Friends of ours had always heard about our canoe trips but had never been on one. So as a great way to see friends from Ottawa, Josée and I met some friends in Algonquin Provincial Park for a three day canoe trip. July 27th 2018 Maggie, Derek Pa and Michelle all drove down from Ottawa …
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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 …
Today my goal was to complete the rest of the day hiking trails in Algonquin Provincial Park on the 60 corridor. Lookout Trail: This trail is the most popular trail in Algonquin Provincial Park. The trail is only 1.9 kilometers long and has been manicured to make it as easy as possible. One kilometer in …
Arrowhead Provincial Park has been on my bucket list since early 2017 and so I wanted to check it out as early as I could this year. In the winter they have snowshoeing, cross country skiing, winter cabins to rent, and a really cool ice skating trail. In the summer there are a bunch of …
May 3rd 2018 After work I decided to check out a few waterfalls. The first one is just a small dam off of McDougall Road. It is located at 45.361763, -79.966465. Haines Lake dam The next set of falls is located at the back end of Deer Run Golf course. I talked to the owner and …
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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 …
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First day selfie. In 2016 Josée and I were looking to go yurt camping in a provincial park. Unfortunately by the time we were interested everything was all booked up. November 13th 2017 we were able to book the last of six yurts in Killarney Provincial Park for the nights of March 3rd and 4th. …
