Hiking

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,

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Catalonia

We travelled to Catalonia in 2017, landing in Barcelona first and spending five days exploring the city, enjoying or giggling at the architecture of Gaudi, shopping, walking, eating, drinking and touring the Montserrat Monastery high up in the mountains…

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Llafranc, Spain

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…

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The Pyrenees

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…

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Tossa de Mar, Spain

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…

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Indian Falls

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…

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Hiking Old Baldy

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…

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Bruce Caves

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…

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Tobermory

This post spans almost 9 years of hiking around Tobermory on The Bruce Trail and showcases a bit of every season. Tobermory is located at the top of the Bruce Peninsula and offers visitors fresh, clean air, gorgeous scenery,…

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Lions Head

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,…

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Half Log Dump

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…