Canoe Trip Around Phillip Edward Island in August

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Red tent on Archipelago of islands in Moose Bay, Phillip Edward Island, Georgian Bay.

Last August, eight days after I com­plet­ed my first solo overnight canoe trip to Franklin Island, Lily, Porthos, and I drove up to Kil­lar­ney for a canoe trip around Philip Edward Island. I had only heard about the island a month before head­ing out. There was a brief peri­od last sum­mer when I binged on … Read more

SnowMergency – Evening Aftermath of the January 25th Winter Storm in Toronto

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woman and cars covered by snow, residential street, Toronto winter storm january 2026 east york night aftermath

Not every adven­ture requires travel—some come to you. Yes­ter­day, while I was writ­ing my pre­vi­ous entry about my first solo overnight camp­ing trip last August, the north­ern por­tion of what Amer­i­can media—specifically The Weath­er Channel—were call­ing Win­ter Storm Fern dumped between 40 and 60 cm of snow over Toron­to. Cana­di­an media don’t have the habit … Read more

First Solo Overnight Trip — Canoeing Around Franklin Island

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Last August, I returned to the arch­i­pel­ago around Franklin Island on Geor­gian Bay. I’ve now vis­it­ed this loca­tion three times in as many years, and plan to con­tin­ue the tra­di­tion in 2026 and onwards — the region is sim­ply too beau­ti­ful, and too close to home, not to revis­it peri­od­i­cal­ly. This trip dif­fered from our … Read more

La Cloche Silhouette Trail — My First Time Backpacking

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I don’t recall what sparked the idea, but at some point in ear­ly August, I decid­ed to hike the La Cloche Sil­hou­ette Trail in Kil­lar­ney Provin­cial Park. The Sil­hou­ette Trail is noto­ri­ous for being dif­fi­cult, both in terms of the hike itself and also in mak­ing reser­va­tions. Most camp­sites are snatched up as they become … Read more