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 is a favourite past-time of many in the city. Including us! It’s a popular park for walking, cycling and winter activities such as snowshoeing and cross country skiing. As the largest park in the city (222 acres), it’s an escape…
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…
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 a breath and listen to bird songs. Waking up very early on the Saturday of Victoria Day long weekend, my husband and I drove three hours from Burlington to experience the pastel-coloured landscape and trails at Algonquin Park… and to…
Ever have a moment where you smell something and a nice memory pops into your mind? Scents trigger memories and make people happy. Our brain records what we are sensing…
There was just a dusting of snow on the ground – more in some places than others. Snow makes everything look a bit more magical, but even with very little…
Ever since I was a little girl, the idea of visiting Petroglyphs Provincial Park near Peterborough, Ontario, was something that I had on my unofficial travel bucket list. This park has historic rock carvings by Algonquin or Iroquoian-speaking people, dating back to well over 1,000 years ago. Not only is it special because of its age, but the number of rock carvings. With over 1,200 it’s the largest collection of…