Yim and I first began hiking after we moved out to Victoria, on Vancouver Island 25 years ago. The west coast of the island is home to Juan de Fuca Park, which offered us access to the scenic beauty, spectacular hiking, and roaring surf along the Pacific coastline of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Today this section includes a collection of stories on some of our hikes around the world.
Recent updates include stories on our recent three week hiking trip to Madeira,
Silent Valley Trail is a 5.5 kilometre moderately trafficked loop trail located near Chatsworth, Ontario, that offers wonderfully scenic views and is good for all skill levels. Tucked between the gentle slopes of a long-vanished glacial landscape and the…
The Crack is Killarney’s premier hiking trail, showcasing the area’s 1.8 billion year old La Cloche Mountain Range of white quartzite and offers an amazing view of the inland lakes. The mountains are believed to have once been higher than…
The Chikanishing Trail Chikanishing Trail is a lovely hike that provides you with beautiful high views over Chikanishing Creek, Georgian Bay, several small local islands and the gorgeous granite shoreline. It is a three kilometre hike that meanders across…
This is a nice trail to take from Harrison Park to Inglis Falls. There is a great parking lot available in Harrison Park and if you are so inclined, before you enter the Inglis Falls Trail, you can scoot…
We drove right by the entrance (twice) the first time we went looking. To find the trail, you have to locate the small white sign, three kilometres down Concession 10 from Highway 26. It’s no larger than 12″ x…
Ketchikan is Alaska’s southeastern most major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic District. With a population of 8,000+, it is the fifth-most populous city in the state, and tenth-most populous community. The surrounding borough, encompassing suburbs both north…
The South Rim is by far more commercialized compared to the North Rim but in many ways, the well kept Rim Trail offers a hiker a relaxed and enjoyable environment to try and take in the over-the-top grandeur of…
Canyon de Chelly In the vast red desert landscape of Arizona, in the same state as the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley, there is a virtually unknown canyon that is comparable in beauty to these two famous national parks.…
