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A 3-day getaway on our Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. With my hubbie - @hammerhead - we are discovering new hikes within the Atlantic provinces Co-vid bubble. The options are beautiful and many.
  • 30 Entries
  • 2 Followers
  • Hiking
Every year in the hiking season from May to October I like to do a new-to-me hike; searching for one with a bonus factor - that might be longer distance, challenging elevation, spectacular location and beauty, special hiking ...
  • 9 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • Pollett's Cove, Cape Breton, NS
  • Hiking

Exploring Isle Madame, Nova Scotia

  • updated Jun 21, 2020
Due to COVID-19 restrictions here in the Canadian Maritimes, unless we are driving straight through to another province, we are limited to staying where we live. For us that is beautiful Nova Scotia. A perfect time to explore ...
  • 11 Entries
  • 2 Followers
  • Isle Madame, Nova Scotia
  • Cycling, Hiking, Kayaking

Day Hikes - 2018

  • updated May 16, 2020
Getting out there and doing day hikes: short and long, old and new.
  • 63 Entries
  • 0 Followers
  • Nova Scotia and Beyond
  • Hiking

Northumberland Shore , Nova Scotia

  • updated Oct 18, 2019
I've joined my husband @hammerhead at his job site in an area of Nova Scotia we've mainly driven through. We're gifted with staying in the owner's lovely 3-bedroom cottage-home located on the same ocean property. My only 'chores' ...
  • 29 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • Hiking
We haven't gone car-camping for ages - having our grandson Stosh visiting us during Nova Scotia's Natal Day holiday weekend was the perfect timing. Reservations were tight by the time we booked so camped on the Sunday and ...
  • 11 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • Camping, HIking

Tusket Islands Kayak Trip

  • updated Sep 7, 2019
The Tusket Islands are off the south-west coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. July 14th I am joining 7 other paddlers (5 men and 2 women) on a 5-day paddle to 4 islands. This is our projected paddle plan. ...
  • 29 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia
  • Kayaking
Heading out for a weekend car-camping close to home exploring a park new to us. This park overlooks Port Joli Harbour on Nova Scotia’s South Shore. https://www.novascotia.com/places-to-stay/campgrounds/thomas-raddall-provincial-park/788 Anticipating outdoor activities - kayaking and hiking. Cooking camp food and ...
Over two years ago Cindy, Nancy, Janice and I started planning to hike a section of the AT in Maine. As we view our plan from the get-go the section will be from Rangeley to Grafton Notch. I'm ...

A Hike In a Day - 2019

  • updated Aug 28, 2019
Close to home or further afield - hikes done in a day!
  • 23 Entries
  • 0 Followers
  • Hiking
My husband and I have lived in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia, Canada) since 2007. It’s taking some time to discover multiple-day back country hikes - but they are here and the ones we have experienced have been great! ...
  • 5 Entries
  • 0 Followers
  • Fundy Footpath West to East
  • Backpacking
Joining three hiking friends to explore the longest hiking route that encircles the Kejimkujik National Park.
  • 9 Entries
  • 2 Followers
  • Hiking

Dominican Republic Adventures

  • updated Apr 7, 2019
Adventure with a mission to work with others to help others.
  • 4 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • Building

Hiking Treasures

  • updated Jan 10, 2019
My husband and I moved to the Maritimes in 2007 (Nova Scotia, Canada). Thanks to our family @reneetougas and @toesalad and their three-some who then lived in Maine , US, we discovered the pleasures of spending time with ...
  • 19 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • Fundy Footpath, Big Salmon River to Fundy National Park
  • Backpacking, Hiking

Cape Breton Highlands-

  • updated Oct 16, 2018
As a member of Hike Nova Scotia I am attending a hiking summit at Celtic Lodge in the Cape Breton Highlands.
  • 5 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • Cape Breton Highlands
  • Hiking
The Long Trail has interested @hammerhead and me for several years - a year ago we decided hiking this trail would be a great way to celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary (October 19). Inviting along @toesalad and @reneetougas ...

Mt Katahdin, Maine, US

  • updated Jul 26, 2018
Hiking Mt. Katahdin with 'three girls' and @hammerhead.

Kayak and Hike Cape Chignecto

  • updated Jul 16, 2018
A 5-day kayaking-hiking-camping combo with good friends: Cape Chignecto, NS.
Much of my paddling pleasure is going for an hour on the LaHave River, just a short walk from my back door - or sometimes loading the kayak for a short drive to launch nearby for a morning ...

Castle Rock Hike NS

  • updated May 7, 2018
New hike: to top of Castle Rock for views of Mahone Bay. Trail access: from parking lot near junction of highways 3 and 329 in East River.
  • 5 Entries
  • 0 Followers
  • Castle Rock, Chester NS
  • Hiking
In Nova Scotia, Canada, we get snow. Where we live on the South Shore, close to the Atlantic, the snow is usually heavy with moisture. The “dump” is often followed by rain, which turns into ice when the ...
  • 10 Entries
  • 0 Followers
  • Blomidon Provincial Park, NS, Cda. Overlooking New Minas Basin
  • Snowshoeing
Deciding to do this hike was a matter of opening a 'Trails of Halifax Regional Municipality' guidebook and flipping through the pages until I found something interesting that was at least 10K. This Admiral Lake Loop was 'bang ...
  • 6 Entries
  • 0 Followers
  • Hiking
A 2009 car-camping weekend at Grand Manan with @toesalad, @reneetougas, @celine , @mypictograph , and @brienne inspired @hammerhead and I to one day return with backpacks and trekking poles - including a revisit to Hole in the Wall ...

Kayaking 2017

  • updated Sep 12, 2017
Perfect conditions for 3-day paddling trip in Kejimkujik National Park: clear sky, no wind, kindred spirit friend sharing the fun.
  • 2 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • Kejimkujik Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Kayaking
Day one: 40km ride with @hammerhead on rolling hills through Lawrencetown and other farming communities, occasionally sharing the road with slow-moving machinery. Did a loop beginning and ending in Middleton - starting on the #221 to Paradise where ...

Cycling Pleasures and Adventures

  • updated Jun 28, 2017
I’ll always be thankful to my oldest brother who taught me how to ride a bike! There have been gaps in my cycling history but in my lifetime of 60+ years my two-wheeler was necessary to get to ...
  • 1 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • PEI Cda, ferry to Magdelan Isles, QC, Cda and return.
  • Cycling, Hiking

Cuba Adventures

  • updated Feb 10, 2017
First time visit to Cuba. Excited to explore and share our adventures.
  • 1 Entries
  • 0 Followers

Paddling - 2016

  • updated Nov 21, 2016
Paddling in my kayak fills me up, is a place of meditation, gives me a feeling of strength and vitality. Whether it’s a short trip on the LaHave River where I live or longer excursion combined with camping ...

In celebration of their 45th wedding anniversary, @karentogo and @hammerhead invited @reneetougas and @toesalad to join them for a two week section hike of the Vermont Long Trail. The Trek will be happening from September 8 thru September ...

In celebration of their 45th wedding anniversary, @karentogo and @hammerhead invited @reneetougas and @toesalad to join them for a two week section hike of the Vermont Long Trail. The Trek will be happening from September 8 thru September ...

In celebration of their 45th wedding anniversary, @karentogo and @hammerhead invited @reneetougas and @toesalad to join them for a two week section hike of the Vermont Long Trail. The Trek will be happening from September 8 thru September ...

In celebration of their 45th wedding anniversary, @karentogo and @hammerhead invited @reneetougas and @toesalad to join them for a two week section hike of the Vermont Long Trail. The Trek will be happening from September 8 thru September ...