Summer fragments

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Magnolia leaves

Abbey’s summer napping

Abbey’s summer haircut

Doggy dementia

Foxgloves

Smokebush leaf

Canoeing with mom

Canoeing with dad

Camping at 6 Mile Lake

Monsters!

Shhushing monsters :)

Snack time

Summer forest hike

Bridal Veil Falls, Manitoulin

Ferns in morning

Purple smokebush

Southhampton beach

Late summer flowers

Killbear on the last hot day of summer

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End of September

Paddling to the wee little island

Sage’s best spot

Splashing

Little plump one

Near the campsite

Shore family

Best campsite

Afternoon paddle

Sage comtemplating Crucible of War

Abbeys not allowed

Bit windy

That light

There goes warmth

Work time

I want this tree

Shoreline

E and Snoop

Me and the girls

Mr moose friend

Packed up

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Awenda in September and October

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Kettle Lake, October

Fishing Kettle Lake

Caught my first canoe fish here (not shown)

Eric scouting Beach 1, October

October campfire

September at Snake Campground

Me and Jimmy Stewart

Paddling the bay at 7am

Near the sunken ship

Giant’s Tomb

Arran Lake

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One of our September evenings in the new canoe.

Canoeing on Cyprus Lake

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Northern Skies Outpost Cabin

2015/07/07 Karen 1 Comment

Three days at a cabin on Frobel Lake with my friend Diane, and my first time in Northern Ontario!

Driving west then north from Sudbury (about 2.5 hours + stops)

Road to parking area

Cabin signage

Parking!

All fresh before the hike in

Diane’s pack

Me pretending my pack isn’t heavy

Canoe cache #1

Borrowed Eric’s hat

Checking cell phone coverage

Diane’s photo of me paddling

Snowshoe Lake

Hiking to lake #2

Loving deet

Old logging equipment

The Great Mountain of Frobel Lake

I need antlers?

The last stretch

Ashore after a 3+ hour hike/paddle combo

Path to cabin

A-frame cabin in the woods

Frobel Lake at evening

View from cabin window

Morning

Outhouse

Coffee and trail mix

Cabin silhouette

Dawn

More morning mist

Lots of white pine

Marshy area

Exploring

Moose tracks?

Exploring a stream bed

Cedar bark

Somewhere in there is old growth white pine

Ready to swim

The swim rock

Little fishies nipping my legs

Cedar says hello

Baby pine

Lichens and grasses

That’s me

Baby wormy thing

Blueberries

Pine selfie

Devil’s paintbrush

Me again

Sleeping loft

Main floor

Pretending to read

Night

Ferns at night

Cabin lighting

Hiking

Outlooking

Red pine

Lady’s slipper

Tiny flowers

View from outlook behind cabin

Treetops

Biggest white pine of the trip

Me defying mosquitoes to pose by the great tree

Look out, I’m posing

Pinecone

Packing up

Me and Diane (selfie by Diane)

My condiments

Campfire by the beach

Last morning

“This place suits us”

Boat Lake

2013/08/01 Karen 0 comment

What a nice borrowed yellow canoe!

A quiet day to go paddling.

Such pretty lilies…

Rather cute birds.

And what lovely reeds!

Look! Pa caught a wee little pike.

UH… MA?

Not now, Sagie! Pa’s fishing.

Is that a little island?

I should’ve packed my calligraphy set.

Or at least watercolour crayons…

HEY MOM!

What now Sagie!?!

Oh.

Luckily we can paddle back to the bridge.

And wait this out.

…

Have some snacks.

Like cookies in Kongs. Tea.

Abbey’s done already?

Where to, Captain Abbey?

HEY, MOM?

Hm?

CAN WE GO HOME NOW?

Canoeing at Shades Mills

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Abbey’s first time in a boat!

Perfect day for being on the water.

Girls cool off then get back in the boat.

What do you mean by ‘fun’?

Fine. If I can read outdated book reviews. Fine.

Still waiting for this to be fun.

Waiting.

Is this safe?

Maybe if I just…

Ok. Better.

This is AWESOME!

What is that?

Must go see this delicious exciting thing…

Yum! A Lure!!

Pretty please, can I have a taste?

No.

Waiting.

Slightly more fun.

Call me captain!

Not really, eh mom?

No, not really captain.

Thank god.

Happy now, girls?

Yes and no.

Time to go back to shore.