The website hosting service that I use provides a "tool" that I hadn't been aware of until this week. It's a "slideshow-builder" feature. During the aftermath of our recent "ice-storm", I took the time to check it out.

I loaded-up shots from my short Sept. 2017 solo trip to Pen Lake. Here's the link ... http://algonquinadventures.com/PhotoAlbumsPro/PenLake2017

There's a few control options in the bottom-right corner. I prefer the 'Pop-out" one (second from the right). It enlarges the image, includes the text descriptions, and allows one to manually advance to the next picture.
 

I acquired a Panasonic "bridge" camera. While it has a small sensor and weighs 1.5 pounds .. it has the equivalent of a 25 - 600mm zoom with a constant maximum F2.8 aperture and is splash-proof. It's definitely not a large sensor camera system, but it is a viable all-in-one compromise for canoe and hiking trips.

https://www.dpreview.com/products/panasonic/slrs/panasonic_dmcfz300/overview