Exploring life, one walk at a time
Day 2: 17km, Burnt River to Fenelon Falls After a very filling breakfast of eggs benedict, Phil dropped me off back at the Canada Post in Burnt River for the next leg of my journey. Today would be a bit longer, but not much at 17km, which is well within the distance range I find... Continue Reading →
Day 1: 15km, Kinmount to Burnt River Sorry that it took so long to post this, I had written my usual end-of-day notes while walking in a small notebook and then misplaced it… and spent more than a month trying to find it before giving up and writing from my memory so the daily notes... Continue Reading →
Back in April I wrote about my plan to do a more local long distance walk this fall. Basically, I wanted to do a shorter multi-day walk in my home province, ideally one that was either close to Toronto or close to my hometown. Originally, I’d planned a slightly longer walk which included the Haliburton... Continue Reading →
When I first started thinking about long distance walks, I immediately gravitated to the trails in the UK due to the walking culture there. I then focused on the trails in Scotland as I thought to combine my desire to visit Scotland again with walking a long distance trail. And that’s why my first long... Continue Reading →
For a major city, Toronto has a decent amount of green space. And as I live in Toronto, I spend a lot of time wandering the city, and its parks and other green spaces, especially when I’m “training” for a long distance walk. One of my favourite parks is High Park, Toronto’s largest city park.... Continue Reading →
Rambles and Walks 