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April 2017

McCrae Lake – Kayaking in Kokatat

By Christina|2017-04-25T16:33:35-04:00April 25th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, Canada, conservatationarea, Conservation areas, conservationarea, day trip, Exploring, inspiration, kayak, kayak portaging, Kayaking, loons, Muskoka, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, scenery, scenic, tangii, Uncategorized, water, waterfalls, waterways|Tags: @conont, @mccraelake, @ontarionature, @ontariotravel, #daytrip, #drysuit, #firstpaddle, #iceout, #kayak, #kayaking, #kokatat, #mccrae, #paddle, #paddling, #solo, #solopaddle, #spring, #trail, #trailmarkers, #welcomespring, portage, portaging|

It was a gorgeous Easter weekend with warm temperatures and beautiful sunshine, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sunday I managed to get out with a few friends in Niagara for a hike in Niagara, but by Monday, with my return to Muskoka, it was back to below zero and not so lovely or springlike. I had decided to stay in, relax, get caught up on things until the Fedex truck pulled up with my brand new [...]

Mizzy Lake Trail – Mushy, Melting & Magical

By Christina|2017-04-18T20:57:33-04:00April 18th, 2017|Categories: #frozen, #snow, Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, alone, animals, Canada, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, grouse, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, ice, Mizzy, Mizzy Lake, Mizzy Lake Trail, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, Outdoors, Parks, River, rivers, ruffed grouse, rushing water, solo trip, Uncategorized, Up north, walking, walks, water, waterfalls, waterways, winter|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @algonquinpp, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariotrails, @UST_Survival, #algonquin, #algonquinhighlands, #algonquinpark, #algonquinprovincialpark, #bluelake, #camperchristina, #canada, #discoveron, #dizzylake, #explorerstool, #frozen, #hike, #hiker, #hiking, #hikingboots, #hikingtrail, #hikingtrails, #iceconditions, #iceout, #keen, #matingdance, #melting, #minithermometer, #mizzylake, #mizzylaketrail, #ontario, #ruffedgrouse, #snow, #spring, #trail, #waterconditions, #winter, grouse, ice, Mizzy|

Sunday, April 2nd, 2017, was forecast as a beautiful spring day with high temperatures in Algonquin Park of 9 degrees. I had been cooped up for a few weekends working on my Canoe Symposium presentation and I needed to get outside! So I got up at 7am, got myself ready, jumped in the car, and headed to Algonquin Park! When I arrived at the trailhead... it was snowing. Not very warm at all, about -1 [...]

February 2017

Arrowhead Birches Celebrate Galentines

By Christina|2017-02-21T16:16:25-05:00February 21st, 2017|Categories: Adventure, arrowhead, Canada, Cross country skiing, day trip, Exploring, Fun, girls, Hiking, hiking trails, Huntsville, ice, ice skates, ice skating, Ice trail, inspiration, learning, Lookout, Niagara, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, Provincial Park, scenery, scenic, sightseeing, skating, skating trail, skating trails, ski trail, skiing, sledding, Trails, Uncategorized, Up north, winter, winter Wonderland|Tags: @arropark, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariosnowshoetrails, #activities, #ArrowheadProvincialPark, #basslakeroadhouse, #bestfriends, #bird, #birds, #camperchristina, #CrossCountrySkiing, #daytrip, #friends, #galentines, #galentinesweekend2017, #girlfriends, #iceskates, #icetrail, #ontariotourism, #skate, #skates, #skatingtrail, #ski, #skis, #snow, #snowadventures, #snowshoe, #snowshoetrails, #trail, #tubing, #winter, #winteractivities, #winteradventure, #WinterWonderland, arrowhead, scenic, skating, skiing|

Ever since my visit to Arrowhead last year I have been dying to go back again. When I was in Niagara for Christmas, I had a visit with my friend Andrea, who had been trying to come see me in Muskoka since I'd moved, but hadn't made it yet. We devised a plan and this Saturday, was the day we were going to visit Arrowhead with one of our other awesome friends Kim. As Valentines day [...]

1st Cold Camping Trip! – Solo Backcountry on St. Nora Lake

By Christina|2017-02-14T15:16:15-05:00February 14th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, algonquin highlands, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, camp, camping, campsite, Canada, cold, cold camp, cold camping, Exploring, falls, frozen waterfalls, gloves, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, ice, icefalls, inspiration, learning, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, outdoor products, Outdoors, Parks, portage, portaging, pull in, sledding, solo trip, summer tent, tent, tentcamping, texting gloves, toboggan, Uncategorized, walking, water, waterfalls, waterways, winter, winter camping, yolo|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @campingontario, @keencanada, @Onhighlands, @ontariobackcountry.ca, @ontarionature, @ontariosnowshoetrails, #algonquin, #algonquinhighlands, #backcountry, #camper, #camperchristina, #coldcamp, #coldcamping, #coldtent, #coldtenting, #comewander, #followyourfeet, #keen, #marmot, #ontariohighlands, #ontariotourism, #solotrip, algonquin highlands, camp|

It was Thanksgiving weekend, 2001 and I did a backcountry trip backpacking in to Bucholtz Lake on the Eastern Pines Backpacking Trail in Algonquin Park. I had a -5 sleeping bag and I remember I was laying there wearing all the clothes I had brought in, including my jacket, in my sleeping bag and I was frozen solid. All I wanted to do was be warm but there was no way I was walking out [...]

1st Winter Backcountry Trip … With the Revised Tipi!

By Christina|2023-03-27T11:59:58-04:00February 7th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, cooking, DIY, Exploring, food, Fun, glamping, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, homemade, hot tent, Mew Lake, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, outdoor products, Outdoors, Parks, Privy, teepee, tent, tipi, toboggan, tracks, Trails, Uncategorized, winter, winter camping|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @atlassnowshoeco, @keencanada, @Onhighlands, @ontariobackcountry.ca, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontrails, @outdoorsSFA, @youngoutdoors, #airfield, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #camper, #camperchristina, #campfire, #camping, #diy, #fire, #followyourfeet, #highlandbackpackingtrail, #hike, #hiking, #hottent, #hottenting, #keen, #mew, #mewlake, #mewlakeairfield, #pinemartin, #ProvokingLake, #sled, #sledin, #snowcouch, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, #snowwater, #thermarest, #thermarestridgerest, #tipi, #tipicamping, #tipirenovations, #trail, #trails, #winter, #wintercamping, camp, water|

It has taken me over a year to get to this point, but I finally made it and I am proud! I completed my first winter backcountry trip with the tipi and it was a great adventure! I learned so many things and experienced a bunch of firsts, some thanks to my new friend Ashley from Young Outdoors. Ashley and I met through social media quite some time ago and after many months of [...]

January 2017

Scout Valley Loop Trail – Gorgeous Snowshoeing

By Christina|2017-01-24T20:00:04-05:00January 24th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, alone, animals, Canada, cold, conservatationarea, Conservation areas, conservationarea, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, frozen waterfalls, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, inspiration, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, shoe, sleep, solo trip, sunrise, Uncategorized, walking, walks, water, winter, winter Wonderland|Tags: @atlassnowshoeco, @keencanada, @ontarionature, @ontariosnowshoetrails, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @ORgear, #cold, #creek, #explore, #fabricland, #followyourfeet, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #kasualkayakers, #keen, #marmot, #orillia, #scout, #scoutvalley, #scoutvalleylooptrail, #snow, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, #solo, #stream, #sun, #sunnyday, #trail, #trails, #waterway, #winter, #WinterWonderland, creeks, falls, shoe|

I woke up Saturday morning around 6am with nothing planned for the day. I was just going to relax, catch up on blog posts and maybe watch a few movies. Unfortunately, my brain was not in agreement of any of those things. It was supposed to be really cold out, about -30 with the windchill but sunny and I just had to get outside anyways! Since my last trip at the end of December, testing [...]

Limberlost – Snowshoeing in an Enchanted Forest with Lovely Ladies

By Christina|2017-01-17T16:44:23-05:00January 17th, 2017|Categories: #snow, #snowing, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, Adventure, algonquin highlands, bridge, cold, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, frozen waterfalls, Fun, girls, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, Huntsville, Muskoka, muskoka trails, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, Outdoors, shoe, Solitaire, Trails, Uncategorized, Up north, walking, walks, water, waterfalls, waterways, winter, winter Wonderland, women|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @discoverontario, @explorersedge, @keencanada, @muskokatourism, @muskokatravel, @nature_org, @Onhighlands, @ontarionature, @ontariosnowshoetrails, @ontrails, @UST_Survival, #adventure, #adventureontario, #camperchristina, #comewander, #explore, #explorecanada, #exploreontario, #followyourfeet, #forest, #getoutdoors, #getoutside, #hike, #hiking, #huntsville, #limberlost, #limberlostforest, #snow, #snowing, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, #wegetoutside, #winter, #WinterWonderland, girls, shoe, women|

I have heard of Limberlost but only vaguely and had never been there. A new friend from Port Carling asked me if I'd like to go snowshoeing there and I was totally up for it! I had just camped for a few days at Mew Lake in the Tipi and headed straight to Limberlost Forest and Nature Reserve from Algonquin Park. The roads were a bit crazy and snow covered but we were going [...]

Johnston’s Cranberry Ice Trail – OPENED TODAY!!!!

By Christina|2017-01-14T21:04:20-05:00January 14th, 2017|Categories: #snow, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, Adventure, Canada, Cranberry festival, cranberry marsh, day trip, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, ice, ice skates, ice skating, Ice trail, Marsh Trail, MarshTrail, Muskoka, muskoka trails, Nature, Ontario, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Port carling, skating, skating trails, Trails, Uncategorized, winter, winter Wonderland|Tags: @cranberrydotca, @muskoka411, @muskokatourism, @muskokatrails, @muskokatravel, @ontarionature, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #bala, #cranberries, #cranberry, #cranberryicetrail, #cranberrymarsh, #cranboni, #icetrail, #johnstons, #johnstonscranberrymarsh, #muskokalakeswinery, #muskokatrailscouncil, #ontario, #ontariotourism, #skate, #skatingtrail, #snow, #snowshoe, #snowshoetrails, #winter, #winteractivities, #winterfun, ice, Muskoka, skating|

With much anticipation, Johnston's Cranberry Ice Trail opened today!!! (Cranboni photo's courtesy of Johnston's Cranberry Marsh, featuring their Cranboni! being driven by awesome Andrew! ) On December 17th, I paid a visit to Johnston's Cranberry Marsh to hike their snowshoe trails. I had a fabulous time there and really enjoyed my visit, but unfortunately, the ice trail wasn't open yet. I have been keeping a close eye on Facebook, and today the post went [...]

Tipi Test at Mew – Last Trip of 2016

By Christina|2021-01-10T09:10:44-05:00January 10th, 2017|Categories: Algonquin, algonquin highlands, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, day trip, DIY, Exploring, glamping, gloves, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, homemade, ice, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, outdoor products, outdoorproducts, Outdoors, Parks, Provincial Park, renovation, revised, revision, skating, sleep, sleeping, sleeping bag, sleeping matt, sleeping pad, solo trip, tarps, teepee, tent, tentcamping, texting gloves, tipi, tracks, Trails, Uncategorized, walking, walks, winter, winter Wonderland, winterglamping|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @algonquinpp, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariotrails, @ontrails, @UST_Survival, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #camping, #cold, #explore, #exploring, #glamping, #highlandbackpackingtrail, #hike, #hiking, #hottent, #hottipi, #mew, #mewlake, #mewlakecamping, #scouting, #snow, #snowing, #tipi, #tipicamping, #trail, #trails, #winter, #wintercamping, #woodstove, ice, wood|

Last year I had the great privilege of being invited to Mew Lake for New Years Eve Camping. It was one of the best New Years Eve's I've ever had! I met some extraordinary people who I've spent time with over the past year and enjoyed camping in the snow more than I thought I would. This year, I was incredibly honored to be invited to my friend Stevie's wedding, happening on New Years Eve [...]

Revising the Tipi and a Sled for Winter Backcountry Camping!

By Christina|2017-01-03T07:25:58-05:00January 3rd, 2017|Categories: #sled, Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, Campers, camping, camping tips, Canada, DIY, Exploring, gear, glamping, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, homemade, hot tent, inspiration, learning, Nature, Ontario, outdoor products, outdoorproducts, Outdoors, pulk, renovation, revised, revision, sledding, tarps, teepee, tent, tentcamping, tipi, toboggan, Uncategorized, walking, walks, winter, winter camping tips, winter Wonderland, winterglamping, winterinthewild|Tags: @ontariobackcountry.ca, @ontarionature, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #backcountrywintercamping, #dad, #diy, #homemadetipi, #poles, #sled, #slededing, #tarp, #teepee, #tipi, #winter, #WinterAdventures, #wintercamping, #wintercampingtips, #winterglamping, #wire, pulk, renovation, sledding, toboggan|

Over the summer, I spent quite a bit of time thinking about Winter Camping. I know it might seem off but I am always looking ahead to what I want to do next and making sure I have sufficiently planned all of that out so it is not just a possibility but a reality! As many of you that have followed my winter adventures know, last year, I built my very own tipi from scratch [...]