In the fall of 2013, a friend and I set out to canoe the lakes of Killarney Provincial Park, for the first time during the cooler months of the year.  We had only been in the park during the summer months.  I also had a vision of creating a short film on the essence of …

In preparation for a season of canoe trips, my two sons and I signed up for a paddle making workshop.  I have always been interested in building my own canoe.  I thought I should start small and carve a canoe paddle first.  We met up my fellow camping and canoeing enthusiast Scott Jordan in the …

Spending a few days snowshoeing in Algonquin Provincial Park is a great place to be at Christmas! Staying in a yurt at the Mew Lake Campground has started to become a tradition in our family.  This kind of winter shelter allows us to winter camp with toddlers, who refuse to stay inside of their sleeping …

One of my favourite aspects of wilderness camping is standing on shore, looking out across the lake and enjoying the stillness and beauty of the Killlarney landscape.  Out here, you rarely encounter other campers.  Based on how hard it is to reserve sites in Killarney, I know that we are not the only campers in …

Who ever said that men can’t multi-task?  Not only could I exercise my creativity, I could also watch the kids in the water, prevent my camera from being splashed by the waves and keep myself cool by playing in the water.  Photographing waves as they crash on the shore is not only an exercise in …