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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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Copeland Forest- Slippery & Wet

By Christina|2017-03-28T19:26:01-04:00March 28th, 2017|Categories: #forest, Canada, copeland forest, creek, creeks, Exploring, Fun, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, inspiration, Nature, Ontario, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, River, rivers, scenery, scenic, sightseeing, ski trail, skiing, snowshoe trails, solo trip, Uncategorized, walking, walks, water, winter|Tags: @brucegreysimcoe, @copelandfriends, @discoverontario, @keencanada, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @UST_Survival, #awesomeontario, #copeland, #copelandforest, #discoveron, #explore, #explorecanada, #exploring, #followyourfeet, #forest, #getoutside, #gooutsideandplay, #greatontario, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrails, #icy, #keen, #mushroom, #mushrooms, #naturelover, #ontario, #ontariotourism, #optoutside, #railroadtracks, #railway, #simcoecounty, #slippery, #takeahike, #thegreatoutdoors, #trail, #trails, #ustcompass, compass, ice, Nature, Outdoors, tracks|

This winter I spent a few hours exploring the Scout Valley Loop Trail . After I put the post up, one of my blog followers, Ray, sent me a message advising me I should check out Copeland Forest sometime when I had a free day. Well, last Sunday, that free day came, so off I went to explore Copeland Forest. It was a lovely winter/almost spring day. The temperature at Copeland forest when I [...]

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Hardwood Hills Ski Bike – Snowshoeing & Cross Country Skiing

By Christina|2017-03-14T20:50:15-04:00March 14th, 2017|Categories: #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, Adventure, Canada, chalet, cold, creek, creeks, Cross country skiing, day trip, Exploring, girls, hardwood hills, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, inspiration, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, outdoors jen, scenery, scenic, ski resort, ski trail, skiing, snowshoe trails, Trails, Uncategorized, walking, walks, winter, winter Wonderland, women|Tags: @arropark, @atlassnowshoeco, @hardwoodskiandbike, @hardwoodskibike, @keencanada, @ontarioparks, @ontariosnowshoetrails, @ontariotrails, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @UST_Survival, #barrie, #camperchristina, #cold, #coldsnap, #CrossCountrySkiing, #crosscountryskis, #frozen, #getoutside, #hardwood, #hardwoodhills, #hardwoodhillsresort, #jen, #keen, #marmot, #minus24, #ontariotourism, #simcoe, #simcoecounty, #ski, #skitrail, #skitrails, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, #snowshoetrail, #snowshoetrails, #winter, #winteradventure, #winterfun, Outdoors, skiing|

Last year, I had driven to Arrowhead for a day to do some adventuring with my friend Cathy. It was a great day and while I was there I got to snowshoe, skate and cross country ski. I had never cross country skied and was grateful that Cathy was there with me as she'd done it before. We only skied for a few hours, if that, but I thought it was a fun winter activity [...]

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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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Arrowhead Birches Celebrate Galentines

By Christina|2017-02-21T16:16:25-05:00February 21st, 2017|Categories: Adventure, arrowhead, Canada, Cross country skiing, day trip, Exploring, Fun, girls, Hiking, hiking trails, Huntsville, ice, ice skates, ice skating, Ice trail, inspiration, learning, Lookout, Niagara, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, Provincial Park, scenery, scenic, sightseeing, skating, skating trail, skating trails, ski trail, skiing, sledding, Trails, Uncategorized, Up north, winter, winter Wonderland|Tags: @arropark, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariosnowshoetrails, #activities, #ArrowheadProvincialPark, #basslakeroadhouse, #bestfriends, #bird, #birds, #camperchristina, #CrossCountrySkiing, #daytrip, #friends, #galentines, #galentinesweekend2017, #girlfriends, #iceskates, #icetrail, #ontariotourism, #skate, #skates, #skatingtrail, #ski, #skis, #snow, #snowadventures, #snowshoe, #snowshoetrails, #trail, #tubing, #winter, #winteractivities, #winteradventure, #WinterWonderland, arrowhead, scenic, skating, skiing|

Ever since my visit to Arrowhead last year I have been dying to go back again. When I was in Niagara for Christmas, I had a visit with my friend Andrea, who had been trying to come see me in Muskoka since I'd moved, but hadn't made it yet. We devised a plan and this Saturday, was the day we were going to visit Arrowhead with one of our other awesome friends Kim. As Valentines day [...]

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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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Revising the Tipi and a Sled for Winter Backcountry Camping!

By Christina|2017-01-03T07:25:58-05:00January 3rd, 2017|Categories: #sled, Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, Campers, camping, camping tips, Canada, DIY, Exploring, gear, glamping, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, homemade, hot tent, inspiration, learning, Nature, Ontario, outdoor products, outdoorproducts, Outdoors, pulk, renovation, revised, revision, sledding, tarps, teepee, tent, tentcamping, tipi, toboggan, Uncategorized, walking, walks, winter, winter camping tips, winter Wonderland, winterglamping, winterinthewild|Tags: @ontariobackcountry.ca, @ontarionature, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #backcountrywintercamping, #dad, #diy, #homemadetipi, #poles, #sled, #slededing, #tarp, #teepee, #tipi, #winter, #WinterAdventures, #wintercamping, #wintercampingtips, #winterglamping, #wire, pulk, renovation, sledding, toboggan|

Over the summer, I spent quite a bit of time thinking about Winter Camping. I know it might seem off but I am always looking ahead to what I want to do next and making sure I have sufficiently planned all of that out so it is not just a possibility but a reality! As many of you that have followed my winter adventures know, last year, I built my very own tipi from scratch [...]

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Marching the Marsh! – Snowshoeing at Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh!

By Christina|2016-12-29T19:22:03-05:00December 29th, 2016|Categories: #marsh, #snow, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, Adventure, alone, Canada, Cranberry festival, cranberry marsh, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, ice, Ice trail, inspiration, Marsh Trail, MarshTrail, Muskoka, muskoka trails, Nature, Ontario, Ontario Trails, Parks, Port carling, skating, Uncategorized|Tags: @cranberrydotca, @muskokatourism, @muskokatrails, @muskokatravel, @ontariosnowshoetrails, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #animaltracks, #bala, #cranberrymarsh, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #hikingtrails, #icetrail, #johnstons, #johnstonscranberrymarsh, #markers, #muskokalakeswinery, #muskokatrailscouncil, #skate, #skatingtrail, #snow, #snowmobile, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, #snowshoetrail, #trail, #trailmarkers, #trails, #walk, #walking, #waterfalls, falls, ice, Muskoka, skating, tracks|

When I decided to go snowshoeing at the Cranberry Marsh, I did not expect it to be anything like this! I was online one day in search of places to go snowshoeing and someone asked if I'd been to Johnston's Cranberry Marsh. I actually had, for the Cranberry Festival, but that was it. After a huge week of snow in Muskoka, some research online, and a few very pleasant Facebook messages between us, I headed [...]

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Paddling on Big East Lake – Living Life With No Regrets

By Christina|2016-12-13T18:56:59-05:00December 13th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, algonquin highlands, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, camp, camping, campsite, Canada, Exploring, gloves, ice, Ice trail, inspiration, kayak, kayak portaging, Kayaking, moosehunting, Muskoka, Ontario, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, solo trip, sunrise, sunset, tangii, tent, tentcamping, texting gloves, Uncategorized, Up north, water, waterways, winter|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @deltakayaks, @Onhighlands, @ontrails, #bigeast, #bigeastlake, #cold, #comewander, #december, #delta, #delta15s, #frozen, #kayak, #kayakcamping, #kayaking, #lasttrip, #marmot, #noregrets, #paddle, #paddling, #pokerlakes, #solo, #solotrip, #winter, ice, portage, portaging, tangii|

It is a time of year when one must be really careful going out on the water. I often receive comments of concern, people calling me brave, and others blatantly stating I am unsafe, careless and should not be doing what I'm doing. What if you fall out of your kayak? You will freeze instantly!!! I have been kayaking for over 15 years of my life. In that time, I have never, not once, [...]

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