June 23rd 2017 For a while I've looking for a place to throw in this short hike. After work one day I drove up to the Recolette Falls Trail in the French River Provincial Park. There is a short 3.2 km (round trip) trail. At the end of it there is a nice set of …
While circumnavigating Franklin Island during the Franklin challenge, I noticed some Islands that seemed really close and I would have loved to have paddle to them. Once I got home, I looked them up and found out they're called the Mink Islands and they're 5 km of open water away. Even further than the Minks …
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Katie on the Georgian bay. In the distance: Elizabeth Island. May 23rd 2017 - Paddle on the bay One day after work Josée and I decided to go for a paddle on the Georgian Bay. We went to my co-workers Katie's place and from there we did a short paddle along Huckleberry Island. Our goal …
At work, Rob told me about the Franklin Challenge; a 20 km paddle around Franklin Island. It was a fundraiser for Treetops Community Forest, a piece of land that will be developed as a wilderness park. I woke up at 5:50 am to a few texts and a missed call from Rob. I called him …
On my way to work at Crofters Organic on Oastler Park drive, I drive by the Boyne River. Also, walking along the Rose Point Trail a small section of it crosses the Boyne River. This inspired me to paddle it. I knew I had to do it in high water, so I tried to tackle …
It was 10 degrees, sunny and very little wind so perfect weather for a kayak. I was supposed to go climbing that day but the wall we were going to was just to wet. I borrowed my friend Rob's kayak strapped, it on my car and drove about 10 minutes to Mill Lake. The water …
About once a month the lab gets together and does some kind of activity. More often than not we play board games. However, this time we decided to go on a hike. I parked at Crofters on Oastler Lake Road. Rob drove us to the start of the trail. There we hung out with Stella …
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Josee and I's friend Emma came up for the weekend. We had promised her a snowshoe trip. It was a beautiful sunny day not a cloud in the sky. The trail itself wasn't so much as a trail than a path along the shoreline. We could have walked along the ice judging by the recent …
