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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…