Travel and Trekking in Northern Ontario and Beyond

JourNiackery is dedicated to providing useful information on travel and trekking destinations, especially within Northern Ontario, and French River and Killarney in particular. Since the goal is to entertain while generating trip ideas, there’s lots of great stuff here for travel and trekking enthusiasts!

Find photos and travel tales about Northern Ontario and elsewhere in Canada, South Korea, Ecuador, Peru, and more. There’s lots of tourism information on the French River and Killarney areas, plus there are trek reports and hiking gear tips, and bucket lists and itineraries for travelling and trekking.

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These parakeets likely had an easy time of getting to this travel destination, Nimbin, Australia.
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Along Hawk Ridge Trail at Halfway Lake Park, north of Sudbury
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Cooking our trail flatbread on our hand toaster, which we simply place on a grill instead of holding.
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Travel and trekking bucket lists reach for new heights — like in this photo looking up a very tall tree! (by Marc Desrochers)
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A winding boardwalk traverses a wetland along Samoset Trail in Mashkinonje Provincial Park.
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Flower on the waterside at Gull Lake (Temagami area)
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At Buddha's birthday, lanterns decorate the streets of Busan, South Korea.
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Hiking the La Cloche Silhouette Trail: Selection of Itineraries

Panoramic Killarney vista beneath an open sky.

Dreaming of hiking the La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney? Here are several itineraries for hiking the La Cloche Silhouette Trail, slowly or quickly.

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50+ Things To Do in French River and Lake Nipissing Areas

A small gushing waterfall with historical significance in French River Provincial Park

Chances are, there's a lot left for you to discover about this place. Here are 56+ cool ideas for things to do in French River - Lake Nipissing area. Enjoy!

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Silver Peak Day Hike Route Suggestions

View across Silver Peak.

These are route suggestions to help plan a Silver Peak day hike in Killarney Park. You can combine a Silver Peak day hike with a paddle trip or hike-in trek

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Visiting Mashkinonje Provincial Park: A Guide [with Photos]

A view of the Lapin Beach bay while visiting Mashkinonje Provincial Park.

The definitive resource for visiting Mashkinonje Provincial Park, which has natural hiking trails, beaches & canoe access to Lake Nipissing, all for free.

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Packing Lists for Backcountry Hikers

Three packing lists for backcountry hikers: camping, hiking, and cooking.

It's useful to divide backcountry packing lists into categories. Here I describe our hiking, camping, and cooking gear packing lists for backcountry hikers.

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Greatest Hiking List to Make the Most of a Year in Korea

A view of the mountain range at Sobaeksan National Park, seen while hiking Korea's mountains.

When I decided to teach English abroad and live in a mountainous country, I just knew it would take a great hiking list to make the most of a year in Korea.

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