tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9410366140078140322012-02-16T03:33:05.974-07:00Cathy Parkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206550619274567719noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941036614007814032.post-16032661183245776412008-02-27T17:10:00.000-07:002008-02-27T17:54:24.274-07:00<span></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171818805684213266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R8X9zWN-FhI/AAAAAAAAEQA/hHy3ifl7ncE/s400/mar+1.jpg" border="0" /><br />We saw this Marten in the trees near our yurt.It had been -28 c for days before we arrived and I think he was looking for food at the site.<br /><div></div><br /><div>These photos are a bit of a blur...wow...can this little guy run fast! No way was he going to pose for a photo shoot. They feed on squirrels, mice, birds and rabbits...so they need to be quick.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I found the marten crunching loudly on something, so he stood still for a moment, he took off when I tried to get closer, it's hard to sneak quietly through the woods in 3 feet of snow.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171821837931124258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R8YAj2N-FiI/AAAAAAAAEQI/8NbuCLIiNNg/s400/mar+4.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171821859405960754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R8YAlGN-FjI/AAAAAAAAEQQ/kpDAn4SkK2A/s400/mar+2.jpg" border="0" /><span></span><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/941036614007814032-1603266118324577641?l=canadianbaconandbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cathy Parkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206550619274567719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941036614007814032.post-40787413226418469502008-02-16T18:32:00.000-07:002008-02-25T14:41:05.583-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7eaoWN-DvI/AAAAAAAAD7E/rz1kGLXN3Fo/s1600-h/DSC_0074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167769115380551410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 390px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px" height="213" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7eaoWN-DvI/AAAAAAAAD7E/rz1kGLXN3Fo/s400/DSC_0074.JPG" width="342" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><div><span style="color:#cccccc;">"A Yurt? What's a Yurt" was the response we got from most people when we said we were spending a few days in one. Valentines Day(our 27th wedding anniversary) seemed like the perfect date to experience a trip to Algonquin Park in a Yurt. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div>These semi-permanent canvas-covered structures are 16 feet in diameter, mounted on a wooden deck about two feet off the ground. Yurts can accommodate up to six people. They have two sets of bunk beds, a table and chairs, plywood floors, electric heat and lighting.<br />Algonquin Park has eight yurts in total. Seven are located in the Mew Lake Campground off of Hwy 60.<br />After trying to reserve a yurt for the past 3 years on a weekend and finding it booked up for months in advance, we decided to go for a midweek trip.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167772899246739202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 412px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="308" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7eeEmN-DwI/AAAAAAAAD7M/Kh7HfDe7VOc/s400/DSC_0076.JPG" width="373" border="0" />The temperature the first night was -19 degrees c and the second night was a balmy -15 c. The electric heater kept the six of us warm all night, but we heard that on the nights before we arrived it was -28 c with a strong wind and an extra heater was needed.(the park provides those if you need them)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7ef5mN-DxI/AAAAAAAAD7U/hFsgbJJWjYA/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167774909291433746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7ef5mN-DxI/AAAAAAAAD7U/hFsgbJJWjYA/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7ekR2N-DyI/AAAAAAAAD7c/PxtAJ26qpPk/s1600-h/IMG_1545.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167779723949772578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7ekR2N-DyI/AAAAAAAAD7c/PxtAJ26qpPk/s400/IMG_1545.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br />It doesn't get much better than this, good food, shared with good friends, we were laughing!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7epjWN-DzI/AAAAAAAAD7k/5uQ2RqeebAk/s1600-h/DSC_0072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167785522155622194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7epjWN-DzI/AAAAAAAAD7k/5uQ2RqeebAk/s400/DSC_0072.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>Robert did most of the cooking with his trusty Colman stove and a propane BBQ under the cooking shelter beside the Yurt. Some folks down the road from us had tarps around the cook area, they probably needed that on the windy, -28 evenings.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>TIPS:<br />There is an electric outlet inside the Yurt, so we brought a kettle to plug in for coffee and hot cereal, to help get us up in the mornings. I would recommend something to slip on your feet when inside the yurt, we had a ton of water on the floor from our snow covered boot. We also brought a flannel sheet to cover the cold vinyl mattress.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7etH2N-D0I/AAAAAAAAD7s/gZAJBtqXhc0/s1600-h/IMG_1597.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167789447755730754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7etH2N-D0I/AAAAAAAAD7s/gZAJBtqXhc0/s400/IMG_1597.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br />The heated bathrooms and showers were greatly appreciated, but Connor really should remove his Snowshoes before using the facilities<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iVVGN-D2I/AAAAAAAAD8g/d6in2W094RM/s1600-h/IMG_1587.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168044762086641506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iVVGN-D2I/AAAAAAAAD8g/d6in2W094RM/s320/IMG_1587.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iVUmN-D1I/AAAAAAAAD8Y/5KT3HKV-CcI/s1600-h/IMG_1588.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168044753496706898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iVUmN-D1I/AAAAAAAAD8Y/5KT3HKV-CcI/s320/IMG_1588.JPG" border="0" /></a></p></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br />We found a Igloo in the park that someone built. It was large enough to stand in.<br /><br />It was a beautiful time to be snowshoeing, it was cold but once we started walking , -14c didn't seem to bother anyone.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iYO2N-D3I/AAAAAAAAD8o/e2JCZ0KK0to/s1600-h/DSC_0030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168047953247342450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iYO2N-D3I/AAAAAAAAD8o/e2JCZ0KK0to/s400/DSC_0030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iYPGN-D4I/AAAAAAAAD8w/rgUtgGLyNSM/s1600-h/DSC_0033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168047957542309762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="229" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iYPGN-D4I/AAAAAAAAD8w/rgUtgGLyNSM/s400/DSC_0033.JPG" width="343" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7ieZ2N-D5I/AAAAAAAAD9U/4Id6QLB4X3E/s1600-h/IMG_1606.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168054739295670162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7ieZ2N-D5I/AAAAAAAAD9U/4Id6QLB4X3E/s320/IMG_1606.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We had back bacon on a bun with 2 kinds of cheese for brunch,.....mmmmm!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iei2N-D6I/AAAAAAAAD9c/wphWURTryH0/s1600-h/IMG_1608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168054893914492834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iei2N-D6I/AAAAAAAAD9c/wphWURTryH0/s320/IMG_1608.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168072911302299826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkywVMc1A_g/R7iu7mN-ELI/AAAAAAAAD_k/zXcxQiwMNTs/s400/IMG_1598.JPG" border="0" /> I can't think of any better way to enjoy a few days in the middle of the cold Canadian winter!</div><div>Dress warm!<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/941036614007814032-4078741322641846950?l=canadianbaconandbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cathy Parkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206550619274567719noreply@blogger.com6