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,
Boat Mesa (above). Bryce Canyon National Park In September 2018, we visited Bryce Canyon National Park in Southwestern Utah, which was designated a national park in 1928. The park covers 35,835 acres and showcases the stunning geology of southern…
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,…