Country Roads Are Takin’ Me Home
The final week of our epic road and camping trip
It’s been an amazing summer and I am very sad to see it come to an end. Between our 3 week road trip out West, and this epic five week adventure Eastbound, we were away camping for two months.
I could definitely go another week or two, but alas school and responsibilities call.
After spending the long weekend at a cottage with my husband’s side of the family, we headed west. The first stop was definitely my favourite.
Killarney Provincial Park
Killarney is gorgeous. It’s a huge forest and campground Southwest of Sudbury, Ontario. It’s on Lake Huron, but within the park are many smaller lakes, perfect for canoeing. Almost every camper in the park had a canoe or kayak on their roof rack, or were walking with large hiking packs.
I would love to return to go canoeing across some of those lakes and go camping on one of the islands.
They even have a beautiful dog beach!
I would have loved more time to explore this beautiful park and definitely hope to go back soon.
Rabbit Blanket Campground
I had mentioned previously that Rabbit Blanket campground, which is in Lake Superior Provincial Park, is not right on Lake Superior. I wrote I wasn’t sure how long the walk was to the beach, and thought you’d have to drive to go swimming on Old Woman Lake. I also thought most of the sites there were electric.
I am happy to report I was mistaken on both counts.
There are two loops in the campground, one is for electric sites, and the other loop has basic sites. The campground borders Rabbit Blanket Lake, and it is not a difficult trek to get there after all. The campsites on the south part of the loops have paths leading right down to the lake’s edge.
The night we were there, I realized this and went stumbling down one of these paths in the dark. (I whistled a tune and carried a lantern so as not to surprise any wildlife).
My adventurous spirit was rewarded, and I was able to take a photo of the moon reflecting off the surface of the lake.
Kakabeka Falls
We made our second visit of the summer to Kakabeka Falls, but this time it was a bit of an adventure.
We arrived at our campsite and just as we were about to set up our tent, we saw the wood outlining the parking area was infested with carpenter ants. As the name implies, they love wood, not tents, but we didn’t want to take any chances on our last night.
Carpenter ants are incredibly destructive, and they can also get into your food, which would be most unpleasant. Now that the busy camping season is done, a lot of campground offices close early, and ours was no exception.
We arrived around 5pm, but the camp office had closed at 4pm. We had to find an unoccupied site, confirm online that it had not already been reserved, then we set ourselves up.
In the search for an open campsite, I spotted a groundhog. We didn’t take his site (we figure he was there first), but we found a suitable one with good trees for hanging our hammock.
This is definitely not the end
This has been the best summer of my life (so far), and I plan to take as much of it with me as possible. I will create my own little escape at home, taking the elements of camping which fulfill me so much and implement them into my life wherever I can.
What lessons will you take from the summer as you return to your Fall routine?
I have definitely missed writing more regularly, and being away for so long has really done a number on my earnings… that said, I am excited to share that I am less than 70 followers away from hitting ten thousand!
I have benefitted from the extended break, and time away always helps me gain perspective and evaluate my priorities. Striking a balance between work, play, family, etc. is a perpetual work in progress.
What lessons will you take from the summer as you return to your Fall routine?
© Jillian Enright, Neurodiversity MB
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