Hiking Patagonia
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)
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
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
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…
Yoga will help make you a happier hiker.
Ready, Set, Hike: Yoga for Hikers is Great
It’s easy to be a great hiker when you’re 35. Your hips are supple; your knees don’t creak and if you do happen to fall, you bounce. When you reach…
Yoga will help make you a happier hiker.
Ready, Set, Hike: Yoga for Hikers is Great
It’s easy to be a great hiker when you’re 35. Your hips are supple; your knees don’t creak and if you do happen to fall, you bounce. When you…
Bill McKibben Wanders Home
Wandering Home: A Long Walk Across America’s Hopeful Landscape Bill McKibben 2005 Crown Journeys, a division of Random House, Inc. 160 pages Long an environmental hero of…
Hiking in Mexico: Inside and Outside Patzcuaro on Foot
It was Saturday. The sky was clear and blue. The air cool. The sun warm and getting warmer. It was time to go hiking in Mexico. Setting out from our…
Mark Moxon as he sets out from Land's End to walk Britain end to end.
Mark Moxon’s Account of Walking Britain End to End
Walking Britain End to End When I Walk, I Bounce: Walking from Land’s End to John o’Groats Mark Moxon, self published, 2014 Softcover, 236 pages For me, the best way to…
Jane Christmas's account of walking the camino de santiago entertains.
What happens on the Camino de Santiago failed to stay on the Camino
What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain’s Camino de Santiago de Compostela Jane Christmas Greystone Books, Vancouver, 2007, 295 pages What the Psychic Told the…