Adventures in the outdoors
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you may know that for the past couple of years, I have attended the Ontario Winter Camping Symposium, which I love going to, so this year I decided to also attend the Ontario Backcountry Canoe Symposium in Waterloo. Keep reading for my take on all the speakers and sponsors who made this such a great day.
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I am a fan of spontaneous adventures – especially when my plan for the day includes grocery shopping, cleaning, and school work while my boys went to play on the ski hill (boring!) – so when the opportunity came up to go snowshoeing instead, I was already out the door. It all came about while taking a break (i.e. checking Facebook) and I noticed that Andrew from Cruising Canoes had put out a call for people to join him for a free afternoon of snowshoeing at Presqu’ile Provincial Park.
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Every year over the Family Day long weekend, Algonquin Provincial Park hosts The Winter In The Wild Festival to celebrate winter in the park. It’s a great weekend to head to the park to learn about all the things that they have to offer, including outdoor activities like skating and snowshoeing, guided tours, and various presentations and demonstrations on things like winter camping. This year was my first time attending the festival, which was extra special because I was invited by Camper Christina to help her demo her hot tents and talk about winter camping, which I was really excited to do. Last year’s plan to do the same thing was cancelled because Christina was recovering from a concussion, so I was super happy to get the opportunity again this year.
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I know what you’re thinking – and you can get your mind out of the gutter! This is about my first time spending the night by myself in a hot tent. Over the years, I have been on many different winter camping adventures – cold tenting, shelter building, in yurts, and yes, hot tenting with my friend Christina. However, I have never spent the night in a hot tent by myself, left to manage the stove and keep warm, until now. So read on to find out how I fared – OK, I wasn’t exactly completely on my own as Christina was camping right next door in her other hot tent in case I needed help, but she left me alone so I could show myself that I could handle it.
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