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Adventure #13: Startled by a Snapping Turtle on McEwen Lake

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     Wanting to bring my dog out for his first trip of the season, I planned an overnight canoe trip with my dad, my brother, and his girlfriend from August 15th to the 16th. I had gone to the Haliburton Highlands with my brother and his girlfriend earlier in the season, however, this was the first trip of the year for my dad and my dog Kayden. Kayden had only ever been on one canoe trip prior to and had such a good time on it that every time he's seen my pack come out this year, he's been very disappointed to discover that he is not coming along. For this trip, we had bought Kayden his own little pack to carry all of his gear in as we had read that working breeds, like him, love to have jobs. Not only did none of us want to carry his gear, but we were also hoping that having the job of carrying his pack would make him listen a little better on the portages (which it did- yay!).      The morning of, we loaded up our two canoes and all of our gear into the vehicle to head out to
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Kawigamog Lake in Noganosh Lake PP (Video)

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Check out Michelle 's and my first trip to the Noganosh Lake PP in the video below! Although we didn't even make it into the park's boundaries, we had a great time camping and painting on the bordering lakes!
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Adventure #12: Getting Artsy on Kawigamog Lake in Noganosh Lake PP

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     Wanting to try someplace new that neither of us had ever been to before, Michelle and I decided to check out Noganosh Lake Provincial Park for a quick overnighter. We set out on July 13th, 2020 with a few possible places in mind that we could launch the canoe and park, depending on availability and the general direction we wanted to paddle in. We ended up deciding on using the Ess Narrows launch which had not only a great launch but a good-sized parking lot. A few other boaters were using the launch to put in their motorboats as Kawigamog lake, the first lake in the Noganosh area, is home to cottages as well.                   Setting out on the water under overcast skies, Michelle and I had to paddle under a road bridge (the same one we drove down) that was currently under construction. As we rounded the bend and progressed further into the lake, Michelle and I had to align the canoe to hit the waves head-on, from passing boats. All the boaters we passed were very friendly and t
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