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Little Blackstone Lake – The Massasauga – 081118-081218 – Recovery & Rest

By Christina|2018-08-28T14:45:48-04:00August 28th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, algonquin highlands, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, camping food, campsite, canoe, canoeing, Exploring, great blue heron, Massassauga, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddling, Provincial Park, solo trip|Tags: @BCustomCanoes, @eurekacamping, @explorersedge, @gbaybiosphere, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @psoundtourism, @themassassaugaPP, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canoe, #canoeing, #canoetrip, #Eureka, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #keen, #Massasauga, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #parrysound, #suma2, portage, portaging|

Every time I look at a calendar, I feel a sense of panic. It's AUGUST! It's August and one of my two most favorite months of the year to camp, September being the most favorite. I need to go, go go and I can't stop. I have to get out. That is what I hear, constantly in my head. Not only is it August, but I missed 5 months of camping due to 2 concussions [...]

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Algonquin – 5 day solo 2018 – Days 3,4 & 5 – Biggar, Three Mile, Manitou

By Christina|2020-06-05T09:26:27-04:00August 15th, 2018|Categories: #adventure, Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, backcountry custom canoes, camping, camping food, camping tips, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, enthusiasm, Exploring, grouse, loons, moose, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, River, scenery, scenic, Uncategorized|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @eurekacamping, @explorersedge, @keencanada, @purinize, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #biggar, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoeing, #explore, #exploring, #frog, #getoutside, #keen, #loon, #manitou, #northtea, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #solo, #threemile, moose|

This is part two of my Algonquin 5 Day Solo Trip 2018. To see Part 1, covering days 1 and 2, please click here. In part 2 I am on my site on Bigger Lake, waking up to the 3rd day of my trip on Saturday, August 4th, 2018. I woke up at 545am on Saturday morning. It was August 4th and after raining on and off during the night, the sky, for the [...]

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Algonquin – 5 day solo 2018 – Days 1 & 2 – North Tea & Biggar Lakes

By Christina|2020-06-05T09:23:36-04:00August 14th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, backcountry custom canoes, camping, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, Exploring, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, paddling|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @eurekacamping, @explorersedge, @keencanada, @purinize, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #biggar, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoeing, #explore, #exploring, #frog, #getoutside, #keen, #loon, #manitou, #northtea, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #solo, #threemile, moose|

Although I knew my body wasn't in the best shape for a 5 day portage trip, I booked it anyways. I would just have to get in shape as I went along. I had researched quite a few routes in Algonquin for this trip, but opted for one in a completely new area (to me) consisting of 13 portages, just over 7500 metres and paddling on some bigger lakes (for me). As a practice for [...]

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Tim Lake – 18 Hours of Awesome!

By Christina|2018-07-31T17:39:13-04:00July 31st, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, camping food, Canada, dehydrated food, Exploring, inspiration, kayak, kayak camping, Kayaking, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, solo trip, Uncategorized|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @deltakayaks, @eurekacamping, @explorersedge, @keencanada, @purinize, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #beaver, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #explore, #exploring, #frog, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #loon, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #solo, moose|

I find it absolutely amazing how much adventure I can pack into a short trip, this one, being only 18 hours from put in to take out. As some of you may know, I recently purchased a house in Muskoka, after over 2 years of looking, and have been doing renovations on it for a few weeks now. There is a lot left to do, but summer is also here, I've missed 5 months of [...]

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Wye River – Attack of the Killer Swans!

By Christina|2018-05-31T09:40:33-04:00May 15th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, alone, animals, birding, birds, bridge, Canada, day trip, Exploring, kayak, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, River, tangii|Tags: @deltakayaks, @ontarionature, @ontariotravel, #adventure, #camperchristina, #canada, #daytrip, #delta, #duck, #ducks, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaker, #kayaking, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #paddlingwyeriver, #swan, #swans, #turtle, #wye, #wyeriver, River, turtles|

It has been a very long time since I paddled and I had been anxious to get out, but the ice wasn't cooperating or getting off the lakes. It seemed like forever and finally, the first Wednesday in May, the ice went out in Muskoka. I was so happy and my mind began doing that thing it does, planning an adventure and figuring out the where, when, how, etc. Last year I visited Wye Marsh [...]

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Camper Christina Presents on Solo Camping at the Outdoor Adventure Show! – Feb 24, 2018

By Christina|2020-05-18T14:07:30-04:00February 27th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, backcountry custom canoes, camping, Canada, canoe, canoe builder, canoeing, carcamping, education, enthusiasm, Exploring, inspiration, kayak, kayak camping, kayak portaging, Kayaking, learning, level 1, mapping, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoor Adventure Show, Outdoors, outdoors show, paddle canada, paddling, portage, portaging, Presentation, Provincial Park, teach, teaching, tentcamping, training, waterways, winter camping|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @BCustomCanoes, @deltakayaks, @explorersedge, @frenchriverpp, @keencanada, @killarneyPP, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @outdoorAdvShow, @perceptionkayaks, @purinize, @themassassaugaPP, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #hottent, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #ontario, #paddle, #paddleon, #paddling, #solo, #solocamping, #winter, #wintercamping, portage, portaging|

Good Morning and welcome to Christina's presentation on solo camping from Saturday, February 24th, 2018 at the Outdoor Adventure Show! Today I am posting my speech as a blog post for those of you who have asked and are interested. I will be uploading the entire video to be seen on my youtube channel shortly. I presented on solo camping and the processes I went through to become a solo camper. I have been backcountry [...]

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My 1st Backcountry Canoe Trip – Algonquin 2002 – Canoe Symposium Presentation Part 2 of 2

By Christina|2021-02-14T08:09:58-05:00February 20th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear Barrel, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, canoeing, disoriented, enthusiasm, Exploring, hiking trails, inspiration, kw canoe symposium, Mew Lake, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, Up north, water, waterways|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @explorersedge, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #algoqnuinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoecamping, #canoeing, #canoetrip, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #highlandbackpackingtrail, #mew, #mewlake, #mewlakecampground, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #trackandtower, #trip, #tripping, portage, portaging|

Part 2 of 2 To see Part 1, Click Here: Part one left us lost on the Track and Tower Trail new Mew Lake Campground! See what happens next!!! After about an hour of walking, in the humid hot sun, we put the canoe down and all our bags and sat at the side of the trail totally exhausted and really really upset. We were yelling at each other and it was definitely not a [...]

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My 1st backcountry Canoe Trip Algonquin 2002- Canoe Symposium Presentation Part 1 of 2

By Christina|2021-02-14T08:11:37-05:00February 13th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear Barrel, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, canoeing, enthusiasm, Exploring, Hiking, inspiration, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoor Adventure Show, Outdoors, paddling, portage, portaging, Presentation, Provincial Park, Up north|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @explorersedge, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #algoqnuinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoecamping, #canoeing, #canoetrip, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #highlandbackpackingtrail, #mew, #mewlake, #mewlakecampground, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #trackandtower, #trip, #tripping, portage, portaging|

When I was little, my family rented a cottage up north, and for one whole week every summer, I was in total heaven. It was awesome and I have some very fond memories of my time there, even though sadly, we never canoed or paddled. We did do a lot of really fun things… like looking for tadpoles and frogs, trying to catch minnows in our sand pails, roasting marshmallows beside a big huge [...]

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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 paddle in my kayak. The weekend before this one, I was at Ontario Sea Kayak Center to take my Instructor Course and I needed a stress free fun paddle today. I thought about all the [...]

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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 lots of exploring and down time and not a huge amount of paddling or portaging. As I am a bit injured as well at the moment, with a pulled rib of some sort, I wanted [...]

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