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Killarney Days 1 & 2 – The Rainy Plains to the Magical Mountains

By Christina|2017-08-29T16:52:31-04:00August 29th, 2017|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear Barrel, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, canoeing, Climb, Climbing, enthusiasm, Exploring, fishing, girls, Hiking, hiking trails, killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, loons, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, sunset|Tags: @explorersedge, @keencanada, @killarneyPP, @NeOntario, @ontarionature, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @paddlekillarney, #adventure, #backcountry, #bestcampsiteever, #camperchristina, #camping, #camppizza, #canada, #canoe, #canoecamping, #canoeing, #explore, #exploring, #funghi, #fungi, #getoutside, #keen, #marmot, #mushrooms, #ontario, #paddle, #paddleon, #paddling, #silverpeak, #stalkersam, #sunset, #swim, #trails, pizza, portage, swimming|

I had been to Killarney a few times and loved it there. The only issue I ever have with Killarney in the summer, is that you have to book a site 5 months in advance to get the sites on the lakes you want. This trip is actually the only one I reserved this entire year, 5 months in advance with Ontario Parks. That might help explain how important it was for me to [...]

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My 1st Solo Canoe Trip – Haliburton Highlands Water Trails

By Christina|2017-07-11T14:35:06-04:00July 11th, 2017|Categories: #solo, Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, enthusiasm, Exploring, fish, fishing, loons, morel, morels, Nature, Ontario, ontarios highlands, outdoor products, Outdoors, owl, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, training, Uncategorized, waterways|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @BCustomCanoes, @enohammocks, @keencanada, @Onhighlands, @ontarionature, @ontariotravel, #backcountrycustomcanoes, #blackriver, #camperchristina, #canoe, #canoeing, #canoetrip, #comewander, #danlake, #dump, #fish, #fishing, #followyourfeet, #haliburtonhighlands, #haliburtonwatertrails, #horselake, #keen, #marmot, #mcewenlake, #portagetrip, #serenityseeker, #site, #solo, #solocamping, #solocanoe, #solotrip, portage, portaging, swimming|

My first solo backcountry trip was 2 years ago at the Massasauga Provincial Park. It was by kayak and since then I've done many solo kayaking trips and a few solo winter camping trips both by tipi and by tent. I had never gone on a solo canoe trip, however, until this past weekend. At the 150 for 150 event on Canoe Lake the weekend before Canada Day, Jon from Backcountry Custom Canoes answered my [...]

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Hardy Lake – The 8km loop

By Christina|2016-07-19T06:48:47-04:00July 19th, 2016|Categories: Canada, day trip, Fun, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, inspiration, Muskoka, muskoka trails, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, ontario sea kayak centre, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, swimming, Uncategorized, Up north, walkling, walks, women|Tags: @muskoka411, @muskokatourism, @muskokatrails, @muskokatravel, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #bridges, #exploring, #hardy, #hardylake, #HardyLakePP, #hike, #hiking, #rockjumping, #trail, Muskoka, swimming|

I woke up to a gorgeous day Saturday and headed out to Mactier to do an address change on my drivers License. When I got back to my place in Port Carling, I asked my roomates what they had planned for the day? I had decided to do the bigger loop at Hardy Lake as I'd done the smaller one when I'd first arrived and loved it there. Both Molly and Debra were in, so we [...]

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Paddle Canada Level 1 Sea Kayaking Skills Course with Ontario Sea Kayak Centre

By Christina|2020-05-19T14:47:02-04:00June 14th, 2016|Categories: #sup, alone, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Exploring, glamping, harmony, harmony inn, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hot tent, instructors, kayak, Kayaking, learning, level 1, mapping, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, ontario sea kayak centre, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, parry sound, River, solo trip, summer tent, sunset, swimming, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Up north, walkling, walks, water, yoga|Tags: @harmonyOUtdoorInn, @ontarioseakayak, #barbecue, #bliss, #camperchristina, #camping, #cedars, #certificate, #class, #composting, #compostingtoilet, #detail, #details, #dock, #drysuit, #glamping, #greenlandpaddle, #hammock, #hammocks, #hotshower, #inn, #innkeeper, #ironwood, #JamesRoberts, #kayak, #kayaking, #learn, #level1, #ontarioseakayakcentre, #outdoorinn, #outdoorkitchen, #outhouse, #paddle, #paddlecanada, #paddling, #roll, #school, #seakayaking, #seguin, #seguinriver, #selfrescue, #shower, #students, #wetexit, beach, harmony, instructors, learning, sunset, swimming|

I've wanted to retake my kayaking course for some time now. I guess I should say 'retake' lightly as the first course I took in 2004 was not a certificate program through Paddle Canada and was only an 8 hour course, but, I did learn quite a few of the items that were on the list for the Paddle Canada Sea Kayaking Level 1 course. A few weeks ago I began researching a few places [...]

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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 [...]

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Rondeau Provincial Park- how to privatize your site!

By Christina|2015-07-28T11:46:50-04:00July 28th, 2015|Categories: camping, campsite, carcamping, Privatizing a site, Rondeau, summer tent|Tags: @ontarioparks, @Rondeau_PP, #bunny, #camperchristina, #camping, #explore, #glamping, #harrisontrail, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrails, #LakeErie, #rain, #summer, #trail, #trails, beach, carcamping, Rondeau, swimming|

I saw a list of Canada's top 25 parks last year and Rondeau Provincial Park was on that list. I have never been there, so I decided to put a plan in motion to resolve that. My friend Beth was wanting a getaway, so we booked a site and planned our adventure. Here is the list of Canada's top 25 sites I saw: http://www.explore-mag.com/the-top-25-campsites-in-canada As I've been camping quite a bit this summer so far, [...]

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