Adventures in the outdoors
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.
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With the Winter in the Wild Festival now behind us, we had the remainder of the Family Day weekend in Algonquin to do some adventuring that was not following any scheduled events. Don’t get me wrong, the day of the festival was fantastic and I cannot wait for next year, but now it was time to do some of our own family fun.
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For the past few years we have heard about how several Ontario Parks campgrounds host Halloween festivities, but have not had the chance to go. Camping near the end of October has its challenges due to the cold and wet weather, and although we’ve often camped as far north as Arrowhead Provincial Park for Thanksgiving, we are not really properly prepared for the colder camping season. However, this year we really felt like we had the knowledge and skills (and blankets) to endure any weather Mother Nature would throw at us.
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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.
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