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August 2015

Trans Canada Trail in Huntsville – Natural works of art everywhere!!

By Christina|2015-08-27T12:00:39-04:00August 27th, 2015|Categories: #trail, hike, Hiking, Huntsville, Trails, trans canada trail, walking|Tags: @ontrails, @tctrail, @woods_canada, #canada, #cleanupourparks, #hike, #hiking, #huntsville, #ontario, #ourjourney, #walk, #walking, #woodscanada, #woodsexplorer|

On Saturday August 22, 2015, my mom and I, en route to the cottage, stopped at the #TCTrail in Huntsville, Ontario, to check it out! It was 8am when we got there and the area was heavy with fog, but it was extremely beautiful! We turned into the parking lot at Avery Beach Park at the end of Yonge Street, grabbed our backpacks and headed out to do some exploring, donned in our #WoodsExplorer shirts to promote the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Paddling Black Creek – during a lightening storm & a tornado warning? oh my!

By Christina|2015-08-04T11:37:30-04:00August 4th, 2015|Categories: #perception, black creek, creeks, Fort Erie, kayak, Kayaking, Niagara, paddle, paddling, stevensville, storm|Tags: @outdoorsSFA, #adventure, #blackcreek, #daytrip, #exploring, #forterie, #girlstrip, #kayak, #kayaking, #lighteningstorm, #niagara, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, stevensville, storm|

On Saturday August 1st, I put my kayak up on my truck and headed to Outdoors Oriented http://outdoorsoriented.com to meet my friends Andrea and Kim. We had made plans to go for a paddle today at the Welland Recreational Canal http://www.canalcorp.ca/site/home, but after checking the weather forecast, I needed to make a tough decision. Do I risk paddling with new paddlers in 33km gusts in what people have called 'a wind tunnel' in an area I've never [...]

TC Trail in NOTL with Mom – biking… uh… not biking??

By Christina|2015-08-03T23:21:09-04:00August 3rd, 2015|Categories: @tctrail, #walk, Canada, Hiking, Niagara, Niagara On The Lake, niagara river, Ontario, tct, Trails, trans canada trail, walking|Tags: @niagararegion, @ontrails, @parkscanada, @parkscanambassadors, @st_catharines, @tctrail, @woods_canada, #bike, #biking, #camperchristina, #canada, #fortgeorge, #hiking, #hke, #niagara, #niagaraonthelake, #niagarariver, #NOTL, #ontario, #ourjourney, #trail, #trails, #walk, #walking, #woodsexplorer, #zoomleisure, Trans Canada Trail|

On Monday, August 3rd, 2015, I planned to go for a nice bike ride on the Trans Canada Trail with my mom. A few weeks ago we were honoured with the gift of two #woodsexplorer shirts from @woods_canada to thank us for our interest in the Woods Brand and for my involvement in their growing online community. They had asked to give one to my mom and for us to wear the shirts on our next adventure, and today [...]

July 2015

Rockway Conservation Area – July 11, 2015

By Christina|2015-07-17T11:57:00-04:00July 17th, 2015|Categories: #Rockway, #trail, Adventure, bruce trail, Conservation areas, Exploring, hike, Hiking, rock way community centre, rock way conservation area, Trails|Tags: @explorethebruce, @melbaseto, @npca_ontario, @npca.ca, @ontrails, #camperchristina, #cleanupourparks, #conservationarea, #creek, #escarpment, #frog, #frogs, #hike, #hiking, #niagara, #niagaraescarpment, #ontario, #Rockway, #rockwayglen, #trail, #trails, #waterfalls, #woodsexplorer, falls, St. Catharines, water|

Rockway Conservation Area is a 126 hectare park featuring the Bruce Trail and the Rockway Falls Side Trail. It is a beautiful place to go for a hike, boasting many water features, great hiking and wildlife. On Saturday, July 11th, 2015, my friend Beth and I decided to go for an early evening hike at Rockway. I am unsure if there are any other places to park, other than the lot I go to which [...]

Paddling 15 Mile Creek in St. Catharines, ON -July 12, 2015

By Christina|2015-07-13T15:11:51-04:00July 13th, 2015|Categories: #perception, creek, creeks, Exploring, kayak, Kayaking, Niagara, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, St. Catharines, water|Tags: @outdoorsSFA, #15MileCreek, #boat, #bridges, #camperchristina, #canada, #cleanupourparks, #creek, #flowers, #kayak, #kayaking, #niagara, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #perception, garbage, litter, St. Catharines|

I woke up to a beautiful day Sunday, birds chirping, sun out and the promise from the Weather Network of a warm day! I was supposed to go out for a hike with my good friend Andrea, but she advised me she was a bit under the weather and couldn't make it. As I am going on a canoe trip next, then car camping without my kayak following, I decided I needed to get out [...]

@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 [...]

Trans Canada Trail in Tay, ON, – The Tay Shore Trail

By Christina|2015-07-07T16:55:11-04:00July 7th, 2015|Categories: Adventure, Exploring, Huntsville, Ontario, Outdoors, Trails, trans canada trail, Uncategorized, walking|Tags: @grundylkpp, @ontrails, @tctrail, @trekontario2013, @woods_canada, #canada, #hiking, #hikingtrails, #huntsville, #ontario, #tay, #tayontario, #transcanadatrail, #woodsexplorer|

Tay is a town in Central Ontario located in the Southern Georgian Bay Region. On my way home from a lovely 4 days at Grundy Lake Provincial Park, I decided to stop for a short trek on the Trans Canada Trail to stretch my legs, break up the four hour drive, and check out the area. I was not disappointed in what I saw and was very happy I made the decision to make the stop. [...]

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 [...]