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The Outdoor Adventure Show! -So Many Awesome People in One Place!

By Christina|2017-02-28T18:24:38-05:00February 28th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, animals, booths, Campers, camping, camping tips, Canada, canoe camping, carcamping, Chairs, day trip, Exploring, Fun, kayak, Kayaking, Ontario, ontarios highlands, Outdoor Adventure Show, outdoor products, Outdoors, outdoors show, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, portage, portaging, pot set, Presentation, Provincial Park, tent, tentcamping, trade show, Uncategorized|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @badgerpaddles, @campinginontario, @campingontario, @campmuskoka, @canoe_collector, @gooutside, @hardwoodskiandbike, @langfordcanoe, @letsdiscoverontario, @mikeranta.ca, @northernscavengers, @ontarioparks, @ontarioseakayak, @ontariotravel, @outdoorAdvShow, @paddleshack, @parksblogger, @parkscanada, @pasionatepadler, @portageur.ca, @rapidmedia, @sometimeseventful, @swift_canoe, @youngoutdoors, #150for150, #canoe, #canoecrew, #canoes, #comewander, #contestwinners, #Eureka, #eurekacanada, #foxsnake, #friendsoftemagami, #giantselfie, #kayak, #kayaks, #kevincallan, #lymedisease, #OAS, #outdoorsshow, #paddles, #savethecalves, #sharethechair, #TheHappyCamper, #two4advenure, #wegetoutside, Muskoka, outdoorproducts, Outdoors|

I had an amazing time this past weekend at the Outdoor Adventure Show in Toronto . I applied to get a bloggers pass and blog about the event and I was picked! I spent two days at the show this year and it was awesome!!! Last year I was only at the event for one day and felt far too rushed. This year I was able to see all the booths I wanted to, talk [...]

Portaging a kayak to Scorch Lake – Algonquin PART 2 & Re-Hydrating eggs

By Christina|2016-09-27T17:09:21-04:00September 27th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, camp, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, Exploring, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, homemade, kayak, kayak portaging, kayak rack, Kayaking, loons, malone, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, Parks, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, River, scorch, scorch lake, sleep, sleeping bag, sleeping matt, sleeping pad, sunrise, swimming, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized, walking, water, waterfalls|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @algonquinpp, @gooutside, @ontarioparks, @parksblogger, #bruises, #camperchristina, #explore, #fog, #kayacamping, #kayak, #kayakcamping, #kayaking, #kingscote, #marmot, #mirror, #paddle, #paddling, #perception, #portagetrip, #scorchlake, #wegetoutside, loons, scorch|

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CONTINUATION POST FROM Portaging a kayak-3x2 at Scorch Lake - Algonquin Park PART 1, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THAT POST! It had been a very long day yesterday, starting at 5am for me and earlier for Joyce. We had spent yesterday taking 9.5 hours to portage and paddle to get to our site on Scorch Lake, one that was clearly the worst site on the lake, even the privy was [...]

Navigating to Snake Island – Paddling Beyond Handrailing!

By Christina|2016-08-09T19:45:08-04:00August 9th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, bearproof, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, Chairs, compass, Exploring, kayak, kayak rack, Kayaking, learning, malone, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, rack system, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized|Tags: @enohammocks, @explorersedge, @gooutside, @joy_inc2, @maloneautoracks, @ontarioparks, @ontarioseakayak, @psoundtourism, @wspaddling, @yakimaracks, #aquaquest, #backcountry, #camping, #crown, #crownland, #delta, #delta15s, #garmin, #GeorgianBay, #katadyn, #kayak, #kayakcamping, #kayaking, #killbear, #learntokayak, #level2, #marmot, #navigate, #perception, #perceptiontribute, #snakeisland, #tarp, #treeclimber, #treochair, compass, navigation, sunrise, sunset, tarps|

Before taking the Level 2 Sea Kayaking course with Ontario Sea Kayak Centre , I would've never attempted to camp out in the middle of Georgian Bay, on crown land, without being with someone who was experienced in doing so. During my entire history of backcountry camping, I have used a method called handrailing and never knew how to use a compass. I basically brought the map for the area I was in, and used landmarks, [...]