Algonquin Father/Son Weekend
Last weekend we all headed to Algonquin Park for the annual Father/Son weekend. This event has been going on for at least 10 years starting when Sam and Ellis were wee tots. All but one of these weekend adventures has taken place at Algonquin. We did go to Killbear Provincial Park one year but discovered a “drinking band” until after the May 24 weekend.
There is a little bit of drinking going on so Algonquin fits the bill.
With the kids getting older, it is harder for some sons to commit. I only brought one of my boys this year. Johnny even came solo. I do think that even when the kids can’t make it at all, I still will make the trip.
We went a couple of weeks later than usual….which worked out pretty good. The last two weekends have been a bust with rain and snow. We had a cloudy day on Saturday but Sunday was like a day in the middle of August. We were there just before the blackfies too.
This past weekend was stellar. Ten kids and five dads.
This year we took at hike up the Lookout trail. Poor Rob, because he has a fear of heights, couldn’t bring himself to get to close to the cliff’s edge. (How can a guy who is 6’4” be afraid of heights…how does he get out of bed in the morning!)
A long bike ride on Sunday topped off the weekend. And, of course, a number of moose sightings. There are a whole lot of moose in Algonquin. In the spring they are attracted to the road sides to get away from the bugs and to drink out of the salt leaden puddles along the highway.
Next year we are taking canoes and hoping for sunny weather and a day trip down the Madawaska River.
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