Archive for September, 2023

Wed 13 Sep 2023 Tom Wilson 2023 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 5 – Weather Improves / / / / / /

Day 5 – Weather Improves

                The festival moves to the Pleasant Bay & Cheticamp for next two days. The weather improves on Day 5, September 12th, 2023, and hikers can hike in T-shirts. Today’s hikes were MacIntosh Brook, Roberts Mountain and Benjies Lake. ...Read more

Tue 12 Sep 2023 Tom Wilson 2023 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 4 – Rain / / / / / / / / /

Day 4 – Rain

                                           Day 4, September 11th started off fine with the sunrise hike on Broad Cove Mountain but just as the Clyburn Valley hike started it poured. Hikers...Read more

Tue 12 Sep 2023 Tom Wilson 2023 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 3 – Cool Breezes / / / / / /

Day 3 – Cool Breezes

                    Day 3  of the festival, September 10th, started off hot & humid but by the afternoon the wind came up and provided hikers with some welcome cool breezes. Today’s hikes were Sugar Loaf Mountain, Money Point Gulch...Read more

Sun 10 Sep 2023 Tom Wilson 2023 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 2 – Mica HIll / / / / / /

Day 2 – Mica HIll

Day 2 of Hike the Highlands festival, September 9th, featured three hikes – Mica Hill,  Broad Cove Mountain, and Warren Lake.  Another warm & humid day for hiking but the hikers managed with lots of breaks, water & snacks. Many hikers commented how the cooling towel kept...Read more

Sun 10 Sep 2023 Tom Wilson 2023 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Opening Day – A success / / / / / /

Opening Day – A success

Opening day of the Hike the Highlands Festival, September 8th, was a great success with sixty five hikers enjoying Freshwater Lake and Look-off and Middle Head hikes. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of Hike the Highlands Festival. The festival runs from September 8-17, 2023.  This 10 day...Read more