I found this list on Camping and Hiking Ideas and I thought I'd share it with you. Not many people think of camping in the fall. That makes it great news for people who love to camp, like you! If you haven’t thought about the autumn months for camping before now, it might be the time to consider it. Chances are, with the fires raging throughout the States and Canada this summer, you may have not really had the chance to go camping. Below are ten good reasons why you should co

This is an excerpt from the soon to be released Day Hikes of Ontario Vol. II. Click here to view Vol. I Terra Cotta Conservation Area is one of ten parks under the jurisdiction of Credit Valley Conservation or CVC. It includes, wetlands, ponds and some 15km of hiking trails within it’s nearly 200h. From about 1947, this area was used as a full-blown, privately owned, recreation facility with paved parking lots, swimming pools, campsites and everything that goes with that, in

An excerpt from the forthcoming Day Hikes of Ontario Vol. II It’s funny, but until just recently, Stouffville was a town that I often passed through, but never stopped to enjoy. On this particular weekend, Audrey had a workshop to attend in Stouffville so this seemed like a good opportunity for me to explore the town a bit. The Stouffville Conservation Area centres around the reservoir and a large forested area. One of the nice things about the park is that it’s within the

An excerpt from The Family Camping Guide a companion book to Day Hikes in Ontario Vol. I. Really, bears aren't generally a concern to most campers or hikers. I don’t want to demonize them here. They don’t like human company, they tend to be skittish and aren’t usually aggressive. The number of people hurt by bears in Ontario (mostly Black Bears) is almost statistically insignificant, considering the number of people in the outdoors. Still, bears are attracted by the scent