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Camper Christina Cooks – Making Homemade Hamburgers from Scratch

By Christina|2020-05-18T14:06:12-04:00May 18th, 2020|Categories: backcountry, backcountry camping, burger, camping, camping food, camping tips, edibles, education, food, hamburger, homemade, meals, Outdoors, recipes|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @Onhighlands, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #backcountryfood, #bentshoe, #burger, #camperchristina, #camperchristinacooks, #camping, #campingmeal, #campingmeals, #cooking, #cooks, #food, #foodmaking, #hamburger, #makingfood, #yummy, homemade|

On my camping trip over the May long weekend, I made a homemade hamburger that I made from scratch at home. I froze that burger and then brought it on my camping trip making an avocado spread for the bun and topping it with all kinds of yummy things to make it extra tasty. Due to concussion #2 this post will be the youtube video that I created for Camper Christina Cooks - Making Homemade [...]

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Camping With Colitis

By Christina|2020-05-10T11:35:43-04:00January 8th, 2019|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, camping, Canada, colitis, Hiking, Ontario, Outdoors, paddling, ulcerative colitis|Tags: #backcountrycamping, #bathroom, #bowelissues, #camping, #campingwithcolitis, #colitis, #gottago, #ibs, #illness, #poop, #poops, #potty, #runs, #sick, #sickness, #uc, #ulcertativecolitis, #urgency, Privy|

I want to start off by saying this is not a happy fun camping post showing photos of pretty locations, sunrises, sunsets and maybe a random animal. This is a post about me and living the life I live and camping with an inflammatory disease called ulcerative colitis. Prologe - Colitis history, can skip to 'this is where it starts' if only interested in the camping related story: I have been wanting to tell this [...]

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Adding a Vent to the Hot Tent & Revising the Corner Loops

By Christina|2022-03-31T10:16:31-04:00January 1st, 2019|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, Canada, DIY, hot tent, Ontario, Outdoors, renovation, renovations, revised, vent, winter, winter camping, winter camping tips|Tags: #addingaventtothetent, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #backcountryhottent, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #diy, #getoutside, #hottent, #madeitmyself, #reno's, #renovations, #vent, #ventilation, #ventinthetent, #winter, #wintercamping, homemade|

In November of last year I built my very own backcountry winter hot tent. I had previously built a hot tent tipi, but as I learned on a backcountry trip with my friend Ashley, the tipi would be far too difficult to take into the backcountry solo. As that was my intention at that time, I needed a tent that was lighter, smaller and feasible to take where I wanted to take it. So, I [...]

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Winter Backcountry Camping with Shirley – Testing out my new BCC Sled!

By Christina|2018-12-20T13:14:05-05:00December 25th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, Canada, crownland camping, Exploring, Hiking, hot tent, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, pulk, pull in, sledding, tent, winter, winter camping|Tags: @explorersedge, @keencanada, @muskokatourism, @ontrails, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #gohomelake, #hike, #hiking, #keen, #snow, #snowtrekker, #winter, #wintercamping|

I met Shirley a few years ago in the go home like parking lot. I was there to do an interview with Shawn James from my self-reliance and she was on her way out of a trip. We chatted on social media throughout the years and have met a few times winter camping at Mew Lake. A few months ago we decided we should do a winter camping trip, so we planned one for this [...]

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Camper Christina Cooks – Making Chicken Stew

By Christina|2018-12-18T19:26:31-05:00December 18th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, backcountry camping, camper christina cooks, camping, camping food, Canada, canoe camping, cooking, food, Ontario, Outdoors|Tags: #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #backcountryfood, #backcountrymeals, #camperchristina, #camperchristinacooks, #camping, #campingmeal, #canada, #chickenstew, #comfortfood, #cook, #cooking, #food, #foodie, #makingchickenstew, #meal, #ontario, #winter, #wintercamping, #wintercampingfood, #yum|

With winter camping well under way, I needed to prepare a delicious hearty meal to bring with me on my winter trips. I have never made chicken stew before, but I put together the ingredients that I had, that I liked and thought would be tasty and it turned out amazingly well. Now, one of my favourite meals! Hope you enjoy this weeks post, a new addition to the Camper Christina Cooks Series, [...]

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Camper Christina Cooks – Making Prosciutto Basil Tomato Pasta

By Christina|2020-07-21T10:06:39-04:00November 27th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, camping food, Canada, cooking, education, enthusiasm, food, inspiration, kayak, kayak camping, Kayaking, meals, Ontario, Outdoors, recipes, tips|Tags: #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #backcountryfood, #backcountrymeals, #basil, #camperchristina, #camperchristinacooks, #camping, #campingfoodideas, #campingmeals, #cooking, #cooks, #eggnoodles, #food, #foodideas, #kayak, #kayaking, #makingfood, #makngmeals, #mushrooms, #nestingnoodles, #noodles, #ontario, #pasta, #prosciutto, #proscuitto, #tomato, recipes|

This weeks blog post will be directed to a video from my Camper Christina Cooks Series, Making Prosciutto Basil Tomato Pasta during my trip this summer to Tim Lake. I could write up a post on it as well, but for the cooking videos, it just seems easier to do it by video alone. I hope you enjoy this weeks post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbe5-wa1FHk If you would like to say hi, ask a question or leave [...]

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First Canoe Cold Camp – Haliburton Highlands Water Trails

By Christina|2018-11-20T16:01:34-05:00November 20th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, algonquin highlands, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, backcountry custom canoes, camping, Canada, canoeing, cold camp, cold camping, Exploring, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, solo, solo trip, winter, winter camping, yolo|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @BCustomCanoes, @keencanada, @ORgear, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoeing, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #haliburtonwatertrails, #keen, #myhaliburtonhighlands, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #snow, #solo, #winter, #wintercamping, portage|

Last year at this time, I didn't have the loaner canoe any longer from Backcountry Custom Canoes so I wasn't able to do a canoe trip in the snow. I did head out in the kayak, right up until December 1st weekend, but only had ice on the water to deal with, no snow, so this would be a first for me. I had planned to do a few more canoe trips this season before [...]

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Kawartha Lakes – Blown Away – with Leanne & Kim

By Christina|2018-11-06T16:35:43-05:00November 6th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, backcountry custom canoes, camping, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, enthusiasm, Exploring, girls, kawartha, kawartha highlands, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, paddling|Tags: @kawarthaHSSP, @keencanada, @ontarioparks, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoeing, #explore, #exploring, #fall, #getoutside, #girlstrip, #girlsweekend, #kawarthahighlands, #kimburelllavelle, #leannehennessey, #livelovebreatheyoga, #livelovegetoutside, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, kawartha, portage, portaging|

In 2015, during a winter car camping trip, I met Kim Lavelle. We hit it off and became friends and vowed we would camp one day together. We saw each other several times car camping at Mew Lake and at the Outdoor Adventure Show, but plans never worked out to go on a trip together. Leanne Hennessy, also known as the creator of Live Love Get Outside, is an amazing lady. Last year she hiked [...]

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Temagami – Red Squirrel Loop – Access Denied

By Christina|2020-04-22T15:18:08-04:00October 23rd, 2018|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, Exploring, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, solo, solo trip, temagami|Tags: @BCustomCanoes, @friendstemagami, @keencanada, #accessdenied, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #canoe, #canoeing, #explore, #exploring, #fot, #friendsoftemagami, #getoutside, #greenpladadventures, #keen, #keewaydin, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #savesolace, #wldtemagami, portage, portaging|

Ever since my trip to Temagami in September, I had been wanting to go back. I had a 5 day trip planned for Thanksgiving to Killarney as I wanted to do a loop from Grace into Nellie into Murray. I psyched myself up over a weekend and on Monday when I went to book it, someone had booked Nellie leaving no sites, so new plan was required. Since I had just had such an amazing [...]

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The Massasauga – Port Rawson Bay – Kayak Camping

By Christina|2018-10-16T17:39:52-04:00October 16th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, Canada, Exploring, fishing, kayak, kayak camping, Kayaking, Massassauga, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, paddling|Tags: @keencanada, @ontarioparks, #adventure, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #exploring, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #keen, #paddle, #paddling, #solo|

After completing my 4 day solo in Algonquin just two weeks before and spending Labor Day with my friend Sue in Haliburton for her 40th birthday, I knew I should take the weekend off to rest and get some things done at home, but I didn't want to. You see, I am addicted to camping and being outside and exploring new places and I just can't seem to stop, even when I know I should [...]

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