5 degrees and sunny in February! If ever there was a day to get out and explore in the winter, today was a day I couldn't pass up! After recently being informed that my previous Pikes Peak journey was to Old Baldy I knew I had to remedy the situation. I was told to just …
It has been to long since I've done a snowshoe day trip. It was 1°C outside today so I had to take advantage of that. The Balsam Trail is located just off Balsam Rd. in McKellar 20 minutes from downtown Parry Sound. The township does not clear the parking in the winter. Also, there is …
If your looking for something to do for a few hours in the Parry Sound area during winter, I highly suggest checking out the ice caves on Big Whitefish Lake. They are much shorter than the ones on Boy Lake. Click the link to see the ones on Boy Lake https://ontarioadventurer.ca/2017/02/16/ice-caves-on-boy-lake/ . However, you can …
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Whenever you can combine a great lookout with exposed Canadian Shield there seems to be a popular hike built around it. Huckleberry Rock Lookout Trail is a prime example of this. Throughout the hike you are walking on top of the some of the worlds oldest rocks. In the winter the parking is along the …
In the spirit of trying to hike every trail around Parry Sound I can't believe I missed these ones. There are 5 trails here (4 completed) that are track set for cross country skiing in the winter and are open all year round. The barn at the start. Rabbit Run: This ~900 m loop is …
I highly recommend renting a kayak for the day in Parry Sound and doing this trip. There are several places to start off this journey but I decided to leave from Nobel Beach. I had heard about potential climbing at "Hole in the Wall" so I wanted to check it out. From Nobel beach it's …
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Josée and I's annual camping trip this year was going to be in Temagami but due to forest fires it would have been potentially too dangerous. A week in advance we planned a 6 day trip to circumnavigate Phillip Edward Island. Philip Edward Island is located just south of Killarney Provincial Park. The parking is …
This trail has been on my bucket list for two years. Both years I've looked at it the weather just never seemed right and the time off was hard to get. The Canada day long weekends Friday was a short shift and with 3 days off I figured I could do the trail in 4 …
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