“It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw.” – Emily Carr (FLASHBACK) It was the week of my birthday, August 2017, when Phil and I departed from Michigan to Canada pulling a trailer loaded with kayaks, camping gear, and our new Can-am Outlander, for destinations unknown (to us, anyway). We made […]
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Ontario, Canada – Part Two
“So lovely was the loneliness of a wild lake.” Edgar Allan Poe The process of securing a back country campsite in Canada, (at least in Ontario): You must reserve the same morning that you are planning to camp in the back country. You cannot reserve a certain site. (First come, first claimed.) Begin paddling (or […]
Badlands and Beyond, Part 12 – Yoho Nat’l Park, Canada
When camping in a van, the weather determines one’s motivation early in the morning. If I hadn’t had to answer the call of mother nature, I would’ve stayed in bed ’til noon! Unlike home, where all you have to do is walk downstairs to use the facilities… we had to get dressed, put on a […]
Kayaking is Therapy
It doesn’t matter if I’ve had the WORST day ever. When I take that first paddle in my kayak, every bit of stress that I was feeling, whether it be physical, emotional or mental, fades away into the concentric ripples as I glide across the tranquil waters. I credit my Mom and Dad for introducing […]
The Traveling Maiden 