2023 Goals for Rambles and Walks

Welcome to Rambles and Walks, my newish blog about walking, hiking and travel. While you’ll see a few posts from 2019, detailing my trip to Scotland to walk the West Highland Way and explore the Isles of Lewis and Harris, this site was created in the fall of 2022. I’ve always loved walking and walk everywhere – if I can get there in under an hour walking, I’d much rather do so than hop on transit or drive. I expanded on my love of walking (and hiking) a few years ago and turned it into a passion for long-distance, multi-day walks/hikes and ventured on my first one in 2019. I created this site to write about those walks, and other things associated with walking, hiking, trails, and my love of the outdoors and travel.

So what are my goals for Rambles and Walks?

I have three (3) goals for the site, both for 2023 and for long-term.

Goal #1 – Write (at least) weekly

The first goal is to create content for the site and to do that, I need to write regularly. To encourage that, my first goal for 2023 will be to publish weekly posts every Monday morning. Of course, I may publish more often some weeks but starting next week, I’ll publish at least one post every Monday.

Goal #2 – Explore more walks in Ontario

I live in Toronto and have explored many of the trails in the city (you’ll be reading about them in the upcoming weeks) but I haven’t really walked many trails in Ontario (my province) despite growing up here and living here much of my life (except the five years I spent abroad). So this is my second goal, to explore walking in Ontario more so I can share the trails with you.

Goal #3 – Explore podcasting

This is an idea I’ve thought about off and on for a while. When thinking of other ways I could add to Rambles and Walks, I quickly decided against videos (I don’t enjoy being on camera) but I would like to explore the possibility of podcasting. I love listening to podcasts and enjoy talking so it might be a good fit. So my final goal is to explore how to create a monthly podcast.

Final Thoughts

Rambles and Walks was born from my love of walking and my desire to share that with others. I’m so used to people looking askance at me when I ask them why they don’t walk to work (or elsewhere) or when I talk about an upcoming plan for a walking holiday. Canada definitely has a driving culture but we also have some amazing trails, natural areas and city walks. I can’t wait to share my love of exploring on foot with you, and hopefully, the above goals for this site with help with that. If you have any trails you want to recommend – in Ontario and elsewhere, long or short – I’d love to hear about them!