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Tag Archives: canoe trip

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

Wordless Wednesdays: Clouds and Ice

Clouds and Ice
Posted byKate MonahanNovember 22, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:Canada, canoe trip, Ontario, Partridge Creek, wordless wednesday, Wordless WednesdaysLeave a comment on Wordless Wednesdays: Clouds and Ice

Trapper’s Cabin

where's the trapper's cabin

I’ve had a number of surprise finds while out and about. Here’s a potential trapper’s cabin on a lake in Northwestern Ontario:

Posted byKate MonahanNovember 17, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:canoe trip, surprise find, trapper's cabin, Woodland Caribou Provincial ParkLeave a comment on Trapper’s Cabin

Wordless Wednesdays: Golden Hour

backcountry paddling during the golden hour
Posted byKate MonahanOctober 4, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:canoe trip, canoeing, northern Ontario, Olive Lake, Ontario. Canada, Woodland Caribou Provincial Park, Wordless WednesdaysLeave a comment on Wordless Wednesdays: Golden Hour

Trail Clearing in Woodland Caribou PP

trail clearing in WCPP

What started off as a conversation over dinner after a trade show, led to me clearing trails in northwestern Ontario six weeks later.

Posted byKate MonahanAugust 21, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:canoe, canoe trip, canoeing, ice out, trail clearing, Woodland Caribou Provincial ParkLeave a comment on Trail Clearing in Woodland Caribou PP

Ice Ice Baby (Canoeing)

ice out

In the haste to get trails cleared in time for one outfitter’s season opening trip, we pushed the limits of ice out in Woodland Caribou Provincial Park.

Posted byKate MonahanAugust 14, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:canoe, canoe trip, canoeing, ice out, trail clearing, Woodland Caribou Provincial ParkLeave a comment on Ice Ice Baby (Canoeing)

Scouting a New Route

Carlyle Campsite

Jenny and I said good-bye to our clients, consolidated gear, repacked her tripping canoe and headed out to paddle Carlyle Lake for a short scouting mission.

Posted byKate MonahanJuly 28, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:canoe, canoe trip, canoeing, outdoor adventure, trip report, Wild Women ExpeditionsLeave a comment on Scouting a New Route

Wordless Wednesdays: Friendly Neighborhood Snapping Turtle

snapping turtle
Posted byKate MonahanJune 21, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:Canada, canoe trip, Discover Ontario, Johnnie Lake, Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario, snapping turtle, Wordless Wednesdays

Abbreviated Trip Report: ODAN Canoe Trip

ODAN canoe trip

You may find it hard to believe, but before last weekend I’d never paddled in Algonquin Park.

Posted byKate MonahanMay 2, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:Algonquin College, Algonquin College in the Ottawa Valley, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, canoe trip, ODAN, trip report

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

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