My First Ever Solo Camping Trip | 3-Days in Killarney Provincial Park 

Amazing how we have become so used to constant noise in our lives, that we feel a need for it when on a trip like this. Great video, thanks for sharing.

Great video. I have spent countless hours paddling KPP, some tandem, some solo. One of my favourite places in Ontario. Heading back in May.

Man thats a great solo loop. tiny but tough. good for a weekend or long weekend trip. Thanks alex!

Thank you, brought back many great memories camping in the white mountains!

I never laughed so hard with you in the trunk of your car! And the crickets were a nice touch too.

It's hilarious what we call mountains in Ontario! :)

Man I really enjoyed my trip to Killarney. Such a nice place to be. Take er easy bud

Fantastic job...well done...just really enjoy your down to earth attitude...you look comfortable in the outdoors

Thanks. Have done this route tandem. Way to go and here's to the next 25 years of paddling!

Hey Alex, Just found this video - it is the exact trip that I did in fall 2015 with my sister...even stayed on the same sites you did. We did a loop to Gail Lake and back...a great adventure! TY!

Happy Birthday

Nice trip! Just came across the channel and I like your style, thanks for sharing

Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together and share it. Very helpful for trip planning. Did you have to pay Widgawa Outfitters for the use of their dock? Did you have to check in at the George Lake office?

Great video. You have such a great attitude, something you definitely need for solo!

Thanks for sharing your first solo trip! I guess chatting to a gopro helps gives a guy some sense of company and security. Watched a few of your vlogs thus far. Very cool.

Murray lake was beautiful, and it would have been easy to portage our tandem up to paddle on it, but the day was late, and as it turned out we needed to turn around in order to dodge wind and waves and reach Camp Widgwa before dark.

Great video! I'm currently prepping for my own first solo trip. This is great inspiration 👍

happy birthday, many more.

Thanks, loved your videos! You know all this stuff (watching your latest stuff including your Wabakini trip) and this isn't meant to be any criticism at all, just a few observations and comments for your viewership based on this video: 1) Kudos - for batoning wood with your knife. Looked like a Becker Knife & Tool? This is so much lighter than taking a mid size (boys) axe and for a personal fire, a stout knife and pocket saw are all that you need. This will save you 4 lbs. Your choice was great here! 2) Mountain house dehydrated meals - they are convenient and great (my wife and I prefer to dehydrate our own), but on longer trips, I find that weight savings are better had by cutting open the foil bags they come in and putting them in ziplocks. Heat with a titantium pot. One titanium pot weighs less than 3 mountain house containers. So there is a diminishing returns on this one. 3) Wine - love that stuff, what a great choice for the woods! But, if I were doing those port's, I'd be packing some 40% rum and mio drops. Heck, though, we all have our luxuries and preferences. Thank you again so much for sharing your trips and experiences. I enjoy them so much. I've done all the eastern part of Killarney and a good chunk of the northern areas but haven't done the Nellie loop to the west yet. You have me intrigued and thinking of exploring it. Keep up the great work and keep those strokes clean (you have such excellent technique!). Ken

Your mother called...she wants her sun glasses back!

Great video..awesome bass!

HAPPY Birthday, nice trip,

Hey thinking of soloing this trip this fall 2024 . Just a few questions how long did it take to paddle to your first portage ? Into grace lake ? And was the look out trails easy to find and follow ?

Regarding Charlton Lake, that and a lot of other peripheral lakes around Killarney have been raised by dams, maybe because of old logging and recently because damming filled creeks like Charleton to make them navigable. This is discussed in my blog. The dead trees you saw may be a result of lake raising.

I like the video! I am about to do similar route for my first solo. looking forward to beautiful La Chloche range,fish, and Nellie lake.

Beautiful trip brother. I'ts a great park!

Great loop!

Sweeeeeeet trip man.

well done sir!!

Happy belated birthday lol

Cool video

Just subbed. Love your channel.

😭😭 no one planned you a party so you had to camp alone! 😭😭 I've done a lot of alone time in the woods. Nothing better much of the time, but not always. I think it was a great way to spend a bday. Get a little reflection, and time with yourself. It's surprising what you can learn about the person you think you know best.

How realistic is it for 2 guys that have never gone back country camping to do this same route?

Where can I get myself one of those NS hats?

4:02 are you at the Carmichael spot ???

Good job! What time of year was it? Did you run into a lot of people?

Often slept in our cars. You only wear your life jacket during portages? I occasionally let my wife do without, but when it got windy and wavy on the way back from Murray Lake, we both had them on. www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/40090-Killarney-From-the-Backside-and-Other-Views

Learn a proper J stoke! Nice video tho!

Oh please do learn to do a J-stroke.... it will help you immensely as well as repairing your damaged canoe-cred.