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Francis Bauman

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Events

2025
Nov
29
2025

Shoulder season romp

📍 Gibson River area7 going70 photos
Backpacking & hikingWinter camping & snowshoeing
Jun
10
2025

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo13 going
Socials & monthly meetups
2024
Jul
9
2024

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo17 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jun
28
2024

POINT PELEE BEGINNER SEA KAYAKING

📍 Point Pelee National Park18 going28 photos
Kayak trips
Apr
23
2024

Introduction to backpacking - Learn what to pack

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo15 going
Workshops & intro coursesBackpacking & hiking
Apr
9
2024

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo12 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Feb
13
2024

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo18 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jan
9
2024

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo13 going
Socials & monthly meetups
2023
Apr
11
2023

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo11 going
Socials & monthly meetups
2022
Sep
17
2022

CANOE TO NOGANOSH LAKE

📍 Noganosh Lake4 going
Canoe trips
Aug
9
2022

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo8 going11 photos
Socials & monthly meetups
Jun
14
2022

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo14 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jan
12
2022

What to pack for a winter trip

📍 Online85 going
Workshops & intro coursesWinter camping & snowshoeing
2021
Feb
27
2021

Mike’s Excellent Winter Camping Adventure, reprise

📍 Location not recorded6 going
Winter camping & snowshoeing
Feb
3
2021

Pulks, an opinionated introduction

📍 Online36 going
Workshops & intro coursesWinter camping & snowshoeing
2020
Jun
19
2020

Kayaking under the June New Moon

📍 Location not recorded17 going159 photos
Kayak trips
Mar
10
2020

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo15 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jan
18
2020

Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands - 2020 Pulk Pull

📍 Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands10 going77 photos
Winter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
9
2020

What to pack for a winter trip

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo35 going
Workshops & intro coursesWinter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
3
2020

Cancelled. Highlands Backpacking Trail.

📍 Algonquin Provincial Park10 going
Backpacking & hiking
2019
Oct
11
2019

Thanksgiving and Killarney Provincial Park

📍 Killarney Provincial Park4 going
Canoe trips
Sep
28
2019

Backpacking East Side of QEW, Devils Lake to Victoria Section

📍 Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands10 going16 photos
Backpacking & hiking
Sep
18
2019

Introduction to backpacking - Learn what to pack

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo26 going
Workshops & intro coursesBackpacking & hiking
May
31
2019

WEEKEND CANOE TO NOGANOSH LAKE

📍 Noganosh Lake9 going
Canoe trips
May
18
2019

QEW High Falls Loop

📍 Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands7 going6 photos
Backpacking & hiking
May
8
2019

Introduction to backpacking - Learn what to pack

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo37 going
Workshops & intro coursesBackpacking & hiking
Feb
16
2019

Minnesing Trail: 3 days winter camping

📍 Algonquin Provincial Park7 going13 photos
Backpacking & hikingWinter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
26
2019

Beginners Winter Backpacking Course

📍 Gibson River area6 going22 photos
Workshops & intro coursesBackpacking & hikingWinter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
19
2019

Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands - 2019 Pulk Pull

📍 Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands7 going15 photos
Winter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
9
2019

What to pack for a winter trip

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo24 going1 photo
Workshops & intro coursesWinter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
8
2019

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo9 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jan
5
2019

New Moon Snowshoeing, Guskewau Lake, Algonquin

📍 Algonquin Provincial Park6 going72 photos
Winter camping & snowshoeing
2018
Dec
11
2018

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo6 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Dec
8
2018

Highlands Backpacking Trail. Early season winter camping

📍 Algonquin Provincial Park4 going
Backpacking & hikingWinter camping & snowshoeing
Nov
24
2018

Ontario Winter Camping Symposium

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo4 going
Winter camping & snowshoeing
Nov
13
2018

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo10 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Sep
12
2018

Introduction to backpacking - Learn what to pack

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo21 going
Workshops & intro coursesBackpacking & hiking
Sep
11
2018

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo11 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Aug
18
2018

Backpacking West Side of QEW, Victoria Bridge to Loon Lake

📍 Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands9 going17 photos
Backpacking & hiking
Aug
14
2018

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo20 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Aug
2
2018

Temagami Long Weekend

📍 Temagami4 going
Canoe trips
Jul
28
2018

Backpacking East Side of QEW, Devils Lake to Victoria Section

📍 Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands11 going68 photos
Backpacking & hiking
Jul
10
2018

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo18 going
Socials & monthly meetups
May
19
2018

Backpacking West Side of QEW, Hikers Graveyard Section

📍 Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands5 going38 photos
Backpacking & hiking
May
5
2018

McCrae Lake Spring Cleanup

📍 McCrae Lake6 going28 photos
Park cleanups
May
2
2018

Introduction to backpacking - Learn what to pack

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo21 going
Workshops & intro coursesBackpacking & hiking
Apr
10
2018

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo12 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Feb
17
2018

Minnesing Trail: 3 days winter camping

📍 Algonquin Provincial Park10 going137 photos
Backpacking & hikingWinter camping & snowshoeing
Feb
2
2018

Beginners Winter Backpacking Course

📍 Algonquin Provincial Park5 going24 photos
Workshops & intro coursesBackpacking & hikingWinter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
10
2018

What to pack for a winter trip

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo27 going
Workshops & intro coursesWinter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
9
2018

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo6 going
Socials & monthly meetups
2017
Aug
31
2017

Wolf Lake/Paradise Lagoon Canoe Trip (5 day Intermediate and above)

📍 Killarney Provincial Park6 going87 photos
Canoe trips
Aug
8
2017

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo16 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Aug
5
2017

LONG WEEKEND CANOE TO NOGANOSH LAKE

📍 Noganosh Lake7 going44 photos
Canoe trips
Jul
29
2017

Kayaking Franklin, an Island Paradise

📍 Franklin Island & the Mink Islands11 going123 photos
Kayak trips
Jul
11
2017

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo21 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jul
8
2017

Kayaking Franklin Island/ Testing the "Gadget"

📍 Franklin Island & the Mink Islands12 going21 photos
Kayak trips
May
13
2017

Second Annual KW Backcountry Gear Swap And Sale

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo46 going13 photos
Gear swaps
Feb
17
2017

Climbing Mount Marcy

📍 Adirondacks (New York)10 going11 photos
Backpacking & hiking
Feb
14
2017

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo10 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jan
14
2017

What to pack for a winter trip

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo36 going
Workshops & intro coursesWinter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
10
2017

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo11 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jan
7
2017

Winter backpacking in Bruce National Park

📍 Bruce Peninsula National Park5 going21 photos
Backpacking & hikingWinter camping & snowshoeing
2016
Dec
10
2016

Backpacking, Reeds Dump, Bruce Trail, Lion's Head

📍 Bruce Peninsula National Park3 going20 photos
Backpacking & hiking
Nov
19
2016

4th Annual END OF SEASON Potluck Party!

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo1 going2 photos
Socials & monthly meetups
Sep
23
2016

Algonquin Fall Colours Celebration

📍 Algonquin Provincial Park8 going19 photos
Socials & monthly meetups
Sep
11
2016

Introduction to backpacking - Learn what to pack

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo20 going
Workshops & intro coursesBackpacking & hiking
Jul
29
2016

Road Trip: Hiking in Allegany State Park (NY)

📍 Location not recorded8 going12 photos
Backpacking & hiking
Jul
13
2016

Canoe Paddling Practice, Laurel Creek Park, Waterloo

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo16 going
Workshops & intro coursesCanoe trips
Jul
12
2016

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo12 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jul
9
2016

First Annual KW Back Country Gear Swap!

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo43 going33 photos
Gear swaps
Jun
14
2016

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo18 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jun
3
2016

Kayaking/Hiking, Bruce Peninsula National Park

📍 Bruce Peninsula National Park16 going215 photos
Kayak tripsBackpacking & hiking
Apr
12
2016

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo36 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Apr
2
2016

Paddle To The Sea - dinner & a movie

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo26 going24 photos
Socials & monthly meetupsCanoe trips
Feb
9
2016

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo18 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jan
23
2016

Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands - 2016 The First (Devils Lake to Lake Victoria )

📍 Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands6 going48 photos
Winter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
12
2016

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo20 going
Socials & monthly meetups
2015
Nov
21
2015

Backpacking, Reeds Dump, Bruce Trail, Lion's Head

📍 Bruce Peninsula National Park9 going34 photos
Backpacking & hiking
May
23
2015

Introduction to backpacking - Learn what to pack

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo37 going
Workshops & intro coursesBackpacking & hiking
May
8
2015

Intro to canoe and kayak camping, Laurel Creek Conservation, Waterloo

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo27 going
Workshops & intro coursesCanoe tripsKayak trips
Apr
14
2015

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo29 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Mar
10
2015

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo29 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Feb
10
2015

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo21 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Feb
6
2015

Snowshoeing, Bruce Peninsula National Park, 1.0

📍 Bruce Peninsula National Park11 going93 photos
Winter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
23
2015

Beginners Winter Backpacking Course

📍 Algonquin Provincial Park2 going
Workshops & intro coursesBackpacking & hikingWinter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
13
2015

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo18 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Jan
9
2015

Snowshoeing, Guskewau Lake, Algonquin

📍 Algonquin Provincial Park12 going126 photos
Winter camping & snowshoeing
Jan
7
2015

What to pack for a winter trip

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo30 going
Workshops & intro coursesWinter camping & snowshoeing
2014
Dec
9
2014

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo19 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Nov
11
2014

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo27 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Oct
19
2014

MEC Toronto Fall Gear Swap!!

📍 Toronto3 going
Gear swaps
Oct
14
2014

The KW Backcountry Travel Meetup Monthly Meetup

📍 Kitchener–Waterloo19 going
Socials & monthly meetups
Oct
10
2014

Thanksgiving trip to Killarney

📍 Killarney Provincial Park7 going77 photos
Backpacking & hiking