The art of Glamping is more than silk sheets placed inside your sleeping bag
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The art of Glamping is more than silk sheets placed inside your sleeping bag

By Explore Magazine

Last week I was on lots of television reminding campers to get out there before the season was over and also to show off a number...


Rediscovering Blue Lake – Kirkpatrick – part 4
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Rediscovering Blue Lake - Kirkpatrick - part 4

By Explore Magazine

We figured our last day en route would be the easiest. All we had to do was paddle a section of West Little White River and...


Warning! – Canoeists aren’t welcome in Kawartha Highlands Loon Call Lake
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Warning! – Canoeists aren’t welcome in Kawartha Highlands Loon Call Lake

By Explore Magazine

We should have noticed right off that Loon Call Lake was a bad canoe destination; a half-dozen Loon Alert signs were posted at the...


Blue Lake – Kirkpatrick canoe route – part 3
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Blue Lake - Kirkpatrick Canoe Route - part 3

By Explore Magazine

During morning coffee of day three a group decision was made to split up for the rest of the trip. Peter and Chris were rushed to...


Waiting for summer on Lake Superior
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Waiting for summer on Lake Superior

By Explore Magazine

Twelve degrees Celsius was the average daily temperature last week while we camped on the north shore of Lake Superior. It also...


Footwear and fancy free
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Footwear and Fancy Free

By Explore Magazine

Want to start a debate around camp? Make a firm statement behind your choice of footwear for canoe tripping and claim it's better...


Dazed and confused…and camping in the backyard!
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Dazed and confused...and camping in the backyard!

By Explore Magazine

Never thought it would happen. What a nightmare. After spending two full weeks traveling out east and staying in busy campgrounds,...


Car camping – midgets, bike gangs and a beagle named Bart
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Car Camping - midgets, bike gangs and a beagle named Bart.

By Explore Magazine

Sometimes the goods and bads of car camping is all dependant on who's pitching a tent (or trailer) beside you, a factor that...


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Great Wilderness Cleanup 2009 winners

By Explore Magazine

Here are the winners of the Great Wilderness Cleanup 2009. The grand prize - best story - wins a canoe from Nova Craft and was...


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Canada AM 7 second rule

By Explore Magazine

Never a dull moment while being interviewed live on Canada AM. Last week was no exception. I had a complete campsite set up...

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