A collection of stories on some of our hikes around the world… enjoy.
During our trip to Catalonia, Spain in 2017, we decided to visit Llafranc as part of our round trip. Llafranc doesn’t seem to be somewhere that’s on the radar for a lot of tourists. However, it’s said that Elizabeth…
The Pyrenees mountain range separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe, stretching more than 430 km between Spain and France and rising higher than 3,400m in elevation. Hiking trails traverse the entire length of the range and…
Tossa de Mar sits rather majestically on Catalonia’s Girona coast – basking in its beautiful Mediterranean climate. The walled old town offers stunning views of the surrounding coast, and is the perfect location to soak up some of the…
This is another of the many waterfalls along the Niagara Escarpment. It’s only a few minutes drive away from downtown Owen Sound, and has a very nice parking lot with restrooms and picnic tables. The trail is well marked…
Old Baldy is located in Beaver Valley and is part of the Blue Mountains which is the highest section of the Niagara Escarpment. Were it not for this escarpment, there would be little in the southern part of Ontario…
The Bruce Caves were formed by the wave action of post-glacial Lake Algonquin – 7,000 to 8,000 years ago. The cave formations are dramatic illustrations of the weathering processes and impresses upon us the magnitude of the post-glacial lake…
Lion’s Head is a small port village, located on the shores of Isthmus Bay in the upper part of the Bruce Peninsula. Surrounded by beautiful limestone cliffs which, when viewed from Georgian Bay, resemble the head of a lion,…
Located on the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula, and spread along the shore of Georgian Bay, Halfway Log Dump is a unique and beautiful destination. The origin of the name – Half Log Dump – refers to the…
Jones Falls is a small 12 metre high cascading waterfall, which flows over the escarpment into the Pottawatomi River,found on the outskirts of Owen Sound, Ontario. It is within the Pottawatomi Conservation Area, which encompasses 116 hectares of land along…
