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I Say Goodbye, I Say Hello – The road to Port Carling – chapter 1

By Christina|2016-05-17T20:32:03-04:00May 17th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, Campers, camping, Canada, carcamping, Exploring, Hiking, hiking trails, Kayaking, move, moving, Muskoka, Nature, new beginning, new job, Niagara, Ontario, solo trip, St. Catharines, Up north|Tags: @muskoka411, @muskokatourism, @outdoorsSFA, @paddle_muskoka, #adventure, #bittersweet, #goodbye, #newchapter, #newlife, #portcarling, #serenitypropertymanagement, #spmi, #swan, #upnorth, #VDC, Muskoka, yolo|

My dad provided me with the perfect word to describe the last few weeks, bittersweet. It seems no matter how good something is, there is almost always something bad that goes along with it. It also depends on if you choose to see it, or just focus on the positive. When things in your life have been really good and people have been great to you, you can't help but get sad when you [...]

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Camper Christina – A New Chapter Begins!

By Christina|2016-04-19T20:42:38-04:00April 19th, 2016|Categories: #north, Adventure, alone, Exploring, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, inspiration, move, moving, Muskoka, Nature, new beginning, new job, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, St. Catharines, Trails, Uncategorized, Up north, yolo|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, #answers, #career, #conqueryourfears, #declutter, #facefear, #fear, #getoutdoors, #getoutside, #happy, #inspiration, #lakemuskoka, #livingthedream, #newadventures, #newjob, #newlife, #portcarling, #purging, #stress, #wegetoutside, move, moving, Muskoka, yolo|

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Decew Falls – Historic Hiking in Niagara!

By Christina|2016-03-28T17:42:31-04:00March 28th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, alone, Brock, bruce trail, brucetrail, Canada, day trip, Decew, Decew Falls, Decew House, Exploring, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, icefalls, Lake Gibson, Morningstar Mill, Nature, Niagara, Niagara Bruce Trail, Ontario, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, solo trip, St. Catharines, Trails, walking, walks, water, waterfalls, waterways, wind, winter|Tags: @bruceTrail_BTC, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @tctrail, #bruce, #brucetrail, #canadagoose, #canadiangeese, #decewfalls, #geese, #gibson, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #history, #lakegibson, #lakemoodie, #laurasecordlegacy, #moodie, #morningstarmill, #niagarabrucetrail, #stcatharines, #swan, #swans, #trail, #trails, #waterfalls, #winter, Brock, Decew, falls, icefalls, tct, water|

Decew Falls is named after John DeCou, who purchased the land in about 1788, buying 100 acres with an axe and an indian blanket. In 1812 he purchased the land along the top of the escarpment from his newly built stone house to Decew Falls. During the war of 1812, DeCou served in the Lincoln Militia and his home served as headquarters by the British where Laura Secord brought news to in June of 1813, of a potential [...]

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Rockway in the fall-Post Knee Surgery Yay!

By Christina|2015-12-07T07:54:39-05:00December 7th, 2015|Categories: Adventure, Canada, conservationarea, creek, Exploring, fallcolours, falls, hike, Hiking, hikingtrails, leaves, Nature, Niagara, Ontario, Outdoors, St. Catharines, Trails, Uncategorized, walkling, walks, water, waterfalls|Tags: @bruceTrail_BTC, @niagararegion, @npca_ontario, #brucetrail, #creek, #deer, #fall, #flowers, #funghi, #hemlockshelf, #hike, #hiking, #leaves, #Rockway, #trail, #trails|

Just over four weeks after my knee surgery and I was dying to get out into nature. To be completely accurate, I was dying to go camping, but for now, a hike in the woods would suffice. The last two weekends I'd Ridden my bike over 10 km's each day and my knee felt really awesome! I was hiking with a friend and a five year old so I figured I should be able to [...]

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16 Mile Creek – Paddling at home & it’s awesome!

By Christina|2015-10-12T07:00:00-04:00October 12th, 2015|Categories: #adventure, #outdoors, #paddling, 16 Mile Creek, Adventure, birds, Canada, day trip, eagles, Exploring, heron, Niagara, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, St. Catharines, water|Tags: @outdoorsSFA, #birds, #heron, #kayaking, #lincoln, #niagarapeninsulaconservationauthority, #npca, #paddling, #pelham, #regionalmunicipalityofniagara, #southernontario, #westlincoln|

On Sunday I had a free day, which is rare for me as I have been on 13 trips so far, camping and exploring nature and have rarely been home! I decided I would ride the TC Trail in the morning and paddle in the afternoon. I was so excited to go paddling here, its been so long, so after putting my bike away in the shed, I got my awesome little kayak up on [...]

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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 [...]

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