Don’t Forget the TP: Lessons Learned the Hard Way in Algonquin Park
This post is way too exciting to ease into. I wrote a book. Like, a real book that isn’t just stapled together pieces of ketchup stained 8×11 paper. Don’t Forget the TP: Lessons Learned the Hard Way in Algonquin Park is the story of my last decade of tripping in Algonquin, and it’s available now.
How Are The Bugs In Algonquin Park?
One of the most frequent questions I get is “how are the bugs in Algonquin?” While I can’t speak for their emotional state, I can tell you that, physically, the bugs are doing just fine. Bug season in Algonquin begins around mid-May (but sometimes earlier!) and starts to peter out by early August (but never…
Lake Opeongo North Arm Base Camp: Moose, Marshmallows and (Minor) Mayhem
There’s a campsite on the North Arm of Lake Opeongo that I love. It’s a big site on the north shore, just east of the Proulx portage. It sits on a long, flat stretch of shoreline fronted by an equally long, flat stretch of beach. The site is dotted with tall, hydro-pole pines. The first…
Day Trippin’ – Little Doe Loop
It was an absolutely gorgeous morning to be out on the water. I started with a short warm up paddle to the Joe Lake portage takeout. I love this final stretch of Canoe Lake. The water narrows as you approach the portage and paddle over ancient stumps submerged just below the surface. There’s an unofficial…
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About Me
Hi, I’m Drew. At the start of 2016 I set a goal to paddle 100 of Algonquin Park’s lakes before the end of the summer. 97 Days and 101 lakes later, I realized that those first 100 lakes were just the beginning. There are hundreds of lakes in Algonquin Park and I’ve got some paddling to do. On to the next 100.
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