Textures of the Bruce Peninsula
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…
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Textures of the Bruce Peninsula
Hiking into Nature, Desire and Soul
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…
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Hiking into Nature, Desire and Soul
Hiking in Southern Patagonia – Facts & Info
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…
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Hiking in Southern Patagonia – Facts & Info
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…
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Hiking Patagonia
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…
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Walking Among the Portuguese Man O’Wars
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…
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Five Great Hikes in Dufferin County
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…
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Ready, Set, Hike: Yoga for Hikers is Great
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…
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Ready, Set, Hike: Yoga for Hikers is Great
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…
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Bill McKibben Wanders Home
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…
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Hiking in Mexico: Inside and Outside Patzcuaro on Foot