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July 10, 2019July 10, 2019

Mother and Son Overnight to Buzzard Lake – Part 1

Last July my son and I went on our first overnight canoe trip to a local park without my hubby. I wanted to test out his skills in our canoe and how he’d handle carrying gear on a portage. He was not a very strong paddler so I knew we had to keep the paddling distance short, but I was pleased to see how well he handled it and could tell that he’d be able to take on a more challenging trip this year.

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019

Work Week Overnight

While perusing other outdoor enthusiasts pages, I came across a video done early this year from Northern Scavengers‘, Noah, about his quick overnight trip during the work week. I had messaged him to comment how great it was to be able to do a quick turnaround trip and that got me wondering if I could do such a thing myself…

June 19, 2019June 17, 2019

Gun Lake & Bugs

The beginning of June is not my favourite time to go camping since the bugs are are out in full force and tend to eat me alive. However, plans changed and it was the only time to make a trip work, so I rolled with the punches.

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019

Mother’s Day Get Away

Things this year were a little different around Mother’s Day. My boys had some biking plans that would take up most of the Saturday, so I decided that I would head out for an overnight canoe trip on my own and wake up on Mother’s Day out in nature. I went onto the Ontario Parks reservation site to “shop around” and settled on a site in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park.