So not every stop has to end with me on the top of a hill. Sometimes my mind is just in the hills. An example of that would be on the Viking Trail towards Rocky Harbour. Yup, it is a pretty drive to say the very least, and I steer the truck around the sweeping... Continue Reading →
Blue Puttees Ferry from North Sydney, Cape Breton, to Port Aux Basque, Newfoundland. Day 1 "Did you come in on the ferry?" the lady at the kiosk at the J.T. Cheesman Provincial Park campground asks me. I nod and say " yes" she raises her eyebrows and her forehead wrinkles up in a look of... Continue Reading →
The name of this look-off suggests all kinds of imagery and honestly, I had no idea what to expect. When I did the Parlee Brook Amphitheatre, Sussex New Brunswick. hike, it was a side hike from the main trail. (click the link or see below for directions) The trail has been flattened and widened since my... Continue Reading →
Directions below. I always think the same three things when I drive up Parlee Brook Road: are these homes year-round residences or are these summer cottages? How do they get to work in a snowstorm? And do they know how lucky they are to live in this beautiful spot? Even with weekend adventure-seekers clogging up... Continue Reading →
Several years back, I was writing my post On-the-trail-of-loyalists. It was late fall, the trees had shed their leaves. I was parked beside the graveyard of an historic church. I remember the wind had a cool bite to it, and I had to take a hard hold onto the truck door so it didn't sail... Continue Reading →
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