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Women on Water Paddling Festival – 2018 – Part 2/2

By Christina|2018-07-17T08:52:48-04:00July 17th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Canada, canoeing, certification, cottage, cottaging, education, enthusiasm, glamping, inspiration, instructors, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario sea kayak centre, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, sunset, sup, swimming, tangii, teach, teaching, training, Up north, vendors, wild women expeditions, women, womens event, yoga|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @deltakayaks, @keencanada, @kmsoutdoors, @ontarioseakayak, @psoundtourism, @seesawyerrun, @suesoutdoorcrew, @wildwomenexp, #adventure, #camperchristina, #camptapawingo, #canada, #canoe, #dympna, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #learntokayak, #ontario, #oskc, #paddle, #paddling, #paddlingfestival, #parrysound, #retreat, #womensevent, #wow|

Last year, I had the privilege of being invited to shadow the kayaking courses at the Women on Water Paddling Festival. It was great fun and I learned so much. When I was asked to come back again this year, to teach basic kayaking, I agreed wholeheartedly and couldn't wait for the event to arrive. I left off in Part 1 with the sun setting on Saturday. This post begins on Sunday with a whole [...]

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Women on Water Paddling Festival – 2018 – Part 1/2

By Christina|2018-07-10T19:01:08-04:00July 10th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Canada, canoeing, certification, cottage, cottaging, education, enthusiasm, glamping, inspiration, instructors, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario sea kayak centre, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, sunset, sup, swimming, tangii, teach, teaching, training, Up north, vendors, wild women expeditions, women, womens event, yoga|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @deltakayaks, @keencanada, @kmsoutdoors, @ontarioseakayak, @psoundtourism, @seesawyerrun, @suesoutdoorcrew, @wildwomenexp, #abba, #adventure, #beyonce, #camperchristina, #camptapawingo, #canada, #canoe, #dympna, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #learntokayak, #lipsync, #lipsyncbattle, #ontario, #oskc, #paddle, #paddling, #paddlingfestival, #parrysound, #retreat, #womensevent, #wow|

Last year, I had the privilege of being invited to shadow the kayaking courses at the Women on Water Paddling Festival. It was great fun and I learned so much. When I was asked to come back again this year, to teach basic kayaking, I agreed wholeheartedly and couldn't wait for the event to arrive. It had been a rough year for me so far. I hit my head on January 3rd and received a [...]

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East Paint Lake – Relaxing with Snakes

By Christina|2017-11-21T19:34:52-05:00November 21st, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, campsite, Canada, Exploring, fish, fishing, kayak, kayak camping, kayak portaging, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontarios highlands, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, scenery, scenic, solo trip, sunrise, sunset, swimming, tent, tentcamping|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @enohammocks, @explorersedge, @Hardwear, @keencanada, @Onhighlands, @ontarionature, @ontarioshighlands, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @perceptionkayaks, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #backpack, #camperchristina, #camping, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #haliburton, #haliburtonwatertrails, #hammock, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #marmot, #myhaliburtonhighlands, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #serenityseeker, #snake, #snakes, #sunrise, #sunset, portage, portaging|

I had been go go go and I needed a bit of a break. I, of course, didn't want to stay home though, so I planned a quick trip to one of my favorite areas, the Haliburton Highlands Water Trails. I found a site on a lake called East Paint Lake that was all by itself. To get there I just needed to do a short paddle and an 823m portage. Easy peasy! Booked it [...]

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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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Georgian Bay – Solo Kayak Camp – Conquering Fears !

By Christina|2017-10-03T18:46:19-04:00October 3rd, 2017|Categories: Adventure, camp, camping, campsite, Canada, crownland camping, enthusiasm, Exploring, georgian bay, kayak, kayak camping, Kayaking, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, scenery, scenic, solo trip, sunrise, sunset, tangii, women, yolo|Tags: @deltakayaks, @explorersedge, @gbaybiosphere, @kchappycamper, @keencanada, @killbearPP, @NeOntario, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontarioseakayak, @ontariotravel, @psoundtourism, #adventure, #backcountry, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #cathcart, #cathcartislands, #chrisprouse, #crippsisland, #crownland, #crownlandcamping, #explore, #exploring, #GeorgianBay, #getoutside, #juliaprouse, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #kevincallanscanoeroutes, #killbear, #marmot, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #peanutbettersmores, #sunrise, #sunset, #waves, #wavy, compass, tangii|

I have always loved the beauty of Georgian Bay. You see, I have a thing for rocks. I just love them and Georgian Bay is full of them, in all different shapes, sizes and colors. Then there's the water... it is this deep deep blue color... so pretty! I spent some time on Georgian Bay during my Level 2 Sea Kayaking Course and I have wanted to go back ever since. The problem was, like [...]

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Algonquin Kiosk Loop – 5 Day Solo Canoe Trip – Part 2 of 2

By Christina|2023-11-10T20:07:32-05:00September 20th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, backcountry camping, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe camping, canoeing, enthusiasm, Exploring, inspiration, kiosk, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Solitaire, solo trip, sunrise, sunset, tangii|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @BCustomCanoes, @explorersedge, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, #algonquin, #backcountry, #bigthunder, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoeing, #canoetrip, #club, #explore, #exploring, #fire, #firetrick, #footprint, #keen, #kios, #littlemink, #maple, #marmot, #mink, #ontario, #paddle, #paddleon, #paddling, #portagetrip, #tarp, camp, Kioshkokwi, kiosk, portage, portaging|

Part 1 of this trip can be found here. This is the continuation of that post starting from the afternoon of Day 3 at my site on Big Thunder Lake. I had just arrived, set up my small footprint tarp and was sitting under it enjoying some lunch...... While eating my lunch on day 3 on Big Thunder Lake, I realized I would have to move the small footprint tarp I was using and [...]

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Algonquin Kiosk Loop – 5 Day Solo Canoe Trip – Part 1

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 [...]

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Kayaking with Kevin Callan – Herb Lake, Haliburton Water Trails

By Christina|2017-09-12T19:33:35-04:00September 12th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, algonquin highlands, backcountry, backcountry camping, camp, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, cooking, education, enthusiasm, Exploring, food, inspiration, kayak, kayak camping, kayak portaging, Kayaking, learning, Nature, navigating, Ontario, ontarios highlands, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, scenery, scenic, sightseeing, sunrise, sunset, tangii, teach, teaching, training|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @deltakayaks, @explorersedge, @kchappycamper, @keencanada, @Onhighlands, @ontarionature, @ontariotravel, @perceptionkayaks, @yoursoutdoors, #adventure, #applepancakes, #backcountry, #camp, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #chrisprouse, #delta, #explore, #exploring, #fish, #fishing, #fishingcontest, #fishingderby, #getoutside, #haliburton, #haliburtonwatertrails, #herb, #herblake, #juliaprouse, #kayak, #kayakcamping, #kayaking, #keen, #kevincallan, #mepps, #myhaliburtonhighlands, #ontario, #paddle, #paddleon, #paddling, #peanutbettersmores, #seafoodpasta, #serenityseeker, #TheHappyCamper|

Ever since my first trip with Kevin Callan, The Happy Camper, in June of this year, there has been a challenge set forth for Kevin the (mostly) canoeist to go on a kayaking trip with me. Our second trip over the Canada 150 long weekend, brought us canoeing once again, but I was promised a kayaking trip at some point and I was going to make sure it happened, no matter how short or the location. [...]

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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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The French – 4 day solo kayak trip – Bye Bye Go Pro Hello Fish! 2 of 2

By Christina|2017-08-14T10:45:09-04:00August 14th, 2017|Categories: #adventure, #badweather, #blacksky, #camping, Adventure, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, camp, camping, campsite, Canada, compass, creek, creeks, enthusiasm, Exploring, fish, fishing, food, French River, georgian bay, inspiration, kayak, kayak camping, Kayaking, mapping, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, scenery, scenic, solo trip, storm, sunset, swimming, tangii, waterfalls, waterways, women|Tags: @deltakayaks, @explorersedge, @frenchriverpp, @gba, @gbaybiosphere, @kchappycamper, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #delta, #explore, #exploring, #fishing, #followyourfeet, #GeorgianBay, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #marmot, #mepps, #ontario, #ontariotourism, #paddle, #paddling, #solo, #solotrip, #tent, #thermarest, #waterfalls|

In my last post, part 1 of 2, Worst Site, Best Site, I had just said goodnight on a beautiful campsite on Georgian Bay. The weather had been gloomy the last 2 days and I was hoping to rise early to some sunshine. Let's see if my wish came true? It was Sunday morning, day 3 of my 4 day, 3 night solo kayak trip on the French River and I woke to a very [...]

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