Sun 04 Jul 2010 Tom Wilson Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge / Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / CBHNP / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Festival / Hiking / Hiking Boots / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Hiking Tips / Walkabout Comments Off on Emily Forrest now in the Cape Breton Highlands / / / / / /

Emily Forrest now in the Cape Breton Highlands

One of Nova Scotia’s amazing persons, Emily Forrest, is in Cape Breton Highlands, walking along the coastline  to promote the benefits of walking, the NS Heart Stroke & Foundation’s Walkabout Program and Brigadoon, a camp for children with chronic illnesses.  Emily will be...Read more

Sun 04 Jul 2010 Tom Wilson 2010 Hike the Highlands Festival / Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge / Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / Franey Hiking Trail / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Festival / Hiking / Hiking Boots / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Hiking Tips / Sugarloaf Mountain Trail / Trekking Poles Comments Off on 2010 Cape Breton’s 3 Peaks Challenge coming up – July 17 / / / / / /

2010 Cape Breton’s 3 Peaks Challenge coming up – July 17

Ten teams have registered to date for the 1st Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge on July 17th.  The event has generated alot of interested by hikers as well the media community includng CBC and Canadian Geographic Magazine.  The Cape Breton 3 Peaks Challenge is all about hiking Franey, Sugar...Read more

Sun 20 Jun 2010 Tom Wilson 2010 Hike the Highlands Festival / Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge / Cape Breton Highlands National Park / CBHNP / Franey Hiking Trail / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Festival / Hiking Tips Comments Off on Franey Hiking Trail – One of the top Ten in Atlantic Canada / / / /

Franey Hiking Trail – One of the top Ten in Atlantic Canada

Franey Hiking trail in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park was rated as one of the top ten hiking trails in Atlantic Canada by Saltscapes Magazine in their tenth year anniversary issue  featuring 100 reasons to love Atlantic Canada. …The accolade by Saltscape is no surprise to Hike the...Read more

Fri 18 Jun 2010 Tom Wilson 2010 Hike the Highlands Festival / Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / CBHNP / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Festival / Hiking / Hiking Boots / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Hiking Tips / Middlehead Hiking Trail Comments Off on Middle Head Hiking Trail, CBHNP, Taking in the Sights / / / / / / /

Middle Head Hiking Trail, CBHNP, Taking in the Sights

Today’s hike was about slowing down and taking in the many sights that the Middle Head hiking trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park always provides.  This seacoast hiking trail on the Middle Head penisula behind Keltic Lodge , provides great views of South Bay & Cape Smokey as...Read more

Sat 05 Jun 2010 Tom Wilson 2010 Hike the Highlands Festival / Acadien Hiking Trail / Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge / Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / CBHNP / Franey Hiking Trail / Hiking / Hiking Boots / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Tips / Nordic Walking Poles / Sugarloaf Mountain Trail / Trekking Poles Comments Off on Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge / / / / / /

Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge

A new hiking event is coming to Cape Breton….on July 17th,  Hike the Highlands Festival with assistance from Cape Breton Highlands National Park will host the Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge.  Pattern a bit from the UK 3 Peaks Challenge,  hikers in teams of  four will hike 3...Read more

Sat 08 May 2010 Tom Wilson Cape Breton Highlands National Park / CBHNP / Geocaching / Hiking Comments Off on Geocaching Day at Cape Breton Highlands National Park / / / / / / /

Geocaching Day at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

On International Trails Day, June 5th, 2010, Cape Breton Highlands National Park  and the Atlantic Canada Geocaching Association will host a Geocaching Day in Cheticamp.  The newest geocache is located on one of the most pristine coastlines in the park and coordinates will be released at noon...Read more

Sun 02 May 2010 Tom Wilson Canadian Nordic Walking Association / Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / CBHNP / Hiking Tips / Nordic Walking / Nordic Walking Poles / Skyline Hiking Trail / Trekking / Trekking Poles Comments Off on Spring Hiking with Poles / / / / / / / / /

Spring Hiking with Poles

A great month of April has brought spring hiking to the Cape Breton Highlands earlier than expected.  Spring hiking has its adventures – flowing streams, bridges out, windfalls, moose, wet trails and snow but  who cares when it is 15 degrees out and sunny.    One of the most important...Read more

Sat 10 Apr 2010 Tom Wilson Backpacker Magazine / Explore Magazine / Hiking / Hiking Boots / Hiking Tips / MEC / Mountain Equipment Co-op / Outdoor Gear / Packs Comments Off on Hiking Boots, Daypacks & Explore Magazine / / / / / / / / / / / /

Hiking Boots, Daypacks & Explore Magazine

The May 2010 issue of Explore – Canada’s Outdoor Magazine is out and two articles that caught my attention were Riding the New Wave  by Masa Takei and Best Gear for 2010 by Ryan Stuart.  Riding the new Wave was a story of  of four individuals paddling standing up on a paddleboard...Read more

Sun 04 Apr 2010 Tom Wilson Birding / Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / Hiking / Hiking Boots / Hiking Tips / Mountain Equipment Co-op / Outdoor Gear / Photography Comments Off on Spring is here – Birds & MEC Catalogue / / / / / / / / /

Spring is here – Birds & MEC Catalogue

The start of Easter Weekend in the Cape Breton Highlands has brought sunshine, warm weather and lots of song birds back.   I saw incredible amount of birds today during our walk. They include song sparrows, junkoos, loons, canada geese, merganser ducks, golden eye ducks, robins, and more.  I...Read more

Mon 15 Mar 2010 Tom Wilson Backpacker Magazine / Hiking / Hiking Boots / Hiking Tips / Packs Comments Off on The Gear Guide Issue is out – Backpacker / / / / / /

The Gear Guide Issue is out – Backpacker

One sure way of knowing spring is coming is getting your Gear Guide issue of Backpacker Magazine in the mail ….the other way is of course is looking outside and enjoying  the great sunny days of March here in the Cape Breton Highlands. Over 542 reviews & skills are featured in the Gear...Read more