Abitibi Canyon Trip Summary Most of our trips take us south. In many cases, south of the border. This time we headed north as far as we could go in a more-or-less straight line. Below is a summary of our trip with links to specific posts with more details and lots of pictures. Our … Continue reading Abitibi Canyon Trip Summary
We are driving north to Abitibi Canyon. No real reason other that the fact that we said we'll go as far north as we can in a more-or-less straight line. Abitibi Canyon is that point, so that's where we went. The Abitibi Canyon settlement was established in 1930 to support the construction of the dam. … Continue reading North to Abitibi Canyon
Did you know that there were polar bears in Cochrane? There is no doubt that Polar Bears are a big part of Cochrane's identity. The bears are everywhere! We were excited to visit the Canadian Polar Bear Habitat Research Centre. They just reopened their doors, and to allow proper social distancing, we needed to book … Continue reading Polar Bears in Cochrane
The next Still Standing town on our way north was Mattawa. We were on our way to Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, which is 13 km west of Mattawa, and had just enough time for a short stroll in town before continuing on our northern quest. Mattawa lies at the confluence of the Mattawa and … Continue reading Are they Still Standing in Mattawa?
We mentioned binge watching the Canadian CBC show Still Standing, and how it inspired us to try and visit as many of these small Canadian towns as possible. The show features towns that didn't fare well due to closure of industry and diversion of highways and railways. Through humour and close encounters with the locals, … Continue reading Are They Still Standing in South River?
In our last post we left you as we were northbound, having left the hostages behind to fend for themselves. We aim to go as far north as we can in a more-or-less straight line. Having to plan around some weather, our first planned stop for the night was somewhere in the North Bay area. … Continue reading Northbound
We are officially on our way on a short road trip as far north as we can drive. Our first stop was with our friends Mihály and Fátima from Trailers and Cigarettes. We will write about this talented couple in our next post, but Mihály, being his talented self, was able to put together a … Continue reading We’re on Video!
If you plan on traveling and camping on crown land in Canada, you will need to use the Land Use Atlas. This guide will take you step-by-step through the atlas and hopefully you will score a great site. During our travels to southwestern US, our favourite camping experience was on public BLM (Bureau of Land … Continue reading Land Use Atlas – Crown land Camping in Ontario
We took the hostages out for a day trip the other day. They needed a change of scenery and some outside stimulation as they were cooped in for so long. We decided to drive to Lake Dalrymple. The lake is a mere one hour drive from us, but for some reason we've never visited. For … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – The Hostages’ Day Out
It's our 40th anniversary today. We should have been half way to Alaska, but instead we went on a Pandemic day trip to Balsam Lake. Ontario parks remain closed for RV camping, but some opened up for boating, hiking, and backcountry camping. It seems okay to go on a short excursion with proper social distancing … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Anniversary Day Trip