Nicola Ross - Writer | Hiker | Outdoor Enthusiast

Textures of the Bruce Peninsula

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Post published:March 24, 2021
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Late November, before the pandemic's second wave, my partner Alex and I spent a few days hiking in and around Lion's Head on the Bruce Peninsula. What a treat. I…

An Adventure of Another Sort

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Post published:October 27, 2020
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How to cope with your adventurous soul. My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure, Alastair Humphreys, William Collins, London, England, 258 pages, 2019If you have the adventure travel bug,…

Hiking into Nature, Desire and Soul

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Post published:April 21, 2020
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The Road is How: A Prairie Pilgrimage through Nature, Desire, and Soul By Trevor Herriot* Harper Collins, 2014 As a writer, Trevor Herriot is audacious; as a man he’s struggling…

Hiking in Southern Patagonia – Facts & Info

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Post published:April 6, 2020
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Hiking in Southern Patagonia – Facts & Info by Linda Pim * Given these crazy COVID times, you won't be travelling to Patagonia this April. But if you read Linda Pim's first…

Hiking Patagonia

Post author:Nicola Ross
Post published:March 7, 2020
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by Linda PimPatagonia is the large region of southern Argentina and Chile extending from the Rio Colorado to the Strait of Magellan and from the Andes to the Atlantic coast. The…

Views, Ruins and Good Friends (aka Mexico)

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Post published:March 27, 2019
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I entitled this post "Views, Ruins and Good Friends" since that is what you get on this three-hour hike. It's one of my favourites in and around Patzcuaro, Mexico where…

Walking Among the Portuguese Man O’Wars

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Post published:March 12, 2019
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There are many types of hikes: mountainous ones, flat ones, those that follow a rail trail, bushwhacking, village tours and ravine walks, for example. I now add to that beach…

A hike with a view.

Five Great Hikes in Dufferin County

Post author:Nicola Ross
Post published:December 13, 2017
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Rural still rules in Ontario’s youngest county so you can get seriously away from it all while going for a hike in Dufferin County's deeply incised forested valleys, soaring…