Greetings from Ontario Canada

Gosh! Sorry, I forgot all about your protective loyal dog. But of course I would not wish to offend his sense of honor, for he is a loving companion and not at all mean. But I am sure you feel much safer with him in your tent and by your side. Your a very fine fellow and I sure hope you find my odd sense humor enjoyable.

 

That is good, my thoughts exactly.

 

I was wondering do the lakes & rivers, in Canada, warm up in the summer? Here in Pennsylvania, at least in the area I live in a lot of the lakes and streams are spring fed and thus the water stays quite cold through out the summer months. I saw a post in another thread, asking why anyone would swim in cold water and it made me smile as in my area that is the only choice unless the rivers water depth lowers do to lack of rain. It is freezing at first and then a body adapts to the cold water.

 

I guess I should have said man-made lakes and areas where the run-off comes from cold water springs and mountain run-off. Bigger lakes the upper layer warms well for swimming. I have not been swimming or wading since I returned from Florida. Not sure if I could stand colder temp's without getting severe cramps.

Example: Clear Creek State Park.

 

It is a nice place to visit in the winter months and spring up until about June, then it becomes very very hot and humid. I lived there for over twenty years, but always had a ache in my heart in want of returning home to Pa. I may visit again someday but I don't want to live there ever again. Between the humid climate and insects, and hurricanes, I would much drather stay up here in the north country.

But it is interesting to see how different the landscape and the animals, and plant life is in the southern states.

 

I actually missed snow when I was in Fl. Missed the changing of the seasons as well. It was like something big was missing and could not be replaced. Hot Christmas Day's are a bit hard to get used to as well, but that is a past memory now that I am home again.
Have you ever traveled to other parts of Canada?

 

Nice use of smilies

But yeah the lakes get quite nice in southern Ontario by around early July and usually stay warm until the beginning of September. Also the deeper lakes/bodies of water are usually quite a bit cooler than the smaller, shallower ones. Also water is quite good at retaining heat so that's why they take a month or so to get hot after the weather has changed and about a month or so to cool off at the end of summer.

 

Time to set up camp and put the coffee on. The stories we can tell and where's the marshmellows? I'll cut the sticks for roasting hot dogs and hope you brought the buns. Got the fire going yet?

 

So are you off camping or just hiding out at home. Have not seen you on site lately. Today we did major clean-up work in my mom's yard, took down a huge tall tree and several smaller ones. It was quite a job for our expert tree cutter. He hauled the biggest tree away on a log truck and the rest will get chipped up and disposed of. I stayed out of the way and just watched them work. It is amazing how they learn to cut a tree and get it down right where they want them. And now off to new adventures and soon to bed.

 

It must be great to be so organized and have the time and freedom to go off camping as much as you like. Now I have my tent and will be attempting to set it up and taking it down with some help, but must find a way to be able to get out in the woods this summer. I miss walking the trails and the enjoyment of sitting around a campfire sharing songs and laughter with friends. I miss the alone time too, though can not see that happening much this summer.

I am happy that you can do all this camping and hope you will share more pictures as well.

 

Yes, it is exciting. Just having the tent, not only for camping but for emergencies as well. I will let you know how the first set up goes. Planning to invite friends to help me.