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  1. Northern Dancer

    Cheeseburger in a Bag

    Walking Snacks : The Cheeseburger Ingredients Original Style Potato Chips Browned Hamburger Meat Shredded American or Cheddar Cheese or Cheese Blend Onion, chopped Tomato, chopped Dill Pickle Slices Yellow Mustard Ketchup Instructions Mix the ingredients with amounts to your liking in the...
  2. Northern Dancer

    "Staff & Foot" - Mew Lake

    "Staff and Foot" at Mew Lake was an opportunity for me to hike and play and get away from it all - sort of speak.
  3. Northern Dancer

    Black Bear Encouner of the first kind

    You hear the twigs snap and the swish of young pine branches in the dead of night and you tumble out of your cozy warm sleeping bag to listen intently. Bang! "Okay...so it's not your vivid imagination at play." "Something is really out there." You quickly finish dressing, grab your hiking...
  4. Northern Dancer

    Believe in Camp Ghosts?

    I don't know...what do you think? This is a picture of a bear that I took behind my tent - so, is it a ghost or what? I'm referring to what appears to be a picture of a man's face on the right side. Spooky:bag: This bear went to sleep behind my tent - story to be written soon.
  5. Northern Dancer

    New Foot Bridge Across the Grand

    What "newish addition in the realm of nature" can your community boast? Our Community just completed a footbridge across the Grand River - in our neck of the woods. So much more beautiful on this the first day of summer compared the torrential waves of February past. "...and...
  6. Northern Dancer

    20 Things Only Reall Campers Know

    FROM GETOUTSIDE an excellent English site. Whether you're an avid camper or reluctantly only sleep under canvas when forced, there are certain things that only real campers will know. 1. Camping is very tribal. The ultralight backpackers look down on the glampers for bringing most of the...
  7. Northern Dancer

    LATEST FUTTS (stuff) BUZZ -->

    KEEPING UP TO DATE ON THE - LATEST - NEWEST - EXCITINGEST - REDICULOUSEST - FABULEST STUFF [or as I call it FUTTS], IS HARD TO DO. So this thread is posted to keep us abreast of what is new in the camping world. And there is sure a lot of it. If you see something that fits the above...
  8. Northern Dancer

    Tent Air Conditioning>>>

    ...about air conditioning. The better-constructed tents take into consideration weather conditions including heat and cold. This company has come up with a better than just a fan item. If you have the bucks - go to it. For a mear $350.00 to $2,500.00, you can have your pick of equipment...
  9. Northern Dancer

    Boreal Forest Largest in the World

    Alberta is now home to the largest area of protected boreal forest in the world, following an announcement Tuesday that set aside more than 13,600 square kilometres of land across much of northeast Alberta. The Provincial and Federal governments, the Tallcree First Nation, oil sands giant...
  10. Northern Dancer

    Where to Camp in Ontario...

    Where to Camp In Ontario Provincial Park Campgrounds Ontario is home to over 330 provincial parks, covering 9 million hectares. All this space means loads of camping opportunities within provincial park grounds. The Ontario Parks 'Park Locator' lets you search for a specific park or locate...
  11. Northern Dancer

    It's becoming more common...

    Lyme's Disease Way back, when I instructed First Aid, we received the precautionary memorandum from our Provincial Office warning about the possibility of Lyme's Disease in our area. It was a precautionary measure because at that time it was only discovered in British Columbia - thousands...
  12. Northern Dancer

    Take 5 Walking Dessert

    TAKE 5 WALKING DESSERT GO AHEAD AND TRY IT :) Prep Time is 5 minutes Author: 50 Campfires Recipe type: Dessert Serves: 1 Ingredients 1 Snack Bag of Mini Pretzels 1 spoonful of Chocolate Chips Drizzle Chocolate Syrup 1 spoonful of Salted Peanuts Drizzle Caramel Syrup Instructions...
  13. Northern Dancer

    Just love those canoes ----->

    We don’t need a motor, we don’t need a sail. We don’t need no fins or gills, and we don’t need a tail. Let’s just keep it simple, we’ll each get an oar. Paddle out to no man’s lake and float till we can’t no more. Can you canoe on a little boat built for two? Can you canoe? I’ll be your captain...
  14. Northern Dancer

    A Sleep System

    :peeking:This is an instructional module. The term SLEEP SYSTEM is one that describes in detail the equipment one uses for sleeping. As you can appreciate there is more than one system that a person can use depending on the season and your personal comfort level. This is a system for BASE...
  15. Northern Dancer

    "GUTSY" HIKING, FISHING AND CAMPING

    Looking for some real gutsy hiking, fishing, and camping that gets the heart pounding? I'm talking about real outdoor adventure that captures the imagination and excites the spirit. Check out it out - go online and key in Hiking the Clearwater River of Alberta I could watch this for a fair...
  16. Northern Dancer

    Dutch Oven Pork Chops...

    DUTCH OVEN PORK CHOPS AND POTATOES This recipe came to my attention so I gave it a try. [Getting Ready for the Season of Delights - summer camping that is.] Prep time is 15 minutes. Cook time 1 hour. Total time is 1 hour and 15 minutes. This is a throw it in, one oven dish that is delicious...
  17. Northern Dancer

    Mew Lake Base Camp Prep

    So what did I forget? This is the first long term camp prepared for the season though there are smaller experiences planned before this date. I've never been to Mew Lake and I'm looking forward to the change.
  18. Northern Dancer

    Painted Paddle

    ....first of all I have a cherry paddle and noooooo way would I paint it. But for the other ones it's kind of fun to paint them; appreciating that there are some skilful artists out there. Why paint? Why not? It personalizes your paddle and makes it distinctive among the rest. It might be your...
  19. Northern Dancer

    FLOOD...

    A few days ago we were experiencing a predictable winter then all of a sudden the rains came and the temperature shot up to 15 C (59 degrees American) and floods came. One unfortunate women decided to go around a road barrier advising closure because of flood waters and was washed into the...
  20. Northern Dancer

    The Outdoors is for Lovers ----->

    ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC - really good articles, excellent pictures, sound suggestions and very much family centred. It's free! Check it out - I'm sure you will enjoy it. :) Key in: 50 Campfires (This is a free email magazine.)
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