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Trip-log#130 is updated
March 29, 2021 - 01:58 PM
Trip-log#130 has been edited and updated to the new web site format that is compatible with mobile devices such as tablets. The dark theme should make night reading easier on the eyes. Read More...
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Trip-log#148 now online
March 09, 2021 - 09:54 AM
Trip-log#148 is a one-way, nine day semi-solo canoe trip from access#2 Tim River to access#5 Canoe Lake. The goal of the trip was to complete the Tim River. Paddling a 6km section of the river never previously paddled before. Read More...
Live Interview on Feb.4th, 2020
January 31, 2020 - 01:49 PM
I've been invited to appear in an online interview (Live) on Canoehound Outdoor Adventure Show.
Drop on by for some markinthepark news!
LINK TO THE YOUTUBE LIVE STREAM... https://youtu.be/kNsqeOYHt1E Read More...
Drop on by for some markinthepark news!
LINK TO THE YOUTUBE LIVE STREAM... https://youtu.be/kNsqeOYHt1E Read More...
Got Cabin Fever? Watch markinthepark on Rogers TV!
March 12, 2019 - 12:50 PM
On Wednesday March 13, 2019 at 9:00pm, Rogers tv Ottawa (Cable 22) will be airing the first episode of an 10 episode series . Sit back and enjoy the story as a film crew follows me around for ten days in Algonquin Park.
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2019 Guided trip schedule now online!
March 08, 2019 - 03:20 PM
I offer fully-equipped guided canoe trips for adults into Algonquin Park’s Backcountry! Whether you’re a first timer or a seasoned paddler who’s never been to Algonquin Park and wants a taste of what “The Park” has to offer, I am available for you and your group. To maximize your solitude, only a maximum of six guests will be accommodated per trip. Private tours are also available with a maximum of 8 people.
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Downloads page repaired
November 26, 2018 - 07:40 PM
Over the last few weeks I had received emails regarding the “Downloads” section of the web site - The downloads no longer worked! I took the opportunity to not only repair the orphaned links but also to update the page as well.
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Spring is coming at last!
April 21, 2018 - 08:04 PM
We’ve had 2 solid days in a row of above 0°C temperatures and sunshine, lots of sunshine. I believe that spring has finally sprung, at long last! As you can see in the photo above Algonquin Park is still locked in winter’s embrace, but that will change soon.
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Now Offering Guided Canoe Trips!
March 24, 2018 - 06:45 PM
I now offer guided canoe trips for adults into Algonquin Park’s Backcountry! Whether you’re a first timer or a seasoned paddler who’s never been to Algonquin Park and wants a taste of what “The Park” has to offer, I am available for you and your group. To maximize your solitude, only a maximum of six guests will be accommodated per trip. Private tours are also available.
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Website renamed!
March 24, 2018 - 06:45 PM
Effective March 3rd, 2018 “Mark’s Algonquin Park Sampler” is no longer a sampler web site of sorts of Algonquin Park. Rather, I now spend more time in Algonquin Park, therefore justifying the change in name. The website along with a proper logo (That even looks like me!) will now assume its proper name associated with its originating URL: ”markinthepark.com”. Read More...
Paddling Adventures Radio
March 08, 2016 - 03:32 PM
A good friend of mine, Sean Rowley of ragingriverstudios.com has started his own paddling radio show called “Paddling Adventures Radio”. The show is hosted courtesy of Reno Viola Outdoors Radio. Read More...
Downloads page updated!
February 26, 2016 - 03:42 PM
Web site news
December 01, 2012 - 05:07 PM
The "News" page is now closed and will remain offline. Don't worry, these are improvements to the web site, nothing more.
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The passing of Steve Jobs
October 06, 2011 - 09:53 AM
I'd like to take the opportunity to say "Good-bye" to Steve. Although his passing is not related in anyway to the topics of my web site, I find it of great importance to note the passing of Steve. Read More...
Scribble, scribble...
September 25, 2011 - 11:20 AM
Soon the lakes will be ice-covered, the forest buried in snow and trip-log writing season will be upon me. Already, I can feel the urge to write tugging at my heart. I look forward to a long winter of writing as I recount my past journeys into Algonquin Park. Read More...
Web Site Updated!
February 19, 2011 - 10:52 PM
Today I’ve launched an updated version of the web site.
The update includes many things; sixteen new trip-logs, new slideshow gallery section, new links page to all things Algonquin Park orientated and more. I think you’ll find the web site is a vast improvement over its predecessor. Individual trip-logs now contain daily weather dat as well as daily route maps in the sidebar. Read More...
The update includes many things; sixteen new trip-logs, new slideshow gallery section, new links page to all things Algonquin Park orientated and more. I think you’ll find the web site is a vast improvement over its predecessor. Individual trip-logs now contain daily weather dat as well as daily route maps in the sidebar. Read More...