Always good to wear the PFD!...
Car-camping. Surprisingly comfortable when you don't have to carry everything across multiple portages to your campsite. ...
Just in case you were thinking to run past the the portage...
In the Gatineau Hills on our way to my favorite spot!...
my trail/backroads run in the Gatineau valley....
Spending time with Grandpa on the hike in....
Northern view from my spot...
A quick break and some food always makes these monkeys happy :)...
Small lake in the Gatineau hills. Close to where I grew up. Also, where I learned to swim and fish!!...
"When I look back on every trail I traveled...
“Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.” — Karle Wilson Baker (1878-1960) Excuse the blur. My eight year old was laughing as she took this photo. (Dorset Fire Tower Trail)...
We've been to the Oxtongue AO store so many times over the summer. But, usually we are in a hurry to get "out there" or exhausted and on our way home. This time we made a special detour after a weekend of hiking, only to...
There is nothing like an evening paddle when the lake is like glass. ...
Half day hike around Hardy lake was beautiful and peaceful...
Cooling off after a little hike around the Bruce trail at Cypress provincial park...
My brother looking over Gibson lake...
Paddling about on the lake...
Smiling at a timeout along the route amongst cool rock formations...
Last minutes of the day...
The Complete Paddler helped gear us up for safety!...
It was too early for any PITP clues at the Outdoor Adventure Show in February. But it was awesome to meet Kevin Callan in person!...
An AO water taxi ride is the way to go to get to Hailstorm Creek for a day paddle. The early morning taxi ride through the Algonquin fog was a highlight of the day!...
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!)...
It's hard to tell but the van is loaded and they are about to hit the road with the canoe strapped up top....
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...
This was taken on a day trip in algonquin park. My sisters and I decided to take a last minute trip to the park to do some paddling. Even though we were only on the water for a few hours it really lifted my spirits...
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...