Follow Ian, as he heads into the back country, solo, during shoulder season in an area that was before crown land where a lot of hunt camps were grandfathered into a provincial park. This trip reminded him of why he loved the back country, as discussed in our Amateur Hour episode. Keeping it safe, he wears hunters orange to be visible to ensure his safety hiking in. A few shotguns here and there, but nothing crazy.

In this video, Ian describes what to look out for in reading the signs of weather, some fire starting tricks and, generally, how he likes to relax on his days off from work! He brought in his fishing rod to try his luck on trout in the lakes and enjoyed some beautiful sunsets between showers of rain and, in the end, snow.

In case you were wondering (and it’ll make more sense at the end of the video), closing the loop on his weather prediction, on the drive out, it snowed tons and hammered down. He was glad he got out when I did as it would’ve been more of a slog to get out. His weather prediction coupled with the radio is a good combo to ensure your trips are safe and stays fun, on the weather front! All in all, this was a great shoulder season back country camping trip!

Where is this place, you ask? Well, watch the video to find out!