Great Start for 2011 Hike the Highlands
Middle Head Group Pic by Sam Schwartz
The 8th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival got off to a great start with forty -two hikers enjoying the first hike of the festival – Middle Head in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. There were lots of hugs as friends said hi again. Sunny conditions and a great sunset provided some nice backgrounds for pictures.
The hikers return after the hike to our new festival headquarters, St. John’s Hall, for a meet & greet and opening ceremonies. They were treated to snacks and a slideshow of last year’s hikes.
Today’s hikes are White Point to Burnt Head and Sugar Loaf , both popular hikes with great views of seacoast scenery. It will be windy today but gives us the opportunity for some great pictures of the waves breaking on the coastline.