Over Thanksgiving weekend we had plans to go to the Muskoka’s to hike some trails and visit Huntsville. Our original plan was to spend the entire weekend in the area, hiking multiple trails and catching the last of the fall colors. However, I had just recently twisted my ankle and I was not able to walk for long distances, so hiking multiple trails was not going to happen. Since we still wanted to do something over the weekend, we decided to cancel our hotel and to just go for a day trip to the area to walk an easy trail at Limberlost and then visit downtown Huntsville.
Continue reading “Limberlost Forest and Huntsville Walking Tour”Escaping to Kawartha Highlands
As our time for summer trips was coming to an end, I continued my search for backcountry canoe trips that we could complete before I had to head back to work. I once again got lucky and managed to snag a two night booking at Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park. It was in the middle of the week, but with sites hard to come by this summer Dan booked the time off from work and off we went.
Continue reading “Escaping to Kawartha Highlands”Biking the Millennium Trail – Prince Edward County
Finding new adventures in our local area is such a great thing, especially these days. It means there’s no need travel long distances and we get to support our local businesses. We’ve known about the Millennium trail for a long time, but never really looked into exploring it until now. It’s an old rail bed which has been converted to a multi-use trail and covers 46 km from Consecon to Picton in Prince Edward County.
Continue reading “Biking the Millennium Trail – Prince Edward County”French River Voyageurs Channel Trip – Part 3
Mother Nature would just not give us a break from the wind on this trip. We woke up early on our third morning knowing that the winds would be coming from the North – our direction of travel. It seemed the theme of this trip is early rise, paddle into the winds, then rest for the afternoon.
Continue reading “French River Voyageurs Channel Trip – Part 3”