Tue 22 Sep 2020 Tom Wilson 2020 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 7 – Virtual Festival / / / / / /

Day 7 – Virtual Festival

Day 7 of the virtual festival had hikers enjoying the Dromore Trail (PEI), Money Point Gulch Trail, Little Grassy Trail, Crazy Horse Trail (ON) . Note – Some of the PEI hikers helped with the building of the boardwalk on Dromore Trail. Photos – Money Point Gulch from the end of the...Read more

Tue 22 Sep 2020 Tom Wilson 2020 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 6 – Virtual Festival / / / / / / / /

Day 6 – Virtual Festival

Day 6 of the virtual festival has hikers enjoying the Mica Hill trail, Black Mountain, Morris Island and Roma. Photo credits – Fungi on Morris Island & Nancy & Monique on the Morris Island Trail. Photos taken by Juanita Sauve   The Hikers Trivia Quiz was introduced today and...Read more

Tue 22 Sep 2020 Tom Wilson 2020 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 5 – Virtual Festival / / / / / / /

Day 5 – Virtual Festival

Day 5 of the virtual festival featured a wide variety of hikes from Dundurn (RBG), Greenwich National Park and Mi’Kmaq Display (PEI), Skyline Trail (ON) and Franey Trail as reported by hikers.  Photo credits –  Mi’Kmaq displays by Sherri Gallant and photo of Nancy...Read more

Tue 22 Sep 2020 Tom Wilson 2020 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 4- Virtual Festival / / / / /

Day 4- Virtual Festival

Day 4 of the Virtual festival had hikers enjoying the new Cardigan trail (PEI), the Clyburn Valley trail, and trails at Gatineau Park.  Left photo – Gold Mine building on Clyburn Valley Trail – Photo Credit – Trish McCormick. Right photo – Fungi on a tree in Gatineau...Read more

Mon 14 Sep 2020 Tom Wilson 2020 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 3 -Virtual Festival / / / / / /

Day 3 -Virtual Festival

Day 3 of the virtual festival had sunny and fall temperatures making it great hiking weather. Some of the Cape Breton hikers ventured to Humes Falls, Benjies Lake and Squirrel Mountain. Many of the PEI hikers hiked around Boughton Island. Some of the Ottawa Hikers did trails in Greenbelt at...Read more

Mon 14 Sep 2020 Tom Wilson 2020 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 2 – Virtual Festival / / /

Day 2 – Virtual Festival

  Hikers were busy the second day of the festival. The PEI gang hiked 17 km from East Point to North Lake and return along a great beach. Joyce from NL was hiking the Piping Trail overlooking the City of Cornerbrook. Dawn and her dog, Scooby, went to Otters Brook . The Highlands Gang were...Read more

Sat 12 Sep 2020 Tom Wilson 2020 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 1 – Virtual Festival / / / / / /

Day 1 – Virtual Festival

Our Virtual Hiking festival, Sept. 11-20, 2020, has attracted hikers from Canada & US. Specifically in Canada – Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, PEI, NS and NL and in the states from Massachusetts  & Colorado. Many hiked more than 4km the first day and some as high as 10 km plus....Read more

Sun 23 Aug 2020 Tom Wilson 2020 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on New Normal – Virtual Events / / / / /

New Normal – Virtual Events

COVID-19 has brought us virtual events in 2020 and will stay that way for one or two more years until the vaccine is developed. Virtual events can be held anywhere. My first virtual event was Country Walking magazine – Walk 1000 miles in 2020 challenge (completed).  I continued to walk...Read more

Tue 07 Jul 2020 Tom Wilson 2020 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Trail Etiquette during COVID-19 / /

Trail Etiquette during COVID-19

  Blueberry Mountain – Photo credit Jeff Clarke It is important to be kind to others and respect their space while hiking during COVID-19.  Some hikers get physical & social distancing, others don’t. Some see signs at the trail head, others don’t. Important to be...Read more

Fri 19 Jun 2020 Tom Wilson 2020 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Hiking during COVID-19

Hiking during COVID-19

Hikers must adapt to changing conditions during COVID-19. In Canada, hikers must social distance two metres (6 feet a part). If a hiker passes by you on a trail, you are required to be six feet apart as well. That means stepping off the trail. Social distancing/physical distancing will be with us...Read more