This weekend I went down to Algonquin park to the Brent campsite.
The camp site used to have CN rail go through it because it used to be come to a pretty big logging operation. As much as 1,300 people lived here at some point. Now, the rail has been dug up and is now just a gravel path and the old schoolhouse turned into a residence for the locals that are taking care of the camp grounds.
Being this far north, there was zero light pollution and the stars were dazzling to look at over the water.
For our main meal of our stay, we decided to make some chilly. The recipe we went off of was for a vegan chilly, but we ended up throwing in some sausage meat in there anyway. The chilly ended up being amazing considering we just threw ingredients into a pot over the fire without measuring anything out.
There is a 40km dirt road that comes off of the Trans Canada Highway that leads to the campgrounds. The permit office however was located right off of the end of the dirt road. So going to the office means you have a 80km round trip. Coming in late and being the first time camping at this site, we had a bit of a scare thinking that we would have to drive that far to get more wood for the fire. Having come here with an electric car and the charging infrastructure is not great that far up north, we would have been stranded if we were to drive that extra distance. Turns out park rangers drive around and provided wood for 10 bucks a pop.
Probably one of the more memorable camping trips I've had.
