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Tales from the Trail: A Love Letter to my Tent

love letter to my tent

The history of my relationship with my tent, in five parts:

Posted byKate MonahanSeptember 23, 2018Posted inOutdoorsTags:backcountry, British Columbia, camping, Canada, canoe trip, canoeing, car camping, hike, hiking, love letter, MEC's TGV 2 tent, Ontario, TGV, winter camping4 Comments on Tales from the Trail: A Love Letter to my Tent

Winter Camping: Improvised Shelter Lesson

snowshoe adventures Mew Lake Campground winter camping

The sun peeked through the cracks where our tarps didn’t overlap.

Posted byKate MonahanNovember 10, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:Algonquin College in the Ottawa Valley, backcountry, camping, ODAN, outdoor adventure, winter, winter campingLeave a comment on Winter Camping: Improvised Shelter Lesson

Trip Report: Backcountry Hike-In at Bon Echo

Essens Lake in Bon Echo

Once I received the news from my doctor that there were no torn ligaments involved with my knee injury, I made plans to head into Bon Echo Provincial Park.

Posted byKate MonahanOctober 16, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:backcountry, Bon Echo Provincial Park, camping, Canada, hike, hiking, Ontario, trip reportLeave a comment on Trip Report: Backcountry Hike-In at Bon Echo

Microadventures in May

Microadventures in May

I’ve decided to have a few microadventures in May.

Posted byKate MonahanMay 11, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:camping, Canada, microadventures, Ontario, teaching

Wordless Wednesdays: Summer Dreaming

Summer Dreaming
Posted byKate MonahanMarch 8, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:camping, canoe trip, canoeing, outdoor adventure, Outdoors, summer, Wild Women Expeditions, Wordless Wednesdays

Wordless Wednesdays: Droplets

droplets winter camping checklist
Posted byKate MonahanNovember 30, 2016Posted inOutdoorsTags:camping, Outdoors, photography, winter, Wordless Wednesdays

Review: MEC Spark UL 1+

MEC Spark UL 1+

In late spring I knew the summer of 2016 had the potential to be hot. I didn’t want to sweat through six canoe trips in my four-season TGV-2. So I started looking for a lightweight three-season that also wouldn’t take up a ton of space in my backpack once I got around to finally doingContinue reading “Review: MEC Spark UL 1+”

Posted byKate MonahanOctober 13, 2016Posted inOutdoorsTags:backcountry, camping, gear review, MEC, review, Spark UL1+, tent, ultralight

September 25th: David Creek and Bell Lake

David Creek and Bell Lake

Date: Sunday, September 25, 2016 Weather: 18 degrees Celsius, sunny Distance: ~6 kms paddling plus a 200m portage from David Lake into David Creek and a 745m portage between David Creek and Bell Lake

Posted byKate MonahanOctober 8, 2016Posted inOutdoorsTags:backcountry, Bell Lake, camping, canoe trip, David Creek, David Lake, Killarney Provincial Park, outdoor adventure, trip report, Wild Women Expeditions

September 24th: Silver Peak

Silver Peak

Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016 Weather: 17 degrees Celsius, sunny Distance: ~9 kms of hiking to summit Silver Peak

Posted byKate MonahanOctober 7, 2016Posted inOutdoorsTags:backcountry, camping, canoe trip, David Lake, hiking, Killarney Provincial Park, outdoor adventure, Silver Peak, trip report, Wild Women Expeditions

September 23rd: Balsam and David Lakes

Balsam and David Lakes

Date: Friday, September 23, 2016 Weather: 15 degrees Celsius, partly sunny Distance: ~10 kms of paddling and 695m of portaging through Balsam and David Lakes

Posted byKate MonahanOctober 6, 2016Posted inOutdoorsTags:backcountry, Balsam Lake, camping, canoe trip, David Lake, Killarney Provincial Park, outdoor adventure, trip report, Wild Women Expeditions

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