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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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Arrowhead Park-Winter Wonderland Day Trip – Skating Skiing & Snowshoeing-AWESOME!

By Christina|2016-01-19T07:19:08-05:00January 19th, 2016|Categories: #snow, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, Adventure, Canada, cold, Cross country skiing, day trip, Exploring, Fun, Huntsville, Ice trail, inspiration, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, Parks, Provincial Park, skating, skiing, Trails, Uncategorized, walking, walks, waterfalls, winter, winter Wonderland|Tags: @arropark, @ontarioparks, @ontrails, @outdoorsSFA, #ArrowheadProvincialPark, #CrossCountrySkiing, #getoutdoors, #huntsville, #Piglet, #snow, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, #winter, #WinterAdventures, #WinterWonderland, #woodsexplorer, #woodsexplorers, skating, skiing|

Once upon a time, I hated winter ...but then I decided to embrace it. I bought a pair of snowshoes from my favourite place Outdoors Oriented , Elektra's made by Atlas Snowshoe Compamy. Then, I waited, but the snow didn't come! I went winter glamping twice, but it wasn't cold enough for the ice to freeze to skate on, it wasn't snowy enough to snowshoe and cross country skiing wasn't even an option. I was ready, [...]

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Winter Camping in a Summer Tent-NYE at Mew Lake in Algonquin Park

By Christina|2023-11-05T02:26:05-05:00January 12th, 2016|Categories: #wintercamping, Adventure, Algonquin, camping, cold, DIY, Exploring, falls, Fun, glamping, hike, Hiking, hikingtrails, hot tent, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, Oxtongue, Parks, photography, Ragged Falls, summer tent, tent, tentcamping, texting gloves, tipi, Trails, Uncategorized, visitor centre, walkling, walks, water, waterfalls, winter, winterglamping|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, #algonquin, #bluejay, #bluejays, #glamping, #hare, #highlandbackpackingtrail, #hottent, #mew, #mewfalls, #mewlake, #newyearseve, #pinemartin, #raggedfalls, #snow, #snowshoe, #snowshoehare, #summertent, #tent, #tipi, #winter, #wintercamping, #winterglamping|

Judging by my name, Camper Christina, it's safe to say I love camping. What my name doesn't say is that I hate the cold and am not a huge fan of snow! As I have been strictly a 3 season camper, I have never had the need for a winter tent, which in addition to cold and snow, is a big reason I didn't think I would ever go winter camping. Regardless of that, I [...]

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How to build a Tipi! CamperChristina style!

By Christina|2021-01-10T10:42:10-05:00January 5th, 2016|Categories: #wintercamping, Adventure, Algonquin, campchairs, camping, Canada, Chairs, cold, convienience, DIY, Exploring, Fun, glamping, homemade, inspiration, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, outdoor products, Outdoors, teepee, tipi, Uncategorized, winter, winterglamping|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, #algonquin, #camping, #canvas, #cold, #diy, #diytipi, #fire, #goahti, #homemadetipi, #lavvu, #mewlake, #newyears, #roberanderson, #smoke, #snow, #teepee, #tipi, #winter, #wintercamping|

Somehow the thought of winter camping never occurred to me. For one, I hate the cold, and for two, I don't really care for snow. Every year when winter arrives, I hibernate along with many other warm weathered canadians who enjoy the other 3 seasons, but know that winter is a time to catch up on movies, tv series, cleaning the house, indoor DIY projects, etc. But this year, somehow that changed. I had been [...]

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Hiking in paradise …. accidentally

By Christina|2015-12-14T11:23:21-05:00December 14th, 2015|Categories: Adventure, alone, brucetrail, burlington, Canada, Exploring, fallcolours, hike, Hiking, hikingtrails, inspiration, leaves, Lookout, Nature, Uncategorized|Tags: @bruceTrail_BTC, @ontrails, @RBGCanada, #brucetrail, #burlington, #Cootes, #CootesParadise, #RoyalBotanicalGardens|

It's a really pleasant surprise when you find paradise, especially when you're not looking for it! That's exactly what happened to me that lovely Saturday afternoon. I was looking for Borer Falls and had driven around the area for a while and couldn't find it. Suddenly I saw a sign and what looked like a trailhead to my left!!! Yay! About time, I said. I parked, got my backpack, walked across the busy street and [...]

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Great day on the TCT in Ridgeway!

By Christina|2015-12-10T07:50:14-05:00December 10th, 2015|Categories: Adventure, biking, cycling, day trip, Exploring, fallcolours, hike, Hiking, leaves, Nature, Niagarra, Ontario, Outdoors, photography, Trails, trans canada trail, Uncategorized, walkling, water|Tags: @CycleinNiagara, @forterie_times, @insideNiagara, @niagararegion, @ontrails, @tctrail, @woods_canada, #bike, #biking, #friendshiptrail, #niagara, #Ridgeway, #riding, #windmill, #windmillpoint, #woodsexplorer|

I woke up to a beautiful day, 15 degrees in mid November! I had had knee surgery just over 3 weeks ago and I was feeling awesome! Last weekend I had ridden the Trans Canada Trail in Fort Erie and today, I was up for a new adventure! I shuffled over to my computer and clicked on the Trans Canada Trail website to find a section of the trail I could ride my bike on, that I hadn't done [...]

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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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Paddling Lake Manitouwabing – Fall Colours Photo Blog

By Christina|2015-11-19T07:54:05-05:00November 19th, 2015|Categories: #getoutside, #outdoors, #paddling, Adventure, alone, Canada, Exploring, fallcolours, kayak, Kayaking, leaves, Nature, Ontario, photography, sunrise, sunset, Uncategorized|Tags: @psoundtourism, #kayak, #kayaking, #lakemanitouwabing, #mckellar, #paddling, #parrysound|

Thanksgiving weekend I was in Mckellar, Ontario at Glenwood Resort with my adopted Up North family, the Burnetts. I brought my kayak up and paddled all 3 mornings I was there, along with a few evenings, and took quite a few fall photos. I thought it would be fun to share them here with you in a photo blog. Hope you like it! Last year when I was here, I took a picture of [...]

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Trans Canada Trail in Guelph, ON – Gorgeous Ride!

By Christina|2015-08-10T13:51:02-04:00August 10th, 2015|Categories: Exploring, Guelph, Hiking, Trails, trans canada trail, Uncategorized, walking|Tags: @ontariotrails, @tctrail, @woods_canada, #bike, #biking, #camperchristina, #canada, #ontario, #ourjourney, #trail, #trails, #woodsexplorer, Guelph, Trans Canada Trail|

On the morning of Sunday August 9th, I woke up groggily after celebrating my friends wedding. I was in Guelph and therefore had brought my bike, deciding to do a portion of the Trans Canada Trail here today. I got dressed, packed my backpack and headed out on my way, deciding to start the trail in behind Woolwich Street at MacDonell Street, just a section down from the church where I watched my friends marry [...]

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@TCTrail in Wainfleet, ON, A beautiful serene section of the trail!

By Christina|2015-07-13T02:08:51-04:00July 13th, 2015|Categories: @tctrail, #trail, biking, Canada, cycling, Ontario, Trails, trans canada trail, Uncategorized, Wainfleet|Tags: @tctrail, #biking, #canada, #cycling, #hike, #hiking, #ontario, #ourjourney, #riding, #walk, #walking, #woodsexplorer, Wainfleet|

Since I still have a bit of time to wait to go to Burnaby, BC and I love the @TCTrail, I figured Burnaby Street in Wainfleet would be a good place to start a section of the TC Trail for my bike ride today. I was very happy upon arrival to the trail. It was really easy to find it and I didn't get lost en route! YAY! The trail is a bit more rural here [...]

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