration, kayak, kayak camping, Kayaking, mapping, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, scenery, scenic, solo trip, storm, sunset, swimming, tangii, waterfalls, waterways, women|Tags: @deltakayaks, @explorersedge, @frenchriverpp, @gba, @gbaybiosphere, @kchappycamper, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #delta, #explore, #exploring, #fishing, #followyourfeet, #GeorgianBay, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #marmot, #mepps, #ontario, #ontariotourism, #paddle, #paddling, #solo, #solotrip, #tent, #thermarest, #waterfalls|

In my last post, part 1 of 2, Worst Site, Best Site, I had just said goodnight on a beautiful campsite on Georgian Bay. The weather had been gloomy the last 2 days and I was hoping to rise early to some sunshine. Let's see if my wish came true? It was Sunday morning, day 3 of my 4 day, 3 night solo kayak trip on the French River and I woke to a very [...]

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Torrance Barrens Hike – Spring Sensory Overload

By Christina|2017-05-16T19:28:05-04:00May 16th, 2017|Categories: #marsh, #rain, #spring, Adventure, alone, bog, bugs, Canada, conservatationarea, Conservation areas, conservationarea, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, Muskoka, Nature, navigating, navigation, new beginning, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, pond, puddles, River, rivers, sagan, senses, sensory overload, swamp, torrance, Trails, Uncategorized, Up north, water filter|Tags: @keencanada, @muskokatourism, @muskokatrails, @ontarionature, @ontariotrails, @ontrails, @UST_Survival, #adventure, #camperchristina, #canada, #cleanwater, #crookedbridge, #explore, #exploring, #filter, #flowers, #grass, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #keen, #muskokalakes, #muskokatrailscouncil, #ontario, #ontariotourism, #rain, #raincoat, #rebirth, #renewal, #saganforlife, #sensoryoverload, #spring, #torrancebarrens, #torrancebarrensdarkskyreserve, #tourismontario, #trail, #trails, #walking, #waterfilter, #xstreamstraw, bridge, bugs, compass, Muskoka, sagan, senses|

Have you ever been to Torrance Barrens Dark Sky Reserve in Torrance? I headed there on Saturday to check out the trails and go for a short hike. I had been there in the fall with some friends, and another time in the summer, and really enjoyed the area. I stopped to take a photo of rose petals strewn out over some rocks near a campsite. I hoped it was a good experience someone [...]

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McCrae Lake – Kayaking in Kokatat

By Christina|2017-04-25T16:33:35-04:00April 25th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, Canada, conservatationarea, Conservation areas, conservationarea, day trip, Exploring, inspiration, kayak, kayak portaging, Kayaking, loons, Muskoka, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, scenery, scenic, tangii, Uncategorized, water, waterfalls, waterways|Tags: @conont, @mccraelake, @ontarionature, @ontariotravel, #daytrip, #drysuit, #firstpaddle, #iceout, #kayak, #kayaking, #kokatat, #mccrae, #paddle, #paddling, #solo, #solopaddle, #spring, #trail, #trailmarkers, #welcomespring, portage, portaging|

It was a gorgeous Easter weekend with warm temperatures and beautiful sunshine, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sunday I managed to get out with a few friends in Niagara for a hike in Niagara, but by Monday, with my return to Muskoka, it was back to below zero and not so lovely or springlike. I had decided to stay in, relax, get caught up on things until the Fedex truck pulled up with my brand new [...]

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Mizzy Lake Trail – Mushy, Melting & Magical

By Christina|2017-04-18T20:57:33-04:00April 18th, 2017|Categories: #frozen, #snow, Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, alone, animals, Canada, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, grouse, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, ice, Mizzy, Mizzy Lake, Mizzy Lake Trail, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, Outdoors, Parks, River, rivers, ruffed grouse, rushing water, solo trip, Uncategorized, Up north, walking, walks, water, waterfalls, waterways, winter|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @algonquinpp, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariotrails, @UST_Survival, #algonquin, #algonquinhighlands, #algonquinpark, #algonquinprovincialpark, #bluelake, #camperchristina, #canada, #discoveron, #dizzylake, #explorerstool, #frozen, #hike, #hiker, #hiking, #hikingboots, #hikingtrail, #hikingtrails, #iceconditions, #iceout, #keen, #matingdance, #melting, #minithermometer, #mizzylake, #mizzylaketrail, #ontario, #ruffedgrouse, #snow, #spring, #trail, #waterconditions, #winter, grouse, ice, Mizzy|

Sunday, April 2nd, 2017, was forecast as a beautiful spring day with high temperatures in Algonquin Park of 9 degrees. I had been cooped up for a few weekends working on my Canoe Symposium presentation and I needed to get outside! So I got up at 7am, got myself ready, jumped in the car, and headed to Algonquin Park! When I arrived at the trailhead... it was snowing. Not very warm at all, about -1 [...]

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Rugged Trail – Parry Sound – Rugged but Gorgeous

By Christina|2017-04-04T19:51:21-04:00April 4th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, Canada, creek, creeks, frozen waterfalls, georgian bay, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, ice, icefalls, inspiration, Nature, Ontario, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, parry sound, rivers, solo trip, tourism, Uncategorized, Up north, walking, walks, water, waterfalls, waterways, winter|Tags: @explorersedge, @gbaybiosphere, @ontrails, @psoundtourism, #explore, #exploring, #frozen, #GeorgianBay, #hike, #hiker, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #icicle, #icicles, #markers, #melting, #northshore, #northshoreruggedtrail, #parrysound, #rock, #rocks, #rugged, #ruggedtrail, #runoff, #snow, #spring, #stream, #thaw, #townofparrysound, #trail, #trailmarkers, #trails, #waterfalls, #winter, #wintertrail, #WinterWonderland|

At this time of year, I have been heading out on day trips on the weekends so that I can spend more time at home at the computer. Yes, it sucks a bit, and YES I am dying to go camping... but sometimes you have to take what you can get. With an upcoming presentation at the KW Canoe Symposium that I am thrilled about, gear reviews due for the brand I ambassador for, Ultimate [...]

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Winter in the Wild -2017-Featuring-Different Ways People Winter Camp!

By Christina|2017-02-23T06:50:28-05:00February 23rd, 2017|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, birds, camp, campchairs, camping, campsite, Canada, carcamping, Chairs, cold camping, day trip, Exploring, falls, family day weekend, food, Fun, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, homemade, hot tent, ice skates, ice skating, kyra on the go, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, outdoor products, Outdoors, Parks, Provincial Park, skating, skiing, sleep, snowshoe trails, tarps, teepee, tent, tentcamping, timriver, tipi, tourism, tourists, Trails, Uncategorized, walking, walks, waterfalls, winter, winter camping, winter Wonderland, winterglamping, winterinthewild, yurt|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @campingontario, @explorersedge, @ontarioparks, @ontariotrails, @ontrails, @parksblogger, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #algonquinprovincialpark, #atuk, #camping, #canada, #canvas, #chickadees, #clamshell, #demo, #hike, #hiking, #hottent, #marmot, #mew, #mewlake, #mewlakecampground, #ontario, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, #snowtrekker, #snowtrench, #solo, #tarp, #tent, #tenting, #tentsile, #tipi, #trailer, #walltent, #winter, #wintercampng, #winterinthewildfestival, camp, campsite, carcamping, winterinthewild|

It was a great day to head to Algonquin Park for the Winter in the Wild Festival. I was pretty excited to be a demo this year with my hot tent and also get to see all the other great ways people camp in the winter! There are so many ways you can do it. This year, my plan was to capture a few of each type and post about them. (see green link partway [...]

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1st Cold Camping Trip! – Solo Backcountry on St. Nora Lake

By Christina|2017-02-14T15:16:15-05:00February 14th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, algonquin highlands, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, camp, camping, campsite, Canada, cold, cold camp, cold camping, Exploring, falls, frozen waterfalls, gloves, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, ice, icefalls, inspiration, learning, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, outdoor products, Outdoors, Parks, portage, portaging, pull in, sledding, solo trip, summer tent, tent, tentcamping, texting gloves, toboggan, Uncategorized, walking, water, waterfalls, waterways, winter, winter camping, yolo|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @campingontario, @keencanada, @Onhighlands, @ontariobackcountry.ca, @ontarionature, @ontariosnowshoetrails, #algonquin, #algonquinhighlands, #backcountry, #camper, #camperchristina, #coldcamp, #coldcamping, #coldtent, #coldtenting, #comewander, #followyourfeet, #keen, #marmot, #ontariohighlands, #ontariotourism, #solotrip, algonquin highlands, camp|

It was Thanksgiving weekend, 2001 and I did a backcountry trip backpacking in to Bucholtz Lake on the Eastern Pines Backpacking Trail in Algonquin Park. I had a -5 sleeping bag and I remember I was laying there wearing all the clothes I had brought in, including my jacket, in my sleeping bag and I was frozen solid. All I wanted to do was be warm but there was no way I was walking out [...]

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Scout Valley Loop Trail – Gorgeous Snowshoeing

By Christina|2017-01-24T20:00:04-05:00January 24th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, animals, Canada, cold, conservatationarea, Conservation areas, conservationarea, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, frozen waterfalls, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, inspiration, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, shoe, sleep, solo trip, sunrise, Uncategorized, walking, walks, water, winter, winter Wonderland|Tags: @atlassnowshoeco, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontariosnowshoetrails, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @ORgear, #cold, #creek, #explore, #fabricland, #followyourfeet, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #kasualkayakers, #keen, #marmot, #orillia, #scout, #scoutvalley, #scoutvalleylooptrail, #snow, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, #solo, #stream, #sun, #sunnyday, #trail, #trails, #waterway, #winter, #WinterWonderland, creeks, falls, shoe|

I woke up Saturday morning around 6am with nothing planned for the day. I was just going to relax, catch up on blog posts and maybe watch a few movies. Unfortunately, my brain was not in agreement of any of those things. It was supposed to be really cold out, about -30 with the windchill but sunny and I just had to get outside anyways! Since my last trip at the end of December, testing [...]

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Tipi Test at Mew – Last Trip of 2016

By Christina|2021-01-10T09:10:44-05:00January 10th, 2017|Categories: Algonquin, algonquin highlands, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, day trip, DIY, Exploring, glamping, gloves, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, homemade, ice, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, outdoor products, outdoorproducts, Outdoors, Parks, Provincial Park, renovation, revised, revision, skating, sleep, sleeping, sleeping bag, sleeping matt, sleeping pad, solo trip, tarps, teepee, tent, tentcamping, texting gloves, tipi, tracks, Trails, Uncategorized, walking, walks, winter, winter Wonderland, winterglamping|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @algonquinpp, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariotrails, @ontrails, @UST_Survival, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #camping, #cold, #explore, #exploring, #glamping, #highlandbackpackingtrail, #hike, #hiking, #hottent, #hottipi, #mew, #mewlake, #mewlakecamping, #scouting, #snow, #snowing, #tipi, #tipicamping, #trail, #trails, #winter, #wintercamping, #woodstove, ice, wood|

Last year I had the great privilege of being invited to Mew Lake for New Years Eve Camping. It was one of the best New Years Eve's I've ever had! I met some extraordinary people who I've spent time with over the past year and enjoyed camping in the snow more than I thought I would. This year, I was incredibly honored to be invited to my friend Stevie's wedding, happening on New Years Eve [...]

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