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 [...]
