Hiking in Algonquin

We were supposed to go camping again with Uncle Brian,
but Mama and Papa had too much work to do
and couldn't afford the whole weekend for fun.
So we went hiking in Algonquin Park on Saturday instead.

The fall colours are making an appearance already.
Can you even see me? I'm camoflauged!
There were SO many tourists, they were really loud
and quite obnoxious really. Mama and Papa were
feeling a little bit clusterphobic from the hordes of people.

The first hike we did was a really short 0.8km loop,
it was called Hardwood Lookout and it was really
scenic. So braving the crowds paid off for this reward.

All the nature smells were great!
We eventually went back to the Highlands Trail
that we hiked on the first time we came to
Algonquin Park to go camping.
It was a lot less busy, but not as pretty in terms of foliage.

I met this dog, she was going portaging with her family.

She was really friendly! And very brave,
she crossed the broken bridge all by herself!

The bridge is used to cross this small river.
It was all broken and in the middle of being fixed.
We managed to get to the middle of it
before Papa made the bridge crack loudly
with his foot in the wrong place.

I was so scared, and I didn't feel safe at all.
I couldn't wait to get back to solid ground!

We also ended up going a bit further than last time.
We saw this nice little pond. Maybe a
dinosaur lives inside it.

I was just minding my own business, sniffing the flowers
when I got stung by a bee. I must have made it angry,
because all of a sudden this bee was in my face.
I tried to run away, but it kept poking me.
Papa grabbed me and then Mama pulled out the stinger
from my right cheek. Good thing I wasn't allergic to bee stings!

We took a small break on the way back to the car.
I was so tired. I was hungry, thirsty, and
not really in the mood to play after that stupid
bee stung me. Mama and Papa were so
proud of me that I kept up hiking with them for
almost 3 hours! I'm proud of me too.

My First Camping Trip Day 3

Thank goodness TIFF is over for another year.
Now I can post more frequently since Mama and Papa
aren't hunting for C-list celebrities and I can get on the
computer to show you my pictures.
Mama got me this lifejacket just for camping.
But we didn't get a chance to try it out.
But I look good right?

On the last day I was a little bit anxious to leave
because I needed to go home and have a bath.
I was really smelly!
But the van wouldn't start because the battery was dead!

Eventually the guys got the van to start,
and we headed towards this hiking trail.
Look at me jumping off the ground
to try and catch the stick that Papa was going to throw!
I'm so athletic!

Somehow the hiking trail was uphill both ways.
I had a lot of fun camping with some of my
favourite people. Thank you!
I can't wait for next time!
Oh by the way, Happy Belated Birthday Uncle Brian.

My First Camping Trip Day 2

I know it's been a while from my camping Day 1 post,
Mama and Papa have been busy TIFFing
so I never get a chance to get on the computer.
But anyway here are my Day 2 pics from camping.

We brought so much stuff camping, but we
forgot to put some of it away at bed time. It was a good thing
that no one (especially the bears!) took any of our food.

Bear and I had a great time camping!
Sleeping in a tent was fun!

I was taking a nap in my tent when I heard a noise outside.
Turned out to be a chipmunk that
was stealing kibble from my dish.

I even helped out with the cooking.
Ok maybe I didn't really help out,
but I was willing to be quality control.
Unfortunately Uncle Brian saw through
my greediness and said no.

My First Camping Trip Day 1

I went camping for the first time over
the long September weekend.
I was there with 7 of my favourite people: Mama, Papa,
Uncle Brian, Thomas Ojichan, Auntie Ada,
Auntie Trish, and Uncle Dan.
I stole this corn on the cob from the grocery bag,
and no one suspected it was missing!
Until I threw it up - twice.

Uncle Brian and I bonded over deep
conversations about the meaning life.

Sitting by the fire was nice,
especially since it was so chilly!
I even got my own chair.

It got so dark outside that Mama had
to put a bicycle light on me so that I don't get lost.