Welcome back to part two of our nine day canoe camping trip into The Massasauga provincial park, we last left you at the end of our stay at site 106 on Vicary lake and the…Continue Reading
The Massasauga Provincial Park, canoe camping trip (part 2)
Category: Backcountry Camping
Camping trips we take to more secluded and austere campsites using our Canoe
The Massasauga Provincial Park, canoe camping trip (part 1)
Time for our big trip, Karen and I try to get out for one long backcountry canoe trip each year, and The Massasauga seems to keep calling us back. This year we were able to…Continue Reading
Frontenac Provincial park, Big Salmon Lake site 4A.
Five months ago I booked site 4A on Big Salmon lake, with the intention of going out on a solo camping trip using my (at that time unpurchased) kayak. An experiment to see how much…Continue Reading
Govan Lake, North Frontenac Parklands.
Karen and I return to North Frontenac parklands, our 8th visit now, and second to Govan lake. The following is taken from the parkland website……North Frontenac is quite simply Eastern Ontario’s best recreational backcountry experience. …Continue Reading
Buzzard Lake, Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park.
For a visitor without a canoe, there really is no reason to visit Kawartha, as there are no facilities set up for car camping, or for hike in camping….But if you love to paddle then…Continue Reading
Rock Lake, back country camping in Algonquin Provincial Park.
May 27th and it seems like winter just does not want to let go yet.. This will be our first camping trip of the year, and my first one retired! The plan had been for…Continue Reading
Indian Lake island camping, Adirondacks, New York
Last year while camping at Raquette lake, a park Ranger had suggested trying out Indian lake. This long weekend we ventured out despite the call for some horrible weather on Saturday. I had reserved campsite…Continue Reading
Round Schooner Lake, North Frontenac Parklands.
A four day weekend camping on site 11, Round Schooner Lake, North Frontenac Parklands at coordinates 45.126008, -76.983993 for those that wish to head this way. Karen and I were at this campsite a few…Continue Reading
Saranac Lake Islands, Adirondacks, New York.
This week we took off on a five day four night trip to Saranac Lake Islands. We drove through the town of Saranac Lakes last year while camping near Lake Placid, and noticed how beautiful the…Continue Reading
Forked Lake State Campground, Adirondacks, New York
This weekend we packed up the truck and are heading south into the central Adirondacks. I heard great things about the wilderness camping at Forked Lake, so back in December booked a site for three…Continue Reading