Susan Sheppard, Author at Sue's Outdoor Crew

June 17, 2020June 10, 2020

Solo Tripping in Kawartha

It seems like Kawartha will see a lot of me this year. From our day paddling trip in May, to a solo trip a few weekends ago, to plans in the future to head out as a family, Kawartha is the place to be right now for me. With the opening of back country camping I knew I was heading out somewhere, I didn’t care where, but somewhere. I picked Kawartha as I am familiar with it, plus it is close and I knew exactly where I wanted to go. The boys did not join me on this trip as the bugs were expected to be bad and I seem to tolerate the bugs more than them.

June 10, 2020June 9, 2020

Kawartha Day Paddling Adventure

When you get a weekend with beautiful weather and Ontario Parks opens their parks for day use it’s time to plan a paddling adventure! So with a little planning we decided to go to Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park and paddle a couple of lakes with another family – while making sure we still stayed save and kept our distance of course!

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020

Colin’s Lake Mountain Biking Loop

Back before everything shut down, we had purchased new mountain bikes for both myself and my son. However, we didn’t have very many places to try them out as most recreational areas were closed and we had to wait. When the word came out that certain places were opening up and we could now hit the trails we immediately bought a family pass for the Kingston Mountain Bike Club, where Dan and Hayden have been members for years.

May 27, 2020June 3, 2020

Lakeshore Walks

When the parks opened their day use areas, we knew it was going to be busy so we waited until late afternoon on the Monday of the long weekend before heading down the Sandbanks Provincial Park to walk the trails at the Lakeshore Lodge area.