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The warmer weather has got many of us out hiking on our favorite trails and enjoying the great outdoors again. Wearing Hiking Boots are a norm along with our daypack. Did you know that Backpacker magazine indicates 7 out of 10 hikers wear poorly fit boots and don’t know about it. Backpacker...Read more

In the last post, I talked about Nordic Walking Poles. So what is Nordic Walking. To show you visually, I found this Introduction to Nordic Walking video on YouTube. Take a look and learn more about Nordic Walking.Read more

Start slow with short hikes ( 1-2 hrs) , then medium hikes (2-3 hrs) and later long hikes (4-6 hrs)until you get into shape.  Plan & prepare for each hike before you go – get a map or brochure of the hiking trail or do your research on-line.  Check out the terrain, trail rating,...Read more

Hike the Highlands Festival Guide and author, Bill Danielson received this week a special citation from the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society at their annual conference in St. John’s, NL.  The citation was for  Mr. Danielson book “Cape Breton Weather Watching for the...Read more

There were many highlights of 2006 Festival for me. Meeting new hikers,  making new friends, Meat Cove Mountain hike and taking 130 pics that day with digital camera. But the one that really sticks out is the Franey Mountain Hike. Coming back to parking lot I heard fiddle music and I thought...Read more