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Paddle Canada Level 1 Sea Kayaking Skills Course with Ontario Sea Kayak Centre

By Christina|2020-05-19T14:47:02-04:00June 14th, 2016|Categories: #sup, alone, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Exploring, glamping, harmony, harmony inn, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hot tent, instructors, kayak, Kayaking, learning, level 1, mapping, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, ontario sea kayak centre, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, parry sound, River, solo trip, summer tent, sunset, swimming, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Up north, walkling, walks, water, yoga|Tags: @harmonyOUtdoorInn, @ontarioseakayak, #barbecue, #bliss, #camperchristina, #camping, #cedars, #certificate, #class, #composting, #compostingtoilet, #detail, #details, #dock, #drysuit, #glamping, #greenlandpaddle, #hammock, #hammocks, #hotshower, #inn, #innkeeper, #ironwood, #JamesRoberts, #kayak, #kayaking, #learn, #level1, #ontarioseakayakcentre, #outdoorinn, #outdoorkitchen, #outhouse, #paddle, #paddlecanada, #paddling, #roll, #school, #seakayaking, #seguin, #seguinriver, #selfrescue, #shower, #students, #wetexit, beach, harmony, instructors, learning, sunset, swimming|

I've wanted to retake my kayaking course for some time now. I guess I should say 'retake' lightly as the first course I took in 2004 was not a certificate program through Paddle Canada and was only an 8 hour course, but, I did learn quite a few of the items that were on the list for the Paddle Canada Sea Kayaking Level 1 course. A few weeks ago I began researching a few places [...]

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I Survived Mew At Minus 42! – Camping in a Summer Tent- Part 2 My Experience!

By Christina|2016-02-22T19:19:36-05:00February 22nd, 2016|Categories: #wintercamping, Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, birds, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, carcamping, cold, Exploring, family day weekend, glamping, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, hot tent, inspiration, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, sleeping bag, summer tent, tarps, teepee, tent, tentcamping, tipi, Uncategorized, winter, winterglamping|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #airbed, #algonquin, #bittercold, #dancing, #fox, #frosthair, #highlandbackpackingtrail, #hike, #hiking, #iSurvivedMewAtMinus42, #marmot, #mewlake, #part2, #safetyswitch, #snow, #StarlingLookout, #summertent, #tent, #thermarest, #tipi, #winter, #wintercamping, #woodstove, ice, winterinthewild|

Family day weekend boasted record low temperatures in Ontario. I decided to go camping at Mew Lake in Algonquin Park, in a summer tent, and at -42, it was a rough but surprisingly fun weekend. There were many circumstances that brought me to the Winter in the Wild Festival in Algonquin Park, as I was expected at Macgregor Point Provincial Park. Unfortunately, neither of my camping partners could make the trip, leaving me with two [...]

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Our Winter Village-Camping at Mew at -42! -Part 1

By Christina|2016-02-18T20:34:11-05:00February 18th, 2016|Categories: Algonquin, Algonquin Park, camp, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, family day weekend, hike, Hiking, hot tent, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, skating, skiing, tarps, teepee, tent, winter, winter camping tips, winterglamping, winterinthewild|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, #arcticoven, #coldtenting, #familyday, #familydayweekend, #hottent, #hottenting, #hottents, #icebox, #igloo, #iSurvivedMewAtMinus42, #mew, #mewlake, #stove, #tent, #tenting, #trailer, #warmingtent, #wintercamping, winterinthewild|

Several people who walked past the site I was staying on at Mew Lake, Family Day Weekend, said that it looked like a little village. This got me to thinking about it, and the differences betwen winter camping vs the remaining seasons. When you're camping in winter it really is just like we are all part of a small village. There is a great feeling of community among all of the campers. We are all temporarily living in [...]

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Winter Glamping, Camping & Adventuring – Tips I’ve Learned & Your Input!!

By Christina|2016-01-26T07:46:28-05:00January 26th, 2016|Categories: Algonquin, Bear Barrel, Bear vault, bearproof, camping, camping tips, Canada, cold, cooking, Exploring, food, Food storage, glamping, gloves, homemade, hot tent, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, outdoor products, Outdoors, Parks, pot set, pots, summer tent, tarps, teepee, tent, tentcamping, texting gloves, tipi, tips, Uncategorized, water, winter, winter camping tips, winterglamping, yurt|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @Hardwear, @ORgear, @outdoorsSFA, @woods_canada, #boots, #cook, #cooking, #fire, #footwear, #freezing, #fuel, #glamping, #glove, #gloves, #go-girl, #hat, #icebreaker, #Kombi, #mewlake, #mitten, #mittens, #mitts, #MountainHardwear, #precook, #snow, #socks, #tarp, #toque, #winter, #wintercamping, #wintercampingtips, #winterglamping, #yurt, tarps, tips|

Whether you are camping in a tent or glamping in a yurt, things are different in the winter, than they are in the warmer seasons. I am very new to the whole winter camping/glamping scene but I have learned a tonne of things already and wanted to share them with you, if you are thinking of embarking on a winter camping or glamping trip. Please feel free to comment and add your own tips at [...]

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Winter Glamping at Mew Lake! – Yurt Trip

By Christina|2020-12-20T06:33:07-05:00December 29th, 2015|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, bear, camping, Canada, cold, cooking, Exploring, falls, Fun, glamping, hike, Hiking, hikingtrails, Huntsville, inspiration, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, photography, River, sunset, tarps, texting gloves, Trails, walking, walkling, walks, water, winter, winterglamping, yurt|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, @ontrails, @ORgear, @outdoorsSFA, #bluejay, #canada, #cold, #greyjay, #Henrietta's, #hike, #hiking, #icicles, #Kombi, #ontario, #site65, #snow, #squirrel, #upnorth, #winter, #yurt|

If someone had told me a year ago that I would go winter camping, or glamping, in this case, I would've said they were crazy. Up until this year, it has never crossed my mind to even attempt adventuring in the snow, and now I have done it and am actually even camping in a tent for my next two trips! Being in nature in the snow is truly magical and I now understand why [...]

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Bon Echo – owls, coyotes & whipping winds!

By Christina|2015-09-28T07:50:00-04:00September 28th, 2015|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, Barred owl, camping, coyotes, Exploring, Fun, Joe Perry, kayak, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, owl, paddling, Parks, portage, storm, sunrise, sunset, swimming, tarps, visitor centre, water, wind|Tags: @BonEchoPP, @ontarioparks, @outdoorsSFA, bonechooutfitters.com|

I have been hearing about the great Bon Echo Provincial Park for many years now. I had wanted to explore it and seeing as I had a free weekend in September and a willing and eager camping partner, the time to visit there had come! I did my best to research Bon Echo but other than the Ontario Parks Website and a few posts here and there, I couldn't find a whole lot. I contacted Bon [...]

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Longpoint Provincial Park – Playing with FIRE!

By Christina|2015-08-17T16:06:25-04:00August 17th, 2015|Categories: beach, camp, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, cooking, glamping, Longpoint, Longpointprovincialpark, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, sunrise, sunset, tarps, tent, tentcamping|Tags: @ontarioparks, @outdoorsSFA, #camping, #canada, #fire, #firebow, #food, #frisbee, #LakeErie, #longpointpp, #makingfire, #ontario, #playingwithfire, #sand, #tarp, #tent, #volleyball, beach, camp, LongpoingProvincialPark, Longpoint, swimming, tarps|

Longpoint Provincial Park is the fourth oldest park in Ontario, boasting over 1.5 km's of sandy beach! It is one of my favourite beaches in Ontario and I have been camping at Longpoint for about 8 years straight now. The tradition was started by my friend Cynthia, who used to have a group of her friends join her there annually, and has continued on with our volleyball group, spending a few days of fun in [...]

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Not Roughing it in the Backcountry – Killarney PP

By Christina|2015-07-23T12:07:56-04:00July 23rd, 2015|Categories: backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, Climb, Climbing, Exploring, glamping, hike, Hiking, hikingtrails, Joe Perry, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, Provincial Park, site 56, summer tent, sunrise, sunset, tarps, tent, tentcamping|Tags: @killarneyPP, @ontarioparks, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #canoe, #canoeing, #explore, #food, #glamping, #JoePerry, #JoePerrylake, #killarneyoutfitters, #killarneyprovincialpark, #marmot, #smores, #tent, #tenting, #thermarest, Fun, killarney, portage, sunrise, sunset|

On saturday July 18th at 4am my friend Steph and I headed up the Trans Canada highway to Killarney Provincial park for a highly anticipated backcountry trip on Carlyle Lake. En route we saw two deers along the highway and then two moose! So totally exciting and I hoped a sign of things to come! Not by any means the best picture, but I love it anyways! Upon arrival we were greeted by enthusiastic park [...]

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Canada Day At Grundy Lake Provincial Park

By Christina|2015-07-07T01:59:31-04:00July 7th, 2015|Categories: Adventure, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, Exploring, glamping, grundy, grundy lake, Gurd Lake, Gut Lake, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Provincial Park, summer tent, sunrise, sunset, swimming, tarps, tent, Uncategorized|Tags: @grundylkpp @ontarioparks @ontariotravel #camping #glamping #grundylakeprovincialpark #grundy #grundylake, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #camping, #canada, #glamping, #grundylake, #gurd, #gurdlake, #gut, #gutlake, #hiking, #kayak, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #site118, camp, grundy, sunrise, sunset|

At 4am on Canada Day, 2015, on a cloudy drizzly morning, I headed out, car packed, kayak on top, and mom in the passenger seat, to Grundy Lake Provincial Park in Britt, ON. I was really excited to see this park as I had joined Twitter a few months ago and someone tweeted some photos from their trip there. Once I did some research on it I was convinced it was a park I wanted [...]

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