Snowshoeing: The second last day of fall 2015
There was a call for snow today in the area I planned on hiking, about 2-4 cm (.75″-1.5″). That is not a lot of snow. I figured I’d wear my winter hiking boots; at worst […]
Love Ice Skating, but not Crowds?
Today was so much more relaxing than our family skate last week at our community centre’s overcrowded public skate, where we spent much of our time worrying about people skating […]
Snowshoeing Julian Lake
As I sit in Epsom Salt infused bath water soaking the soreness out of my hips, I am reflecting back on today’s snowshoe hike in the Julian Lake area. “Where’s […]
Scugog West: Along the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail
Walking south along Lakeridge Road from the parking lot on Houston Road for a kilometer and half was not as unpleasant as I thought it would. Walking along the shoulder of […]
Winter Hiking: Durham Regional Forest (Main Tract)
Wouldn’t it be great to climb to the top of a fire tower and see the view of the countryside below? You bet it would. This one was locked. I wonder […]
A Thankful Hike
Yesterday we were to visit Petroglyphs Provincial Park, northeast of Peterborough, to see the ancient rock engravings and to hike. The timing is about perfect to see the autumn leaves […]
Race Day: Oak Ridges Moraine Adventure Relay Race
It finally arrived — race day. It was a very long day. I woke up at 4:30 am and went to sleep at 1:30 am. At times the day was fun, […]
Geocaching at Long Sault Conservation Area: Hiding Geocaches
[See part 1 / 2: Finding Geocaches] I’ve come to discover that scouting suitable geocache locations is more fun that finding one. However, it can be very challenging. Hiding our […]
Grundy Lake Provincial Park: Fun… Fear… Fantastic…
Do you have children? Do they enjoy camping? If they haven’t been to Grundy Lake Provincial Park then make it their next destination for car camping or pseudo backcountry camping. […]
Geocaching at Long Sault Conservation Area: Finding Geocaches
We had a couple of firsts today. This was our first geocache outing of the season for my daughter and myself. Yes, I know you die-hard “cachers” are saying, “What season […]
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