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Today I decided to try out my Nordic Walking Poles on one of the toughest hiking trails around – Franey, CBHNP. I was not disappointed. I found the hike up so much easier and I made great time including my breaks. Most of my breaks include some water, occasionly some food and then some pics....Read more

Just 5 weeks away before the 4th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival begins on September 14, 2007. It is time to start thinking about registering for the Hike the Highlands Festival. There are two ways to pre-register: 1) download the e-brochure (pdf format) of the festival , complete the form and...Read more

While camping in Cheticamp at National Park Campground, my wife and I hike a few trails on this side of the National Park. One of the trails was Corney Brook. The trail began on the other side of the road from the parking lot. It was nice, wide trail allowing two people to walk side by […]Read more

Last week during my vacation, my wife and I enjoyed hiking the Middlehead Hiking Trail in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. One of the Park’s most popular hiking trails, Middlehead provided a number of great photo shots. Below are a just a few shots. We ran into a few showers on the...Read more

Rob & Deidre MacDonald, Cape North, ask me to share this poem Deidre’s father wrote about Sugar Loaf. SugarLoaf Mountain is one of the 18 guided hikes featured in this year’s Hike the Highlands Festival. The MacDonald’s family annually hike SugarLoaf Mountain....Read more

With just 10 weeks away from 4th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival, it is time to start planning your trip to Cape Breton Island.  A very useful planning tool is a wiki. It allows you to communicate easily with family and friends in planning your trip together.   A wiki is a free web site that...Read more

Uisge Ban Falls, a Gaelic name meaning “white water”,  is located 14.5 km north of Baddeck. From Highway 105 take exit 9. A 4 km trail provides access to a 50′ Waterfall and a climax hardwood forest. The Falls trail is approximately 3.5 km and require about 90 minutes or less to...Read more

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

In the last few years of the Hike the Highlands Festival, there have been more hikers using Nordic Walking Poles. So I decided to do my research and find out more.  David Downer, author of Nordic Walking Step by Step and also an International Nordic Walking Instructor, states there are 12 benefits...Read more