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Algonquin Logging Museum – A Cool Place to Visit In Winter

By Christina|2018-05-31T10:19:57-04:00March 27th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada, day trip, Exploring, family day weekend, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, Provincial Park, scenery, scenic, sightseeing, walking, walks, winter|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @explorersedge, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotrails, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #camperchristina, #canada, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #keen, #logging, #loggingmuseum, #ontario, #trail, #trails, #winter|

Have you ever been to he Algonquin Logging Museum Trail? Up until last February, I had never been there and was quite surprised there was a trail in the Park, that I didn't know about. Of course, had to rectify that quickly. The trail starts off around the side of the actual logging museum, which isn't open in the winter, unlike the trail. Some of the trees are marked with that types they are, which [...]

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How to Make a Hot Tent Camper Christina Style – Part 3 – The Final Details!

By Christina|2017-12-19T18:02:20-05:00December 19th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, Canada, cold, DIY, education, enthusiasm, Exploring, family day weekend, glamping, homemade, hot tent, learning, logo, miner, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, outdoor products, Outdoors, pyramid, solo trip, teepee, tent, tentcamping, tipi, triangletent, winter, winter camping, winter camping tips, winterinthewild|Tags: @keencanada, @lureofthenorth, @ontarionature, @ontariotravel, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #backcountryhottent, #backcountryhottenting, #camperchristina, #camperchristinasbchottent, #camping, #canada, #diy, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #homemadehottent, #hottent, #hottenting, #knico, #knicostove, #madeitmyself, #ontario, #sew, #sewing, #staywarm, #winter, #wintercamping, #woodstove, camp, homemade|

In November 2015, I built a DIY Tipi hot tent. It is awesome and I love it dearly, but unfortunately, the tipi is not made for the backcountry. I took it on a few small trips last year and very quickly realized it weighs a tonne. I hadn’t realized how much until I had made a statistics sheet about it for winter in the wild and was amazed to see that it weighed about 65 lbs and with [...]

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Peck Lake w Jack & Paula- Hiking This Trail Since 1976!

By Christina|2017-03-07T16:09:17-05:00March 7th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada, cold, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, family day weekend, Fun, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, inspiration, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, Provincial Park, scenic, snowshoe trails, Trails, Uncategorized, walking, winter, winter camping|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @explorersedge, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @parksblogger, #41years, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #algonquinprovincialpark, #campchair, #creek, #heart, #hiker, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #hikingtrails, #jackandpaula, #love, #mew, #mewlake, #ontariotrails, #paulaandjack, #peck, #pecklake, #snow, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, #truelove, #walk, #walking, #winter, #winterhiking, #woodpecker, creeks, winterinthewild|

On Family Day, I was lucky enough to be in Algonquin Park, and it was a gorgeous weekend! It was warm and sunny, but the park was also still full of beautiful white snow! I had just shown my hot tent at the Winter in the Wild festival and enjoyed meeting so many awesome people, but not I was ready for some time with nature. Thankfully, I was able to share that time with two [...]

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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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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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