Paddle Point Submissions

Algonquin Backcountry Dinner - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Two paddlers on their FIRST canoe camping trip!!! I took my friend Joe (front right) and my 4 year old son (middle right) on their first canoe camping trip - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Ryan. My favaorite Paddling Pal (although my son is going to give him a run for his money in a few years) - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Lunch on the Water - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Breakfast at Algonquin Portage - 25 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 50...

Campfire at night - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

My son in our tent first thing in the morning - 25 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 50...

In tent selfie - 50 Paddle Points X2 for sign = 100...

Outside my tent selfie - 50 Paddle Points X2 for sign add = 100...

My view of an Algonquin Lake from my tent - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Night view - Due to a lack of a good camera I improvised and took a photo of the black night sky through the pine trees above our interior campsite - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Afternoon nap in Wenda Lake Algonquin Backcountry Cabin - 25 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 50...

Algonquin Paddle-in campsite - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add= 100...

Pinery Drive-in Campsite - 25 Paddle Points X2 for sign = 50...

Pinery campground drive-in camp sign - 25 Paddle Points X2 for RAOTsign = 50...

Algonquin put in take out Portage Sign - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Me and a Friend at a put-in - Alogonquin- 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Group Photo of camp sign - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Me and an Upper Thames River Conservation Staff Member ...

Nice looking Algonquin Outfitters truck and store entrance in background - Oxtongue Lake - 25 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 50...

A reciept for a new tent picture frame for this year's trip group picture from London's Paddle Shop - Nova Craft Canoe - 100 Paddle Points X2 for RAOT sign = 200...

Leave no trace - Found and packed out beer and pop cans found at a riverside campsite - 75 Paddle Points X2 for RAOT sign = 150...

Group of friends with portage sign - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Park Staff Member at Fanshawe Campground (Upper Thames River Conservation) - 50 Paddle Points X2 for RAOT sign = 100...

Provicial Park Signage Group Shot - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Photo of me in front of the Algonquin Sand Lake permit office - 50 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 100...

Algonquin Thunderbox - 75 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 150...

Food Packing - 25 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 50...

My favourite outfitter is London Paddle Shop, Nova Craft Canoe's outfitter retail store. Note the building in the background is the one they dropped a new canoe made with new TuffStuff material - 25 Paddle Points X2 for RAOT sign = 50...

Gear closet with all my camping gear stored safely in large totes - 50 Paddle Points X2 for RAOT sign = 100...

Charging my GoPro camera with my Goal Zero solar charger - 25 Paddle Points X2 for RAOT sign = 50...

Paddle Hider - Kevin Callan - 50 Paddle Point X2 for # add = 100...

"Bugproof" fashion - 25 Paddle Points X2 for # add = 50...

Guaranteed to keep the Bears away!...

was also handy to find the way to the lake!...

With their PFDs! Gun Lake portage...

Short portages this trip, so was able to bring the "big" tent. :-) ...

#RewardsAreOutThere 30 second exposure of a thunderstorm marching down on the campsite. ...

3 ways into Gun Lake and it's still empty most of the time! (Sshhh...

My 16-year old daughter's favourite part of camping is spending a day engrossed in a book, away from all other distractions. (Note: this is supposed to be the Reading Out There submission - this one and the one of me reading Kevin Callan's 50 Best...

I'm not really a 'Yak sort of person. But, the kids have fun fooling around on their yellow open-top 'yaks. PFDs? That goes without saying! (Clear Lake, Grundy Lake PP)...

My eldest daughter was taking photos of my youngest daughter and I couldn't resist this photo of the two of them together. (Clear Lake at Grundy Lake PP)...

Heh heh! When Mom gets up first she can take pictures of the sleeping tent-mates. One 18-year-old buried in the orange bag because it was "too cold", one 8-year old who kicked the sleeping bag off dozens of times in the night (and then woke...

Have you ever noticed that a sandwich eaten on a roadtrip always tastes better than the exact same sandwich you make at home?...

I am so not a fan of taking selfies! The sign was quite high, so I balanced precariously and snapped a few while those watching laughed (yeah - they were strangers paddling by!). So, this is what you get....

There is nothing better than a meal cooked over a fire and eaten on campsite....