Getting ready for the spring trip going over some old photos from two years ago to see where I’d like to check out again. Columbia Ice Fields always on the list. Three reasons. They are stunning. They will disappear in an ever-warming world. They are almost impossible to take a bad photo of. This particular …
The coldest hike, I think so far, the wind a bit bitter with a cold front moving through that will see the temperatures go from just above freezing at noon to -18 overnight. Ah January, we missed you…. The loop is rated moderate and six months ago I would have argued with that rating… today …
After the artificially inflated expectations and stimulation of dopamine in our brains by the holidays we all start to settle back into life as we live it – day by day. This time of year starts the mental wanderings of the next trip (how long until April?) and sights yet unseen for me and results …
Trail DescriptionThe Griffith Uplands Trail is a physically challenging 10 km hiking/snowshoeing loop encompassing four mountains in the Madawaska Highlands – Lake, Buck, Spring and Godin. This rewarding wilderness route traverses a rugged Area of Natural and Scientific Interest composed of marble bedrock with open upland forests of large tooth aspen, red oak, white pine …
This loop is located in one of the more rugged parts of Frontenac Park. The trail crosses Labelle Gorge and passes a series of waterfalls which drop 16 metres from Slide Lake to Buck Lake. A moderately difficult hike – ups and downs, one small scramble and 13.2 km long. We took on the challenge on …
October in the Adirondacks. The end of a two week trip for me as I’ve travelled to the East Coast and most of the way home again, with a little stop near Keene Valley to climb a mountain called Haystack. A friend will be completing her final climb to claim membership in a rather exclusive …
After a full weekend of hiking decided to drive up Whiteface Mountain to see if the spotted sunlight would give me some decent vistas. The drive up Veterans’ Memorial Highway to the top of Whiteface Mountain—New York’s fifth-highest peak at 4,867’—isn’t your typical automotive experience it is reasonable, nothing that is going you make you nervous …
After my first full weekend hiking with the KOAC decided to do a couple of smaller trails around the Lake Placid area as a kind of keep moving or seize up exercise. 1. Cobble HillLocation: Lake Placid, NYElevation: 2,332 feetDistance: 2.2 miles round-tripTrailhead: From the intersection of Route 73 and Route 86 in Lake Placid, …
in a very long time. Joined a small group from the Kingston Outdoor & Adventure Club for my first real hike in, well, a very long time. I walk / hike all the time of course. Modest short and mostly flat paths in Eastern Ontario and on my car travels. Haven’t down major ups and …