Fragile Cliffs and A Park of Ruins
There’s a stretch of coastline along Lake Ontario that is home to fragile cliffs and a park full of ruins of Toronto’s past. And as a confessed nature addict it both moves me and...
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Ultimate Guide to Hiking Nottawasaga Bluffs Conservation Area
With the beautiful fall season hanging on strong, with above normal temperatures, I can’t help but hit the trails. Just the other weekend a friend and I headed up to go hiking Nottawasaga Bluffs...
Beausoleil Island: Wild and Inspiring Beauty
I’m going to begin with the moral of this story… Always say yes to new adventures! We all know this to be a good motto to live by but sometimes we need to be...
Hiking Mono Cliffs Provincial Park: One of the Best Hikes in Orangeville
I continue to be marvelled by Ontario parks. So many are filled with incredible beauty, fantastic trails, and enchanting treasures. Mono Cliffs Provincial Park was just one of these amazing parks. Located in Dufferin...
Hiking in Boyne Valley Provincial Park
Early one Saturday morning a friend and I headed out on another hike. The clouds looked like they might still have some lingering rain from the night before, but I was optimistic. We had...
Hiking Devil’s Pulpit in Caledon
On the hunt for hikes within a couple of hours of my home in Simcoe County, with views and some sort of interesting story, I stumbled upon the Devil’s Pulpit and Ring Kiln Side...
5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
World-wide people are celebrating Earth Day in a variety of ways. With an ever increasing knowledge of how fragile our earth is, from wildlife to ecosystems, more people what to do their part. So,...
London’s Top Outdoor Attractions
One of my favourite things to do while exploring new cities is to check out their outdoor attractions. The thriving metropolis of London, England is one of the greenest cities I’ve explored, with 47%...
Top 5 Attractions at Kew Gardens
As Wordsworth once said, “Come forth into the light of things. Let nature be your teacher,” there is much to learn at Kew Gardens. Set on 300 acres Kew Gardens is the world’s largest...
Hiking Hendrie Park Valley
For every city I explore I always make sure to seek out its parks, gardens and green spaces. From San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park to London’s top city parks, I always find remarkable gems....
Into Muir Woods
“This is the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world. You have done me a great honor, and I am proud of it.” ~ John Muir...
The Wonders of Yosemite Valley
“it is by far the grandest of all the special temples of Nature I was ever permitted to enter.” ~ John Muir Chasing the meandering Merced River deep into Yosemite National Park I found...
Hiking Part of the Trans Canada Trail for Thanksgiving
I’ve had quite a busy Thanksgiving weekend with family to entertain, a trip to explore Midland and it’s murals, and needed to take a break from it all – family frenzies, being glued to my...
The Beauty of Balboa Park
Imagine a vast expanse of wonder set in a bustling port city, with large green lawns where dogs play and lovers nestle close, with trees reaching for the sky and spreading their branches to...
Museums of History, Art and Nature
While in Charlotte, North Carolina I decided to visit a few of their museums. At first I was shocked by the amount as well as the diversity of museums from history to art to...
