Hike #18: Shield Trail

We typically don't visit the cabin in the spring as the bugs are out of control. But sometimes I am quick to forget the misery of the mosquitoes. With two different types of insect repellent in hand, I thought I was prepared. How bad could it be? For the weekend we packed our bags and headed up north to the cabin. Spoiler alert: We did not last the entire weekend due to the mosquito apocalypse.

Bon Echo Provincial Park

Bon Echo Provincial Park is located in southeastern Ontario and is situated along several lakes, including Mazinaw Lake - the seventh deepest lake in the province. For years we've been saying we'd like to visit Bon Echo, in large part because it's located close by K's family cabin. So this year we finally made it happen. While there are just over 500 car camping sites to choose from in this provincial park, we booked one of the 25 coveted canoe-in campsites located in the backcountry on Joe Perry Lake.