In early March, John and I decided to do a hike on our own. The snow was softly falling as we arrived at Mount Nemo Conservation area. The challenge of hiking when you have taken only one car is that you have to backtrack to where you parked. The views from the cliff edge were gorgeous and much of this hike was along the cliff edge. The snow became …
This year our family day activity was a hike in the Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. There was a lot of snow the week before, so we weren’t sure what to expect. A van stuck at the entrance of the park was not a good sign. After helping free the vehicle, we decided to park on the road and walk in. That’s when we realized that I had …
At 9:30am, the temperature was a cold -8, feeling like -14 with the wind chill when our group convened in the parking lot at our hike end point in Niagara-on-the-Lake. There were eight of us in the group. As usual, we left our van at the 7km end point of our hike. We then left Louise and Lance’s car at the Old Firehall Restaurant in St David’s where we …
Our first Bruce Trail weekend warrior adventure began on a cold (-7 degree) day in mid January. Garbed in layers that included long johns, hiking socks, hiking boots, numerous tops and my son’s University Under Armour winter jacket (emblazoned with the Mustangs crest), I was set for a long hike. I was further prepared with a light weight backpack containing a water bottle, extra gloves and liners, a necker …