Getting a dose of nature is good for our bodies and our brains. The #WeGetOutside community recently had a great discussion about how getting outdoors affects our mental and physical health. We talked about how many of us have adapted the way we get outside to accommodate injuries, illness or chronic pain. From adjusting the…
Sometimes things don’t go exactly as planned… Every year as we schedule our summer and fall camping and travel plans, we always include either a completely new-to-us destination, or an activity we’ve never tried. One of our most memorable “new activities” in 2017 was my first-ever, mother-daughter canoe trip. With the help of Algonquin Outfitters,…
I love my canoe and that it can carry us as a family together into adventure. But I have to confess, I’ve always wondered what it was like to paddle a kayak. Emma has also wanted to try it as she’s gotten older, and watched kayakers paddling with speed and ease. So when the opportunity…
If the Algonquin Outfitter’s fleet canoe, Swift Prospector SP7.6 could talk, what would she say? She would tell you that she is the only AO canoe with a name. She would tell you she was named Margaret Riocea by a fellow named Markus Pukonen. He paddled her on the earliest stage of his around-the-world fundraising…
A few years ago, we decided to head into Algonquin’s backcountry for a canoeing daytrip along Hailstorm Creek. It was spring. The water was high, the sun was shining and we had our first real taste of the beauty and isolation of the park’s interior water routes. For all good things, a small taste is…
Experiencing Winter in The Wild at Algonquin Park While most campers and paddlers are impatient to get out and paddle Algonquin’s Lakes this Spring, I still have winter on my mind. I think it’s because winter decided to ignore my part of Ontario this season. I’m pretty sure that I could hear my snowshoes quietly…
Our annual Fall trip to Algonquin is a bit of a celebration for us. It’s always our last trip of the year before we clean our gear and store it away until it’s time to play again next year. Every September for the last three years, we’ve paddled the lakes and hiked the trails….
Hailstorm Creek Day Trip Guest blog by Gayle Labuz – www.sometimeseventful.ca/ Did you know that a canoeing venture into Algonquin Park’s backcountry can be done as a day trip? We’ve been to Algonquin Provincial Park a bunch of times, with each visit giving us a different glimpse into this amazing parcel of Ontario nature….
