A Camp Walden canoe trip is an extremely unique and exciting experience! The following are things that one may see on a Walden canoe trip!
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A walk through of a canoe trip meal plan
A major highlight of the trip experience for many Walden campers is the food we prepare and cook over the campfire. The following is a typical “meal plan” that a cabin group may experience on a 4-day canoe trip! Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4:
Walden Tripping Lingo
After many years of canoe tripping at Camp Walden, many nicknames and terms have been coined. The following is some tripping slang you may hear on or about canoe tripping!
“How do you not get sick of trip, isn’t it the same thing everyday?”
This is the most common question I get from friends, family, campers and frankly anyone who knows what my summer job is. I always have the same answer to this, “well of course not”! Whenever I think about this question, my mind always gets drawn to the sunsets. To me, the sunset represents the accomplishments,… Read more »
How-to: Cucumber face mask
It’s inevitable that on canoe trips you are going to get a little messy, and that’s all part of the fun! A great way while on a trip to feel fresh and glamorous is to make face masks! The following is a face mask recipe that we have created!
A Letter to a Comic Camper in ’06
Your first Comic Canoe Trip is today and you’re about to trip for the first time. Maybe you’re nervous? Maybe you don’t think you will like it? Maybe you love camp so much you can’t bear the thought of leaving? Or maybe it’s the look on your face as you eat those stale bagels at… Read more »
The experience of a lifetime
Going into the Walden tripping program as a first year who had never experienced Walden as a camper, I did not know what to expect. I had been on many canoe trips both on my own time and as a camper at other camps and thought that tripping at Walden would be no different. This… Read more »
A natural waterslide
We woke up nice and early on our 3rd day of Zod trip, and little did we know what a wonderful day it would be. We packed up the tents, ate breakfast and left site. After a paddle, a 1km portage, and lunch, we arrived at High Falls Lake. The girls, Sam (the other tripper),… Read more »
Why I Trip
I love Camp. Ask anyone who knows me. It gets to the point where I tend to be somewhat insufferable when my friends see me meet someone. I almost always happen to steer the conversation towards my summers in the Haliburton Highlands. Every time I pull in to the magical Walden gates, warmth envelopes me… Read more »
Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario, summer of 2015
Myself (Ethan Speigel) and Zach Ronski’s first trip together for the summer was one of the two Killarney Paddle CIT trips. We were nervous and excited. A bit nervous because although our CITs were open-minded, not all of them were the biggest canoe trip lovers. But we were mostly excited because we were determined to… Read more »