About the Tick

All across Canada ticks of different shapes, sizes and varieties can be found. There are over 20 species but  only 3 posing an ongoing threat to humans. Tick bites can often be very painful and slow healing however if properly taken care of the chance of major infection and the potential of contracting a disease is minimal. Adult ticks are generally half the size of your pinkie fingernail. Ticks can be… Read the rest

What is Low Impact Outdoor Recreation?

The concept of Low Impact and No Trace has been used by many groups for a long time.  Some groups included are Girl Guides, Scouts,  and Outdoor Enthusiasts.  This  principle has been put into place to  limit the impact to the environment, and help it   make a favourable  place for everyone to enjoy.

Pre-planning is a major part in low impact  or no-trace outdoor recreation.  When you are pre-planning,… Read the rest

Bling! The all too familiar sound of my e-mail notification broke me out of my stupor. Usually I ignore this but for some reason I decided to check my mail. Good thing, it was the owner of Algonquin Bound asking if I wanted to go fishing for Algonquin Park lake trout this year.

“I’m in” was my immediate response.

Now comes the fun part…where to go? So we pulled out our Read the rest