January 1, 2023 / Journal

Dec. 29 – Ironmask Hills

A snowshoe in the Ironmask Hills, but the snow conditions were quite difficult.
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December 27, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 27 – Riverside Run

Icy conditions for a run on the Rivers Trail and the river bank plus tennis...
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December 26, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 25 – East Rim Hike

A snowy hike on the East Rim of Peterson Creek.
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December 17, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 17 – Run on the Snow

A half-hour run on snowy streets.
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December 16, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 16 – Dogwood Marshes

An eclectic route in the Dogwood Marshes on snowshoes of about 100".    Sunny weather.
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December 16, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 14 – Bush Lake North Snowshoe

A snowshoe loop route of 5.7 km on the Bush Lake Trails
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December 14, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 12 – Bush Lake Trails

A fine day of snowshoeing (back to driving) on the Bush Lake Trails - 1.75 hours. Excellent!
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December 11, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 11 – Reservoir Trail

A longer snow stomp was planned by conditions were poor, so we kept it short. Time to snowshoe...
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December 11, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 9 – Bunker Road Trails

A 75 minute hike on snowy trails - Sage, Arnica, Fescue, Panorama, etc. Dec. 10 - a tennis day (2...
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December 8, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 8 – McArthur Island +

A 5.5 km walk/hike around McArthur Island and the Rivers Trail on a pleasant winter day.
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December 7, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 7 – Big Pine Hike

A 1.5 hour hike with friends in Kenna Cartwright Park.
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December 6, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 6 – Loop Route on the Snow

A hike in Kenna, then a walk home for 6.2 km.
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December 5, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 5 – Peterson Creek

A nice hike on a snowy day but I was attacked by a large dog.   Some self-defence required.   No help...
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December 5, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 4 – North Vista Trail

A snowy hike over the northeast shoulder of Mt. Dufferin on a colder day.
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December 2, 2022 / Journal

Dec. 2 – TRU Connector Trails

A hike in -16 C conditions on the Sage - TRU Connector Trails for about 70 minutes.
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November 30, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 30 – Peterson Creek Hike

A moderate hike on the Peterson Creek Trails in the morning.
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November 29, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 29 – Pineview Valley

A hike on the Pineview Trails.    A cold day.
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November 28, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 28 – Kinnikinnik Loop

A cold and snowy hike in Kenna Cartwright Park from Home Depot.    A very nice loop route using the Kinnikinnik...
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November 27, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 27 – Mission Flats Beach

A loop route on Mission Flats Beach of about 75 minutes with a old breeze, but good hiking conditions.
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November 26, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 26 – Valleyview Nature Trails

A figure-8 loop route in Valleyview Naure Park  - 1 hour on icy trails with microspikes.  
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November 25, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 25 – Slush Hike

A hike on wet and slushy trails.    A coyote was the highlight.  Some work on the new kayak too.
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November 24, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 24 – McArthur Island

A walk around McArthur Island in fine weather.
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November 23, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 23 – Doc Findlay Trail

An 80+ minute on-the-snow hike on the Doc Findlay Trail and others, as a loop route.
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November 22, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 22 – Big Pine Trail

A hike on the Big Pine Trail loop route in Kenna on a grey day
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November 22, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 21 – Sugarloaf Hill Hike

A moderate hike with some trail-breaking on Sugarloaf Hill.
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November 21, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 20 – Sage Trails

A nice hike on the Sage Trails. Good conditions as long as we wear microspikes.
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November 19, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 19 – Walkabout

A walk today, an off-day from hiking...
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November 18, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 18 – Peterson Creek

A 70 minute hike in Peterson Creek on a cool, grey day.
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November 17, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 17 – Goose Lake Road

A 6 km hike on the Goose Lake Road - good progress so far.
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November 16, 2022 / Journal

Nov. 16 – West Highland Way

A 1.8 km hike around the West Highland Loop plus some other walking in the morning, then another 1 km...
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