Previous Trips

Here are some of the more memorable RV trips that I've taken during my vacation time from work:

Sept. - Oct. 2000: Lake Erie and Lake Huron Shoreline

This was a 27-night trip along the Lake Erie and Lake Huron shorelines, from Rock Point Provincial Park up to Craigleith Provincial Park.

Sand dunes swallowing a stairway Long Point Prov. Park	Campsite 116 Port Burwell Prov. Park	Observation Tower Point Pelee Nat'l Park
Southern-most mainland point in Canada Point Pelee Nat'l Park	Sauble Falls	Beach at Craigleith Prov. Park

Sept. - Oct. 2001: Parry Sound and the Loop Around Algonquin Park

This was a 29-night trip up Highway 69 beyond Parry Sound to Killarney Provincial Park, then cross-country to Mattawa, where I boarded the Timber Train to Timiscaming, Quebec for a day trip. From there, I took Highway 17 east, across the north and east sides of Algonquin Park.

Kettle's Lake Awenda Prov. Park	30,000 Islands Cruise Parry Sound	Swing Bridge Parry Sound
Granite Ridge Trail Killarney Prov. Park	Gordon Creek Falls Timiscaming, Quebec	Beaver Dam at culvert Bon Echo Prov. Park

Sept. 2002: Eastern Ontario

This was a 23-night trip around eastern Ontario, including Bon Echo Provincial Park and the Thousand Islands boat cruise.

The real reason that Smudge likes camping: the warm, sunny dashboard	Sandbanks Prov. Park	Series of beaver dams Frontenac Prov. Park
U.S. bridge seen from Thousand Islands boat cruise Ganonoque	Boldt Castle Ganonoque	World's shortest international bridge Ganonoque

May 2004: Across Canada by Train and Alaska Cruise

Although not an RV camping vacation, this was the best trip that I've ever taken. For 3 days and nights, I took the VIA Rail train from Toronto to Vancouver, then boarded a cruise ship to sail up to Alaska, with stops at Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay and College Fjord. From there, I took an inland bus/train tour to Anchorage, Talkeetna, Denali Nat'l Park and Fairbanks, before flying home. I did lots of side tours, including a helicopter flight to land on a glacier.

Train Route	Cruise Route	Land Tour Route
Lion's Gate Bridge Vancouver	Capilano Suspension Bridge
	The Dawn Princess Ketchikan	Glacier seen from airplane
Mendenhall Glacier Juneau, Alaska	ATV Adventure	View from Alaska Railway

Aug. - Sept. 2005: Northern Ontario

At 2,955 km, this was the longest single camping trip that I've taken to date. I spent 22 nights driving Highway 17 west to Pukaskwa National Park, then east across Highway 101 from Wawa to Highway 11 and home. One of the highlights was an early morning solo canoe trip at Obatanga Provincial Park on my birthday.

Pancake Bay Prov. Park	Beach at sunset Agawa Bay Campground Lake Superior Prov. Park	Agawa Bay Campground Lake Superior Prov. Park
Sunset at Obatanga Prov. Park	Early morning paddle with the loons Obatanga Prov. Park	Southern Headland Trail Pukaskwa Nat'l Park

May 2006: Algonquin Provincial Park

I spent 8 nights relaxing at Mew Lake; this was a “get away from it all” vacation, rather than a “go somewhere interesting” vacation. I biked on parts of the Railway Bike Trail, and hiked several other nearby trails, but mostly just sat around the campsite and tried to unwind.

Railway Bike Trail

Mew Lake Campground

Bat Lake Trail