Category: Wild
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One Year Later: A Short-Lived Adventure on Franklin Island
Earlier in the year, Lily and I started flirting with the idea of a major road trip leading up to our fifteenth anniversary. We bought a new car in January, and the time seemed right to stretch its legs while relaxing ours. My initial suggestion was to drive west across Canada, then head up through…
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Algonquin Adventure: Exploring Tom Thomson Lake During COVID-19 in 2020
A Welcome Reprieve from COVID During the summer 2020 lull in COVID-19, between the initial lockdowns and subsequent waves of infection, Lily and I concocted a naïve plan for a road trip to the east coast to visit the unpronounceable Kouchibouguac National Park in New Brunswick. We recalled the fond memories from our first-ever camping adventure on the…
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Crown Land Camping near Franklin Island on Georgian Bay
The “plan” Early in March, Lily and I decided to get a head start on the camping season by booking a few campsites earlier than usual. We reserved a backcountry site on Tom Thomson Lake in Algonquin Park for late May and a spot at the Honeymoon Bay campground in Georgian Bay Islands National Park…
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Surviving the Bugs in Algonquin Park: A Backcountry Camping Experience in Tom Thomson Lake
During the last weekend in May, Lily and I felt the call of the wild. We dusted off our camping gear, packed the car, loaded the canoe, and set our sights on Algonquin Park. It had been nearly three years since our last camping trip, and the anticipation was palpable. Our destination? A secluded backcountry…