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Hot & Cold Camping in Killarney w James, Dympna & Molly

By Christina|2018-12-04T21:22:22-05:00December 4th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, cold camp, cold camping, enthusiasm, Exploring, Hiking, hot tent, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, ontario sea kayak centre, Outdoors, pulk, pull in, winter, winter camping, winter Wonderland|Tags: @explorersedge, @keencanada, @killarneyPP, @ontarioparks, #adventure, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #hike, #hiking, #hottent, #keen, #killarneyprovincialpark, #ontario, #snow, #winter, #wintercamping|

Over the years, I have done quite a few trips to Killarney, but I have not once stayed in the George Lake Campground. This weekend that would change. I headed out around 7am on Saturday, November 17th with my hot tent in my vehicle. I expected to arrive at the campground around 9:15-9:30 and would be meeting my kayak instructors Jame and Dympna from Ontario Sea Kayak Centre there. I was pretty excited as I [...]

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The Outdoor Adventure Show 2018 – Toronto – Day 1 of 2

By Christina|2018-03-03T20:30:11-05:00March 3rd, 2018|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, backcountry custom canoes, Campers, camping, camping tips, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, canoeing, education, enthusiasm, Exploring, fire starter, fishing, frontenac, Hiking, kawartha highlands, kayak, kayak camping, kayak portaging, Kayaking, killarney, Massassauga, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, ontario sea kayak centre, ontarios highlands, Outdoor Adventure Show, outdoor products, Outdoors, outdoors show, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, Provincial Park, show, solo trip, speeches, trade show, training, waterways, wild women expeditions, wilderness first aid, winter camping|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @BCustomCanoes, @canoe_collector, @eurekacamping, @explorersedge, @frenchriverpp, @frontenacpark, @happyyak, @jbadventurer, @kchappycamper, @keencanada, @kihdproducts, @killarneyPP, @mikeranta, @ontarioparks, @ontarioseakayak, @ontariotravel, @outdoorAdvShow, @parksblogger, @parkscanada, @purinize, @suesoutdoorcrew, @swift_canoe, @unlostify, @youngoutdoors, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #explore, #explorethebackcountry, #exploring, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #kihd, #ontario, #paddle, #paddleon, #paddling, #solo, #solocamping, #stickstove, #TheHappyCamper, #winter, #wintercamping, portage, portaging, Spitzii|

Every year about this time I get super excited because I know that it’s almost time for the Outdoor Adventure Show! It is one of my favorite events of the entire year. My first year attending was in 2016 with my mom, and last year was my second year attending. It was last year that I said to myself, next year, I will be presenting here. So, this year was extremely special to me [...]

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Killarney Solo Winter Backcountry Trip – Ice Ice Baby -44

By Christina|2020-04-22T15:19:28-04:00January 6th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, Canada, crack, creek, creeks, Exploring, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, homemade, hot tent, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, Nature, Ontario, Outdoor Adventure Show, outdoor products, Outdoors, Parks, pulk, pull in, scenery, scenic, sledding, snowshoe trails, snowshoeing, Solitaire, solo trip, tent, tentcamping, walking, winter, winter camping, winter Wonderland|Tags: @explorersedge, @keencanada, @lureofthenorth, @mikeranta, @NeOntario, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @pookcanada, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camperchristinasbchottent, #camping, #canada, #cold, #explore, #exploring, #freezing, #getoutside, #h50, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #hills, #hottent, #hottenting, #Kombi, #lotn, #minus44, #MountainHardwear, #ontario, #pooktoque, #pulkin, #sealey, #sealeylake, #sealeylakes, #sled, #sledin, #snow, #solo, #sportsmansinn, #TheCrack, #trail, #trails, #winter, #wintercamping, #woodstove, camp, campsite, killarney, pulk, toboggan|

I have always wanted to do a winter backcountry trip in Killarney, but due to the tipi being so heavy and not having a clue where to go, I hadn't made it there as of yet. Over the summer, I had stopped in to visit the lovely staff at the office at George Lake. I was doing a 5 day, 4 night solo trip and I had a few questions. I got all the answers [...]

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Killarney – Solo Canoe Trip – Part 1/2- Paddle Paddle Muck Wind

By Christina|2017-10-17T19:00:55-04:00October 17th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, camp, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, canoeing, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, falls, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, Moon, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, scenery, scenic, solo trip, storm, sunrise, sunset, swamp, tent, waterfalls, waterways, wind|Tags: @BCustomCanoes, @explorersedge, @Hardwear, @killarneyPP, @NeOntario, @ontariobackcountry.ca, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariotrails, @paddlekillarney, @paddleradio, @purinize, #alpine, #backcountry, #backpackerspantry, #beaverdam, #canoe, #canoecamping, #canoeing, #creek, #fall, #fallcolors, #fullmoon, #greatmountain, #langlake, #littlebear, #marmot, #mountainhouse, #paddle, #paddling, #portagetrip, #shallow, #skinonframe, #sof, #solo, #solotrip, #waterproofsocks, #whitefishriver, #windbound, #windy, creeks, fallcolours, killarney, portage, portaging, wind|

With another long weekend fast approaching, it was time to devise a new plan. A 5 day solo canoe trip was in order and I wanted it to be as awesome as my Algonquin trip had been. It would be hard to surpass but I believed I had the groundwork for another epic journey! After many nights of planning and consulting a few people who knew the area, making revisions and calculating kilometers and portage [...]

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Mike Ranta – Hanging out in Killarney with a Modern Day Voyageur!

By Christina|2017-10-11T09:30:22-04:00October 11th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, camping, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, canoeing, enthusiasm, Exploring, inspiration, killarney, legend, Mike Ranta, Nature, Ontario, Outdoor Adventure Show, Outdoors, paddling, solo trip, Spitzii, water, waterways, winter camping|Tags: @killarneyPP, @mikeranta, @mikerantac2c, @NeOntario, @paddlekillarney, @paddleradio, #150for150, #camperchristina, #canada, #canada150, #canoe, #canoeing, #canoeist, #canoer, #chat, #crosscanada, #epicjourney, #interview, #killarneylodge, #northeasternontario, #northeasternontariotourism, #paddle, #paddling, #ptsd, #rantalikesanta, #sportsmansinn, #veterans, #visit, killarney, Spitzii|

When I first met Mike Ranta at the 2017 Toronto outdoor show I didn't really know that much about him. All I knew was that I had just heard him present and I had never heard someone speak so passionately about something. Mike Ranta speaks from his heart and he is so passionate about what he does that it gave me chills. I was inspired instantly. This year him and his amazing canine Spitzii [...]

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Killarney Days 3 & 4 – Magic Mountain to Silver Peak!

By Christina|2017-09-05T17:00:24-04:00September 5th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear Barrel, camp, camping, Canada, canoe camping, canoeing, day trip, enthusiasm, Exploring, Fun, gear, girls, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, inspiration, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, morel, morels, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, swimming, women|Tags: @explorersedge, @keencanada, @killarneyPP, @NeOntario, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotrails, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @paddlekillarney, #adventure, #backcountry, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoeing, #canoetrip, #canoetripping, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #keen, #marmot, #mountains, #ontario, #paddleon, #silverpeak, #trail, #trails, camp, killarney, portage, portaging|

I had been waiting for this trip since last year and was so glad I was finally here. In the last post, Killarney Days 1 and 2, Rainy Plains to The Magical Mountains, I left off at the end of day 2. We are staying on an amazing campsite on David Lake where we have a view of Silver Peak and on Day 3, the plan is to hike to the top of it. I'd [...]

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Killarney Days 1 & 2 – The Rainy Plains to the Magical Mountains

By Christina|2017-08-29T16:52:31-04:00August 29th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear Barrel, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, canoeing, Climb, Climbing, enthusiasm, Exploring, fishing, girls, Hiking, hiking trails, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, loons, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, sunset|Tags: @explorersedge, @keencanada, @killarneyPP, @NeOntario, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @paddlekillarney, #adventure, #backcountry, #bestcampsiteever, #camperchristina, #camping, #camppizza, #canada, #canoe, #canoecamping, #canoeing, #explore, #exploring, #funghi, #fungi, #getoutside, #keen, #marmot, #mushrooms, #ontario, #paddle, #paddleon, #paddling, #silverpeak, #stalkersam, #sunset, #swim, #trails, pizza, portage, swimming|

I had been to Killarney a few times and loved it there. The only issue I ever have with Killarney in the summer, is that you have to book a site 5 months in advance to get the sites on the lakes you want. This trip is actually the only one I reserved this entire year, 5 months in advance with Ontario Parks. That might help explain how important it was for me to [...]

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Camping in Killarney on Kakakise in a Konigshaus Kanoe

By Christina|2016-10-12T16:31:00-04:00October 12th, 2016|Categories: #canoe, #trip, #tripping, Algonquin, backcountry, backcountry camping, Barrel, Bear Barrel, Bear vault, bearproof, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe camping, Carlyle, Climb, Climbing, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, falls, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, homemade, Kakakise, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, konigshaus, konigshauskanoe, leaves, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, Parks, portage, portaging, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized, Up north, walking, walks, water, waterfalls, waterways|Tags: @enohammocks, @keencanada, @killarneyPP, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, #canoe, #canoetrip, #canoetripping, #cedar, #cedarstrip, #chipmunk, #dehydrated, #eno, #explore, #exploring, #fall, #fallcolors, #fallcolour, #fish, #fishin, #funghi, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #homemadecanoe, #keen, #keens, #marmot, #MountainHardwear, #mushroom, #mushrooms, #paddle, #paddline, #rain, #rehydrating, #steak, #tarp, #tarping, #TheCrack, #trip, #tripping, crack, fallcolours, homemade, konigshauskanoe, portage, portaging|

I had been wanting to adventure in Killarney all summer but every time I had a free weekend, the park was booked up. When I checked a few weeks ago, I finally saw a few openings. They were all with portages but after carrying my lil kayak over 3km's in Algonquin each way a few weeks ago I figured a kilometer was totally doable and something I wouldn't have an issue with. Since booking my site on [...]

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Phillip Edward Island backcountry kayak trip!-Level 2 with OSKC

By Christina|2016-07-12T21:46:56-04:00July 12th, 2016|Categories: animals, backcountry, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, Exploring, fish & chips, Fun, georgian bay, harmony inn, inspiration, instructors, kayak, Kayaking, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, learning, mapping, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, ontario sea kayak centre, Ontario Trails, outdoorproducts, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, sunrise, sunset, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized|Tags: @ontarioparks, @ontarioseakayak, @ontrails, @paddle_muskoka, #backountry, #bestinstructorsever, #canada, #canadaday, #chikanishing, #dympnahayes, #GeorgianBay, #greenlandrolling, #herbertfisheries, #instruct, #JamesRoberts, #kayak, #kayaking, #knots, #learn, #learntokayak, #level2, #nevertolatetolearn, #ontario, #ontarioseakayakcentre, #oskc, #paddle, #paddlecanada, #paddling, #parrysound, #phillipedwardisland, #phillipedwardislands, #pinklips, #roll, #rolling, #tarp, #tarping, #tenniscourts, instructors, killarney, learning, sunrise, sunset|

Last month when I took my level 1 Sea Kayaking Course, I had no intention of taking my level 2. If you read my Level 1 post, you would've seen that I had an amazing time at that course! The instructors were full of knowledge and tonnes of fun and I learned so much! I gained confidence in my skills, refreshed some of them and learned quite a few more. And, I met some extraordinary [...]

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Yummy things to eat in the Backcountry when you’re not roughing it!

By Christina|2015-07-23T13:58:35-04:00July 23rd, 2015|Categories: backcountry, food, killarney, recipes|Tags: @killarneyPP, @ontarioparks, #backcountrycamping, #backcountryfood, #beef, #campingfood, #eat, #eating, #food, #glamping, #howtocookglamping, #potatoes, #yummythingstoeatwhilecamping, killarney, recipes|

I have had a few requests from people to do a post about food in the backcountry. Even my own mom was surprised when I told her we were having steak. What? she said... You are going into the backcountry, you should be eating hot dogs no? hahaha. Well, I could, but I don't really like hot dogs, so I figure out fun things to eat and ways to keep them from spoiling and enjoy [...]

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