Some of our adventures started way back in February when we visited the Outdoor Adventure Show. Preston and Nancy passed along some great advice while we were planning to get out there this summer! (Thanks, Preston and Nancy!)...
We used Jeff's Maps for an Algonquin backpacking trip. It worked out great! This is the spot where we wished we had paid more attention to Jeff's Maps. Because we didn't take the side trail when we should have. Using Jeff's Maps properly would have...
Kevin Callan's Bannock recipe broke my bad bannock curse. Finally - I made a great bannock at camp, all thanks to Kevin! And that made all of us Happy Campers....
Emma total digs her water colour cub paddle. This paddle is our very first Badger purchase. We bought it on a whim the day we picked up our new canoe at the Swift Sale at Guelph Lake. We saw it. It was beautiful. And the...
Emma's ready to go at the Massassauga PP put-in...
Getting ready to launch at The Massassauga PP Put In...
Packing out what we packed in...
Front country camping...
A most excellent beach site...
Our very own beach site at The Massassauga. PS - The PITPC flag is there, too!...
Cosy diggs....
For Emma's 10th birthday, we took her and her besties to our fave Conservation Area for a day of getting out there. Exploring, tree climbing, geocaching, hiking, swimming, fishing and a little bit of caving. Most of the girls had never been to this Conservation...
We're first generation outsiders, coming from families who weren't really into outdoor recreation. But our love of getting outside is being passed to our daughter - the next generation of what we hope will be a long line of many more Labuz's who love to...
Mmmm...
Lunch is a simple affair when we're camping. Camper's sausage from our local farmers' market and bannock baked fresh over the fire. (The bannock was made with Kevin Callan's recipe!)...
Have you ever noticed that a sandwich eaten on a roadtrip always tastes better than the exact same sandwich you make at home?...
There is nothing better than a meal cooked over a fire and eaten on campsite....
Sometimes we're serious. Sometimes we're silly. But my daughter and I are always pals when we're paddling....
Emma built this campfire and started it from hot, buried coals all by herself. Talk about a proud moment for this outdoor wildchild....
There's more than one cook in our camp kitchen....
If you're going to swim in Georgian Bay, you just have to take the leap and go for it. ...
A trip to Algonquin in May is a good way to deal with Spring Fever!...
How can you not smile when you're Out There...
Fishing in a light rain, between two huge thunderstorms at The Massassauga Provincial Park...
My best friends and true loves watching a Canisbay Lake sunrise...
A tarp over the picnic table and a warm fire to take away the chill...
Working the fishing line as the sun goes down, at The Massassauga Provincial Park...
Emma stopped on the trail to tie her shoe and have a drink when she looked up and saw the fawn watching us. It had appeared silently while we were chatting and minding our own business on the trail. This beauty surprised us into silence...
On The Bruce...
Is there any better place to read a book than lying in a hammock, on a campsite beside the lake, surrounded by trees?...
Emma helped us out at the put-in at The Massassauga Provincial Park, by figuring out our route to the portage. You're never too young to learn how to read a map!...
Our favourite route is the one that gets us to a place of peace...
Nothing like a bit of daughter-mother time on the canoe trail...
Early morning mist rises off Canisbay Lake at Algonquin, as the kayaker and the photographer take in the peace and quiet of Algonquin in the Fall...
Got the trailer, got the canoe...
If Alex can't reach it, then the bear can't reach it. And neither of them will be getting into the barrel for any midnight snacks....
A backcountry daytrip in May will keep the doctor away...
