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August 2015

Paddling Black Creek – during a lightening storm & a tornado warning? oh my!

By Christina|2015-08-04T11:37:30-04:00August 4th, 2015|Categories: #perception, black creek, creeks, Fort Erie, kayak, Kayaking, Niagara, paddle, paddling, stevensville, storm|Tags: @outdoorsSFA, #adventure, #blackcreek, #daytrip, #exploring, #forterie, #girlstrip, #kayak, #kayaking, #lighteningstorm, #niagara, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, stevensville, storm|

On Saturday August 1st, I put my kayak up on my truck and headed to Outdoors Oriented http://outdoorsoriented.com to meet my friends Andrea and Kim. We had made plans to go for a paddle today at the Welland Recreational Canal http://www.canalcorp.ca/site/home, but after checking the weather forecast, I needed to make a tough decision. Do I risk paddling with new paddlers in 33km gusts in what people have called 'a wind tunnel' in an area I've never [...]

July 2015

Paddling 15 Mile Creek in St. Catharines, ON -July 12, 2015

By Christina|2015-07-13T15:11:51-04:00July 13th, 2015|Categories: #perception, creek, creeks, Exploring, kayak, Kayaking, Niagara, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, St. Catharines, water|Tags: @outdoorsSFA, #15MileCreek, #boat, #bridges, #camperchristina, #canada, #cleanupourparks, #creek, #flowers, #kayak, #kayaking, #niagara, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #perception, garbage, litter, St. Catharines|

I woke up to a beautiful day Sunday, birds chirping, sun out and the promise from the Weather Network of a warm day! I was supposed to go out for a hike with my good friend Andrea, but she advised me she was a bit under the weather and couldn't make it. As I am going on a canoe trip next, then car camping without my kayak following, I decided I needed to get out [...]