The Barron Canyon Trail in Algonquin Park, located in northeastern Ontario is one of the most beautiful natural spots in the province. If you have a bucket list for travel in Ontario, it should be in the top 10 on your list. Most of us living in the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario have visited the southern part of Algonquin Park along Highway 60. Unlike those who live in…
Toronto has High Park, New York City has Central Park and Mississauga can lay claim to having Erindale Park. Visiting the trails at Erindale Park in winter or summer periods…
Rainy days suck. Walking around outside you get wet, even if you have an umbrella. Hair frizzes up and traffic is brutal. For others, like myself, there are many things…
NOTE: As of 2019, this Bruce Trail side trail is apparently closed due to nearby quarry activities. With legs feeling like jelly, quivering from exhaustion, and my ankle joints in pain, I kept on climbing over limestone rocks and tree roots on the Bruce Trail near Hilton Falls. I was hiking a section of the Iroquoia area of the Trail just east of Hilton Falls Conservation Area with my husband…
In early Spring, the hiking trails along Highway 60 in Algonquin Park are a magical place in the early morning. With few hikers on the trails, you can stop, take…
On a sunny winter morning, we decided we needed to stretch our legs. Winter cabin fever was getting to us. So we headed to Island Lake Conservation Area in Orangeville,…
For many, meditation and prayer are a route to finding inner peace. For others, sitting quietly in a room devoid of distractions is the best way to achieve this state. I find inner peace in nature. For many years, I had a job in public relations. It’s rated as one of the most stressful jobs in the annual “most stressful jobs” surveys. For some time, my husband Frank and I…