Adventures in the outdoors
Last year visited the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge in New York state where they do their best to care for wild animals in need. We decided to go check out the sanctuary while we were vacationing in Lake Placid since we heard they had wolves as well as many other animals.
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Sometimes we don’t have a lot of time between trips – this was true of my trip to Kawartha with Hayden and this trip to Silent Lake. I had a day to wash and dry gear, then fully repack for this one.
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As I left off in Part 1, Hayden decided to play a trick on me by pretending to be a bear outside the tent. It didn’t work as I knew he was fooling around…. but then I fell asleep.
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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.
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