Our family decided to get out of the city, to get "OUT THERE" paddling and fishing (for weeds) on the Mississippi River (near Pakenham)....
I rented a kayak and took a day trip from Canoe Lake to Thompson Lake in July 2015....
Trip to Toronto...
Two more days of work until we go camping ...
My all time favorite wilderness books. 'Paddling my own canoe' was part of the awesome prize pack I won from PITPC last year!...
Does he really wear socks with sandals? It just feels wrong ;)...
A little dance August long week-end after setting up the tent at Samuel de Champlain....
Getting ready to unload my canoe for a long day of PITPC!...
On my way to look for the Portager.ca paddle, I stopped to take a sign photo. It's hard to see but a fox is on the road behind me. He/she started to yelp/howl/bark and kind of jumped around a bit. It seemed she/he was wondering...
We've gone camping a few times this summer, and every time it has rained during set up, but on this particular evening in June, it cleared just after a beautiful rainbow appeared....
Summer relaxing with a book while waiting for dinner...
When ya gotta go, ya gotta go!...
No make-up, no worries! ;)...
I noticed after we took this that the tree looks a little like a giant bum. Oops...
My niece Saffyr showing how you show off your Paddle In The Park Contest flag. ...
After a long day's paddle, my canoe gets to rest on a beautiful lake. ...
Yeah, I would have liked to have a more exotic animal for this Paddle Point, but any wildlife viewing is good viewing. ...
Checking out the view...
Nancy watching the water as we get the campfire started. ...
My camp kitchen is usually pretty light - a pot, water and a stove. ...
Obviously, Nancy is my favourite paddling pal. ...
The garbage we collected from the campsite from the previous occupants. ...
After a long windy day with some tough portages, it was great to finally get to this interior campsite. ...
Oh, the luxury!...
What better way to show what a Northerner means to me than to be among the trees and water of the North. ...
Beautiful morning for being out in Nature. ...
Fashion! Turn to the left Fashion! Turn to the right Oooh, fashion! ...
My camera bag, opened and ready to capture everything we might see while we paddle along. ...
Me, in front of my home for the night. ...
Me, pretending to sleep. ...
We're about to get going on Canoe Lake. ...
I had to duck down in front of the Wild Rock Outfitters front down to avoid the scaffolding in front of the store right now. ...
Unfortunately we came by just after closing...
Nancy never canoes without wearing her dog PFD. She might already need a new one as this one's a bit dirty. ...
Jamming all our gear in the back of the car...
Recreating Jerry Vandiver's song, Camp Coffee...
Cinder Lake - Site 75...
Lead to some exciting moments!...
It's nice when you have no portages and can pack "heavy"...