Adventures in the outdoors
September is probably one of our favorite times to go tripping since the days are warm, the nights are cool and there are minimal bugs. Again I was watching the Ontario Parks reservation site and almost didn’t plan this trip. Why you ask? Keep reading.
Continue reading “Long Lake Canoe Trip in Kawartha Highlands”
We got up early (or so we thought) to begin our second day of adventures. The morning air was fairly chilly as it had dropped down to 4 degrees overnight, which motivated Hayden to get breakfast (i.e. hot chocolate) started as we packed up gear for the day.
We weren’t sure exactly which hike to do, so on the way out of the campground, we stopped to talk to the park office about our options. It was only 9:00, but they told us that we were already starting too late and that parking lots would be full and there would be very limited parking on the road. We were still wrapping our heads around just how busy the park is these days.
Continue reading “West Coast Adventure (Part 2) – Johnson Canyon”
How much adventure can you cram into a two week travel period? Well you will have to follow along with this series find out!
For the last 10 years our summer vacations have been to the East Coast of Canada (Newfoundland) so that our family would get some time with Hayden as he grew up. We love going home, but for the past few years we’ve been wanting to travel to some new places and show Hayden something new. So this year we finally felt like it was time to broaden our travel and head West – as far west as you can go, literally.
Continue reading “West Coast Adventure (Part 1) – Banff National Park”
After a busy couple of days, it was finally time on Monday morning to do some more paddling, but this time we had plans to do something a little more adventurous than George Lake and try our luck on Georgian Bay.
Continue reading “Killarney Trip Part 2”