We wanted to capture the magic of our first trip together to Killarney Provincial Park, but some things are just not meant to be. We gave it ‘the old college try’, had some great moments, but we definitely had some challenges along the way. The previous year, we had the most amazing September weekend in . . . Read More about David Lake, Killarney Provincial Park
Trips
O.S.A. Lake and the Crack
I am forever saying “I have a cunning plan.” (Any Blackadder fans out there?) When I say this, friends and family eye me suspiciously. However, they always say yes to joining me on these little adventures I’ve cooked up. I am waiting for the day when they say “no way”. Several years ago I convinced . . . Read More about O.S.A. Lake and the Crack
Mountain Lake
I recently read a post in Cottage Life recommending “Canada’s 10 most perfect placid lakes for a canoe trip”. Their list included Mountain Lake in the Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park. We have been going to Mountain Lake for years, long before it included a campsite. We would often stay on Buzzard Lake and hike . . . Read More about Mountain Lake
Spider Lake, Clear Lake, Spider Lake
We did a happy dance around the computer the night we booked this trip. On our first try we got all the sites we wanted, in the order we wanted them, for the length of time we wanted. This has never happened in all the years we have been booking long trips through the Ontario . . . Read More about Spider Lake, Clear Lake, Spider Lake
Copper Lake, Anderson Lake, Bon Echo
Just imagine, you are lying in your tent, wide awake because you need to go to the bathroom AND there is a big storm raging. The rain is pouring down and there is a lot of lightening … then, you hear your phone beep; you look to find a “tornado warning”. What do you do? . . . Read More about Copper Lake, Anderson Lake, Bon Echo
Spider Lake and Clear Lake in the Rain
Our dog turned one, just before his first big canoe trip. He had been to Bon Echo for a weekend to learn to sleep in a tent; then he had been to Mountain Lake in the Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park for his first canoe camping trip. Now for the test, a 12 day trip to . . . Read More about Spider Lake and Clear Lake in the Rain
Kawartha Highlands – Serpentine Lake Route
I had the best swim of my life on Rathbun Lake. I was swimming out into the mist, with no land in sight; it was still, quiet, magical and I felt like I could swim forever. It took me years to be convinced that a morning swim was a great thing. Now I can’t imagine . . . Read More about Kawartha Highlands – Serpentine Lake Route
Secret Lake in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park
I have a secret to tell you! Secret Lake isn’t a lake – it’s a pond. OK that may be a bit of an exaggeration – or maybe not. This is a newly opened “lake” in the Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park. I think the site was only about two years old at the time of . . . Read More about Secret Lake in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park
Cox Lake
There is an interesting creek between Loucks Lake and Cox Lake in the Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park. This creek is always changing under the watchful eye of some very busy beavers. Water levels up, water levels down…. In my opinion, this creek is one of the prettiest paddles in the Kawartha Highlands; short, but so . . . Read More about Cox Lake
Vixen Lake Challenge
You know things are bad when the dog won’t get out of the canoe. We arrived at our site and told him he could jump out, but he just sat there. It was the strangest thing. He is usually just raring to go stretch his legs and do some serious sniffing. I was wondering if . . . Read More about Vixen Lake Challenge