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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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The Spring Cottage Life Show

By Christina|2016-04-25T22:36:09-04:00April 25th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, blog, booths, camp, campchairs, Campers, camping, Canada, carcamping, Chairs, cottage, cottage show, cottaging, Exploring, glamping, homes, hot tent, Huntsville, inspiration, kayak, Kayaking, learning, Ontario, outdoor products, Outdoors, outdoors show, paddle, paddling, Parks, Presentation, show, tent, trade show, Uncategorized, winterglamping, wood|Tags: @aspenvalleyws, @discoverontario, @LunaAdventures, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @paddleshack, @parkscanada, @pioneerloghomes, @smokey_bear, @swift_canoe, #aspenvalley, #boats, #cottagelife, #cottages, #grandmothersbakedgoods, #kayak, #kayaking, #letsdiscoveron, #mnr, #north, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #smokeythebear, #sup, #swift, cottage, cottaging|

It was a Thursday night when i got the message from a fellow blogger, Let's Discover Ontario, asking if I wanted to go to the Spring Cottage Life Show. I had never heard of it, as I'm a camper and generally not a cottager, but it sounded like a great way to spend a cold rainy Saturday. I graciously accepted after receiving a yes from Peter about if he wanted to go with me. I [...]

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Frontenac PP- Wilderness First Aid

By Christina|2026-04-05T13:03:18-04:00April 5th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, camp, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, canadian red cross, clusters, cpr, Exploring, first aid, frontenac, kayak, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, paddle, paddling, Provincial Park, tent, tentcamping, wilderness first aid|Tags: @frontenacpark, @ontarioparks, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #canadianredcross, #firstaid, #kayak, #kayaking, #paddle, #paddling, #rescue, #stevetripp, #wilderness, #wildernessfirstaid, cpr|

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Peaceful Paddling in November-Lyons Creek 1

By Christina|2015-12-22T07:04:23-05:00December 22nd, 2015|Categories: Adventure, Canada, cold, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, fall, inspiration, kayak, Kayaking, Nature, Niagara Falls, Niagarra, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, photography, solo trip, sunset, texting gloves, water, winter|Tags: @niagararegion, @outdoorsSFA, #chippawa, #creek, #kayak, #kayaking, #lyonscreek, #marmot, #mirror, #niagarafalls, #paddle, #paddlecanada, #paddling, #perception, #teecreek|

On November 29th, In Canada, lol, I set out to paddle Lyons Creek in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Yes, I was wearing snow pants, a very warm ski jacket and a toque, but I was going paddling and I was stoked!!! On Thursday I had gone to Outdoors Oriented and picked up a pair of Marmot Connect Gloves. Whenever I am at the store, I always get valuable advice from someone there, this visit was no different. [...]

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You can text in texting gloves! – Outdoor Research!

By Christina|2015-12-17T07:54:38-05:00December 17th, 2015|Categories: Adventure, cold, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, fall, gloves, inspiration, kayak, Kayaking, Nature, Niagara, Ontario, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, photography, solo trip, texting gloves, water, winter, women|Tags: @ORgear, @outdoorsSFA, #december, #fleece, #gloves, #iphone, #kayak, #kayaking, #Kombi, #KombiCanada, #outdoorresearch, #paddle, #paddling, #PL150, #sensor, #text, #texting, #winter|

After publishing my post on the Marmot Connect Gloves and finding the ones I had too large for me and not as effective as I'd like them, I spoke to my favourite outdoors store contact, Jamie at Outdoors Oriented. He advised that the gloves did indeed look too big for me and he wanted to resolve the issue for me. Hence, why I love this place so much! I went in on Thursday after work and Jamie [...]

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Paddling in November- Beautiful Richardson Creek

By Christina|2015-11-30T07:45:21-05:00November 30th, 2015|Categories: #adventure, Adventure, creek, creeks, day trip, Exploring, fallcolours, great blue heron, heron, kayak, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, photography|Tags: @cathylleblanc, @outdoorsSFA, @st_catharines, #creek, #GreatBlueHeron, #kayak, #kayaking, #martindalepond, #mirror, #niagara, #paddle, #paddling, #photography, #richardsoncreek, http://www.peninsulapaddlers.com|

I purchased my kayak in the spring of 2012 from Outdoors Oriented at their Pack and Paddle day they have annually. It's such a great idea! They set up a bunch of booths and have some of the line reps come out and they have a bunch of their boats at Jordan Harbour for people to test them out. It's definitely hard to try a boat in a store and this is a great solution for that! [...]

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My 1st solo trip- The MassasaugaPP – Afraid of the dark!

By Christina|2024-05-17T10:46:57-04:00September 16th, 2015|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, camping, Canada, kayak, Massassauga, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, solo trip|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @melbaseto, @ontarioparks, @outdoorsSFA, @themassasaugaPP, #backcountry, #camping, #kayak, #paddle, #solotrip, #woodsexplorer, www.mec.ca, www.outdoorsoriented.com|

It's funny the reactions you get from people when you tell them you are going on a solo backcountry trip! I'm not 100% sure if it's because I am female, or just because people don't really understand what spending time in nature does for your soul? From the very first time I went backcountry camping in 2002, I was hooked! On that trip I was in for 5 days and stayed on 4 different lakes. [...]

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The boys on the bridge!- Welland Recreational Waterway

By Christina|2015-09-07T02:58:55-04:00September 7th, 2015|Categories: Adventure, Exploring, Kayaking, paddling, swimming|Tags: #BOYSONTHEBRIDGE, #exploring, #jumping, #kayak, #paddle, #welland, #wellandrecreationalwaterway, #WRCC, #WRW|

I have always been interested in paddling the Welland Recreational Waterway, (reffered to from here on out as WRW). Today was super hot and I was in town, strangely not off camping somewhere, so I decided it would be a good day to check it out. I put my kayak on my car, packed a tonne of water, and headed to Welland using the directions in Jamie Bingham's book which can be found HERE. It [...]

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Ragged Falls Via Kayak from Oxtongue Lake

By Christina|2015-08-27T15:58:31-04:00August 27th, 2015|Categories: Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Dwight, Exploring, falls, kayak, Kayaking, Ontario, Oxtongue, oxtongue lake, oxtongue river, paddle, paddling, Parkway, Parkway cottages, Ragged Falls Provincial Park, waterfalls|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, #algonquin, #heron, #kayak, #kayaking, #mirror, #oxtongue, #paddle, #paddling, #parkwaycottages, #parkwaycottages&resort, #raggedfalls, #RaggedFallsPark, #raggedfallsprovincialpark, sunrise|

Every year I take my mom to the Parkway Cottages & Resort in Dwight, Ontario. I went there in 2001 after my very first backcountry trip in Algonquin Park. Five days of roughing it, followed by 5 days of cottaging. It was a great trip and since then I have been going back occasionally. One year, I decided to take my mom for her birthday and she has wanted to go there every year since. [...]

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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 [...]

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