Achray to Squirrel Rapids
The 2023 Dad-Daughter Canoe Trip I look upon all stages of my daughter’s life with joy and wonder. But this latest one is also quite handy. See this summer kiddo was a counsellor and trip guide at Camp Northway. Which…
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Algonquin Park: Cedar – Catfish – Hogan – Burntroot – Nipissing
The first time I did this route I saw and heard more wildlife than I'd ever experienced. It's a four day foray as deep into the park and as far away from the human-inhabited parts as you can get. So it makes sense that it would be thus. But the second time I did this route I saw nothing bigger than a chipmunk. Nonetheless I figured my burgeoning canoe-tripping pro daughter should experience this trip for its remoteness. If we saw big wild animals, it would be a bonus.
Five great days in Algonquin Park
My daughter and I have started a tradition it seems. This is the second year the two of us have gone canoe tripping. This year we decide to go a bit bigger since we were trying to make up for…
Kiosk – Mouse – Maple: twelve years later
In 2007 my loving partner offered to look after our toddler while I got back in the canoe for a few days. This is the story of me doing the same trip I did all those years ago. Only this…
Algonquin: Cedar – Catfish – Hogan – Burntroot – Nipissing River
A four day canoe trip in the heart of Algonquin Park: Sept. 21 - 24, 2018.
Four days, 86kms, one root fire: fall trip in Algonquin Park
Chatty write-up with photos, GPX file and numbers about the annual Chris-Martin fall canoe trip. Nine years and counting. This year we rambled through main street Algonquin Park on the hottest September weekend anyone has ever seen.
Algonquin Park trip journal: Érables, Biggar, Kioshkowkwi
Four days in the north west end of Algonquin Park. Almost 3 litres of wine.