Type: Backcountry campsite Where: Woodland Caribou Provincial Park By the time I hit Thicketwood Lake, I had been in the park for ten days and in love with its boreal landscape, touched by fire in some spots, undisturbed in others. This particular site would be my last before heading home to southern Ontario. My paddling partner and I enjoyed listening to a juvenile … [Read more...]
My Favorite Campsite in Ontario: Cascade Falls, Pukaskwa National Park
Type: Backcountry Where: Pukaskwa National Park On the wild northern coast of Lake Superior in Pukaskwa National Park, Cascade Falls thunders over a sheer cliff on it's final drop into the crystal clear waters of "Gitche Gumee". The campsite on the pristine beach beside the falls is surely one of the nicest sites in the province, and is my personal favorite. If you're … [Read more...]
My Favorite Campsite: Crooked Chute, Petawawa, Algonquin
Type: Backcountry Park: Algonquin My favourite places are as much about the memories as they are about the scenery. The "Last Chance" takeout at Crooked Chute on the Petawawa River has a campsite that is both spectacular and memorable for me. I have no idea when I first paddled the river with my family or how many times we did it but I still go down it every 2 or 3 years … [Read more...]
10 Easy Backcountry Camping Recipes by Jim
Hunger is the best seasoning they say, which is likely why everything tastes better when you're camping. When my stomach is rumbling after a long day in the backcountry, it's hard for me to believe that as humans, we have the capability to survive for up to three weeks on nothing but "Hudson's Bay Sauce." By the way, "Hudson's Bay Sauce" was a term used by the Voyageurs in the … [Read more...]
How I found myself camping when I was 40 weeks pregnant
Provincial Parks have always played an important role in my life but I never dreamed I would find myself 40 weeks pregnant and camping at Pancake Bay Provincial Park. There I was, with my massive belly walking endlessly around the campground in the hopes of inducing the labour of my first child. So how did I end up at an Ontario Park in my final days of pregnancy? Like many … [Read more...]
