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We had such a great and challenging trip last year in the Temagami wilderness that we couldn’t resist coming back again for our fall 2023 canoe trip! After spending the majority of the winter months researching maps, online forums/trip reports etc., we came up with a route that would focus on exploring Temagami’s more iconicContinue reading “Temagami: Maple Mountain, Lady Evelyn River, and the Wakimika Old Growth Forest. September 9th – September 20th, 2023”

The Temagami area in northeastern Ontario has been called the “heart of canoe country” and “a paddlers paradise”. At 16,000 square kilometres, (Algonquin Provincial Park is around 7,653) this vast area includes crown land, 16 provincial parks, 26 Conservation Reserves, and almost 50 trails in the backcountry! Temagami seems to offer something for all outdoorContinue reading “Temagami: Florence Lake Loop (a trio of Provincial Parks and a Conservation Reserve). September 10th – September 20th, 2022”

The Canard River is a tributary and watershed of the Detroit River located at the western end of Essex County in southwestern Ontario. Hugging the shoulders of the river is the town of River Canard, an early 18th century French colonial settlement and historically known for the location of “The Battle of River Canard”, aContinue reading “Paddling The Canard River In Essex County. July 10th, 2022”

In the near north the month of October is a flip of the coin of either pleasant cooler weather, or winter like conditions of sleet and even snow. This can occur in the same week or even within 24 hours if a major cold front comes through. We were fortunate in the weather department thatContinue reading “Day Paddles in Algonquin Park – Canoe Lake & Rock Lake, October 2021”

After last fall’s disappointing canoe trip, and an even more disappointing hiking trip, we were ready for redemption in 2021! We debated over a repeat of our Temagami canoe trip with finally visiting the more remote Solace Provincial Park, or maybe go all the way to Quetico Provincial Park again? Unfortunately, three separate events happenedContinue reading “Algonquin Provincial Park: Northern Lakes Loop From Cedar Lake: September 11th – September 21st, 2021”

Essex, Canada’s most southern county was one of the first counties in the province of Ontario to be settled by Europeans. Today the landscape of Essex County consists mainly of flat farm fields, some sparsely located bush lots, a major city, and other smaller towns and villages. It is one of the hottest and mostContinue reading “Paddling Big Creek In Essex County. July 14th, 2018”

To our knowledge, Algonquin Provincial Park has 18 interpretive trails with all but 2 along the main highway 60 corridor. The trails range from easy to difficult, two are wheel chair accessible, and they vary in length from 1 kilometre to almost 11 kilometres. For us there is the extra bonus that once we finishContinue reading “Day Hikes In Algonquin Provincial Park”

Planned Route Total Days: 9 days (+2 max windbound days) Total Kilometres: Approx. 127 kilometres Total Portages: 37 Total Portage Length: 19.535 Kilometres or 19.105 kilometres Longest Portage: 2.7 kilometres (Gamble Lake to Junction Lake) Route: Montreal River Launch – Montreal River – Lady Dufferin Lake – Montreal River – SMoothwater Lake – Apex LakeContinue reading “Temagami: Attempted Florence Lake Loop. September 13th – September 19th, 2020”

After bailing out of Temagami earlier than expected last month we were ready to rock it out on our first backcountry hiking trip with new dry bags, new rain gear, and new boots fore Aaron! We had 8 days to hike the famous La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney Provincial Park. At approximately 78 kilometresContinue reading “Killarney Provincial Park: Attempted La Cloche Silhouette Trail. October 16th – October 19th, 2020”

Total Days: 12 1/2 Total Kilometres: 135 kilometres Total Portage Length: 22.5 kilometres Longest Portage: 2,345 metres (Unicorn Hill between Stacks Rapids and the Petawawa River) Average Daytime High: 17.7 Celsius Average Nighttime Low: 9.3 Celsius Route: Kioshkokwi Lake – Little Mink Lake – Mink Lake – Cauchon Lake – Little Cauchon Lake – LaurelContinue reading “Algonquin Provincial Park: Big Trout Lake Loop from Kiosk: September 7th – September 19th, 2019”