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Winter WonderCrown Land Hike

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Had a wonderful opportunity to hike one of the trails that is situated near Georgian Bay.   This is a huge chunk of crown land (a term called ‘public land’ in the US) that I wanted to explore, so I brought along my newly purchased hot tent and wood stove to try.  But I am not familiar with this area, so was not sure where the designated campsites were, so just took a hike instead.  The trail marked as 1.9km but I think it’s way more than that. It was challenging as there were many uphill and down hill terrain along the way.  Most people we have seen are equipped with snow shoes.  I guess it kinda looked cool wearing those, but I was totally fine with my waterproof, regular winter boots. It was -18C/4F when we started the hike, and boy it was freezing!  
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Long Point Provincial Park

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Visited the day use area of Long Point Provincial Park back in July 2020 and the water was unbelievably flat (little waves created by a seadoo/ or jetski, think of an infinity pool that is huge!  I’ve read from blogs that Lake Erie is one day super calm and super wavy the next, boy that’s so true.  This Great Lake really packs a wave, and notorious for undertow currents that makes it dangerous for non-swimmers. We were here for an overnight early fall camping in Monarch campground (site # 358) yesterday and the water is  cold and lots of waves but that didn’t stop us from dipping! Lots of room to physical distance from anyone outside our  bubble.  We reserved site #358, it was premium site but quite open and facing the lane way.  We just had to park and re-park in a way that covers our picnic area, and our tent at night for a bit of a privacy. Leisurely walked along campgrounds and ‘shop’ campsites for our next year’s camping trip!  Campers I find everywhere are generally happy, and th
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Killbear Provincial Park Camping

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Booked Kilcoursie campsite in Killbear (#34) and it’s a short walk by the water.  Campsite has less privacy, as there were not much trees to cover up from neighbours, and you’ll definitely hear them talking especially when your neighbours are in big group.  But as a couple who just love to soak the greenery of Killbear & savouring our second time camping, we didn’t mind! The highlight of camping was just being there + the wild deer that I saw near the Lighthouse campground that was foraging for breakfast. It didn’t even bothered that I was there capturing the moment from my camera, just a mere 2 meters away!❤️ The fire wood that we got from the park was all wet, so it was a bit of a struggle to get the dinner going.   It was especially cold that night, and we are absolutely adding stuff for our next Fall camping trip in Long Point, Sharbot Lake and Algonquin!  Experience really is the best teacher!   
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Bon Echo Provincial Park

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We had an early start to our day on the way to Bon Echo Provincial Park,  so we captured this beautiful burst of sunshine- one of the perks of driving early aside from less traffic!  We rented a canoe to see the majestic hundred meter cliff,  Mazinaw Rock (Algonquin word for “writing”) with wonderful pictographs that dated hundred years ago by Indigenous people.  To rent a canoe during peak season, you have to line up early, as there are a lot of people waiting to rent one.  We came at 7:40AM and there were more than 20 people already in line. Canoe/ kayak is the only way to see the Mazinaw Rock up close.  The paddle is about 10-15 minutes, and water’s super calm when there are no boats crossing between the lower and upper Mazinaw lake.  One part of the huge rock formations, is a rock-climbers mecca, only registered climbers are allowed to climb the rock.  There were 5 walk-in campsites by the water, facing the Mazinaw Rock, and would be wonderful to be camping-in on one of those sites
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