Hiking at Forks of the Credit River Provincial Park can be a great way to tap into the benefits of hiking. If you’re looking for a long hike with interesting scenery at a day use park (particularly the forks), then…
Chances are if you are climbing up the Kenilworth Stairs up to the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton, Ontario, you have at least two or three runners working up a sweat running up and down the stairs as well. The Hamilton…
Lowville Park, in Lowville, Ontario – a tiny town just north of Burlington, Ontario – is a secret gem of a park that runs along Bronte Creek. It’s nestled between Guelph Line and Walkers Line, and lies just north of…
The Hamilton, Ontario area has some great hiking trails that are free to the public and not overly used. For a nice change from the packed Halton-region conservation areas and trails, Crooks Hollow Conservation Area near Dundas, Ontario is a…
Hamilton, Ontario is known for its steel factories and gritty neighbourhoods, undergoing a recent renaissance. It’s also known for its numerous waterfalls including the very popular Webster Falls and Tew Falls. A few years ago, when I originally wrote about…
Taking photos in the morning light is magic. So when our photographer friend, Mark, suggested we do a photography lesson at Mount Nemo Conservation Area on an early summer morning, we jumped at the opportunity. Mark loves to take photos…
Want to get a shot of the elusive cardinal? Or have an opportunity to feed chickadees? Check out cranes in their natural habitat rather than the zoo? A visit to …
When you haven’t gone camping for a while, it’s sometimes not easy to get back into it. Spending two nights camping at Killbear Provincial Park, just northwest of Parry Sound, Ontario, is enough to fall in love with the outdoors…
I admit it. I’m not a big fan of driving at night to a campsite or a cottage. I’ve done it before and it’s always a white-knuckle drive for me. Why is it always so much more dangerous, or at…
