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Hardy Lake – The 8km loop

By Christina|2016-07-19T06:48:47-04:00July 19th, 2016|Categories: Canada, day trip, Fun, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, inspiration, Muskoka, muskoka trails, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, ontario sea kayak centre, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, swimming, Uncategorized, Up north, walkling, walks, women|Tags: @muskoka411, @muskokatourism, @muskokatrails, @muskokatravel, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #bridges, #exploring, #hardy, #hardylake, #HardyLakePP, #hike, #hiking, #rockjumping, #trail, Muskoka, swimming|

I woke up to a gorgeous day Saturday and headed out to Mactier to do an address change on my drivers License. When I got back to my place in Port Carling, I asked my roomates what they had planned for the day? I had decided to do the bigger loop at Hardy Lake as I'd done the smaller one when I'd first arrived and loved it there. Both Molly and Debra were in, so we [...]

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Byng Inlet- Know when to get off the water!

By Christina|2016-07-05T21:04:57-04:00July 5th, 2016|Categories: #badweather, #blacksky, #byng, #bynginlet, #choppy, #clouds, #cloudy, #foamblocks, #parrysound, #waves, #whitesquall, alone, Canada, Exploring, kayak, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, Uncategorized, Up north, waterways, wind|Tags: #badweather, #blackclouds, #blacksky, #britt, #byng, #bynginlet, #choppy, #clouds, #cloudy, #foamblocks, #kayak, #kayaking, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #parrysound, #turnback, #upnorth, #waves, #wavy, #whitesquall, #windy, water, wind|

I woke up Sunday with no plans at all. Such an odd thing for me! I have been striving to find some small rivers and creeks to paddle in since moving to Port Carling. It's been a hard search as most of the lakes in my area are very big and full of motor boats and cottages. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I like to paddle on calm small waters, still [...]

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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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Killbear – I would never!

By Christina|2016-05-31T19:42:19-04:00May 31st, 2016|Categories: #killbear, animals, beach, camp, Campers, camping, camping tips, Canada, carcamping, Exploring, fish & chips, Fun, georgian bay, glamping, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, kayak, Kayaking, Lookout, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, Provincial Park, summer tent, tent, tentcamping, Trails, Up north|Tags: @hmnyoutdoorinn, @killbearPP, @ontarioparks, @ontarioseakayak, @ontrails, #camping, #chipmunk, #detourstore, #fish&chips, #fishandchips, #GeorgianBay, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrails, #kayak, #kayaking, #map, #paddle, #paddling, #perks, #rocks, #site330, #snake, #trail, #trails, #visitorcentre, beach, camp, https://twitter.com/OntarioSeaKayak, sunset|

I have always wanted to go to Killbear Provincial Park. Last year I tried out 7 new Ontario Parks and loved almost every one of them. This year, the first on my list to try was Killbear! I went to the Ontario Parks Website and checked out the campground and found some sites that looked great! I contacted my friend Steph to see if she was in for doing a May 2-4 trip and she was [...]

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Hardy Lake PP- no gas, got lost… but it was so amazing there!

By Christina|2016-05-24T19:59:30-04:00May 24th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, creek, creeks, Exploring, Hardy Lake, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, Muskoka, muskoka trails, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, Provincial Park, solo trip, swimming, Trails, Up north, walkling, walks, water|Tags: @muskoka411, @muskokatourism, @muskokatrails, @muskokatravel, @ontarioparks, @ontariotrails, @ontariotravel, #camperchristina, #hardylake, #HardyLakePP, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #killbear, #lost, #mud, #newchapter, #newlife, #rock, #rocks, #trail, Muskoka, yolo|

I got off work right at 5 with the intention of heading to Hardy Lake for a hike. I packed my backpack the night before and when I finished for the day at the office, I walked over to my bedroom (lol), grabbed my backpack and off I went! Hardy Lake Provincial Park is about 20 minutes from my new home. I actually came to visit it the day of my job interview, but knowing [...]

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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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Restoule PP – Spring has sprung!

By Christina|2016-05-02T20:04:50-04:00May 2nd, 2016|Categories: #Restoule, Adventure, animals, beach, bearproof, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, carcamping, cold, Exploring, Fun, glamping, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, kayak, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, Parks, Pottery, Provincial Park, summer tent, tent, tentcamping, Trails, Up north|Tags: @ontarioparks, #adventure, #camping, #canada, #explore, #exploring, #fox, #hiking, #iphone, #kayak, #kayaking, #may24, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #redfox, #Restoule, #RestouleProvincialPark, #Rockcliffe, #RockcliffePottery, #tent, #tents, #trail, #trails, #woodpecker, beach, camp|

Last year at this time, I had not winter camped all season. I had not winter camped at all. By April I was dying to get outdoors and into my tent. With May long weekend coming up, I had a chat with mom to see if she'd want to go on a little trip, and then went onto the Ontario Parks site to find somewhere to go! We had never been to Restoule, but I have [...]

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