Hiking Festival

Sun 23 Sep 2007 Tom Wilson Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / CBHNP / Corney Brook Trail / Franey Hiking Trail / Hiking / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Middlehead Hiking Trail / NS Provincial Hiking Trails / Uisge Ban Falls Hiking Trail / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Last Day of the 2007 Hike the Highlands Festival

Last Day of the 2007 Hike the Highlands Festival

It is a sad day in the Cape Breton Highlands today…this is the last day of the Hike the Highlands Festival.  It has been a wonderful ten days of hiking and making new friends. The weather cooperated throughout the festival and our meterologist, Bill Danielson, did a great job giving...Read more

Sat 22 Sep 2007 Tom Wilson Cape Breton Island / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Guides / Hiking / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Hiking Tips / Red Island Guided Walk / Red ISland Hiking Trail / Uncategorized / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Red Island Guided Hike

Red Island Guided Hike

Day eight of the festival was another sunny day for hikers who enjoyed Red Island Guide Hike today.  38 hikers explored the trail featuring Barachois River, Red Island & the ocean and MacDonald Pond.  Today’s hike featured three guides – Mary Ann Wilson, Bethsheila Kent and...Read more

Fri 21 Sep 2007 Tom Wilson Cape Breton Island / Hike the Highlands / Hiking / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / North River Falls / North River Provinicial Park / NS Provincial Hiking Trails / Uncategorized / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Sunny & Hot Day (26 degrees) for North River Guided Hikes

Sunny & Hot Day (26 degrees) for North River Guided Hikes

Another great sunrise this morning at Ingonish Centre. North River Guided Walks on the Big Falls and Little Falls trails enjoyed sunny conditions with a high of 26 degrees on the seventh day of the Hike the Highlands Festival today (Sept. 20). 36 hikers enjoyed the protected areas of North River...Read more

Thu 20 Sep 2007 Tom Wilson Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / CBHNP / Fishing Cove Hiking Trail / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Guides / Hiking / Hiking Boots / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Hiking Tips / Skyline Hiking Trail / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Skyline & Fishing Cove Guided Hikes

Skyline & Fishing Cove Guided Hikes

Another amazing day on the trails at Skyline and Fishing Cove located on the Cheticamp side of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Close to 50 hikers enjoyed the two guided walks on another beautiful sunny day. I notice I got a windburn on Skyline. Today the festival is now past the halfway...Read more

Tue 18 Sep 2007 Tom Wilson Acadien Hiking Trail / Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / CBHNP / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Guides / Hiking / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Hiking Tips / Salmon Pool Hiking Trail / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Salmon Pool and Acadien Guided Hikes

Salmon Pool and Acadien Guided Hikes

The weather man and our own meterologist, Bill Danielson,  gave us another great day for hiking. Today’s hikes included Salmon Pool and Acadien trails in Cape Breton National Park.  Thirty plus hikers enjoyed ideal hiking conditions with another great day for photos. Daniel Aucoin, guide...Read more

Tue 18 Sep 2007 Tom Wilson Cape Breton Island / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Guides / Hiking / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Sugarloaf Mountain Trail / Uncategorized / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain

Ideal hiking conditions and great photo opportunities was the story on the 4th day of Hike the Highlands Festival. Sugarloaf Mountain trail was guided by local Mike Fitzgerald and Sandra Curtis with sweepers Rob MacDonald and Sheldon Lambert. Seventeen hikers enjoyed the guided hike today along...Read more

Mon 17 Sep 2007 Tom Wilson Canadian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society / Cape Breton Island / Cape St. Lawrence Hike / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Guides / Hiking / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Hiking Tips Comments Off on Horses & Wind – Cape St. Lawrence – Lowland Cove

Horses & Wind – Cape St. Lawrence – Lowland Cove

Despite a few sore muscles from the day before, I ventured out to do Cape St. Lawrence-Lowland Cove. This is a new hike this year in the festival and it certainly lived up to its reputation. 36 hikers enjoyed this 11 km hike that started from Meat Cove down to Cape St. Lawrence, to Lowland...Read more

Sun 16 Sep 2007 Tom Wilson Broad Cove Mountain / Canadian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society / Cape Breton Island / Cape Breton Weather Watching for the Naturally Curious / Guided Wilderness Hiking Adventures / Hike the Highland sFestival / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Guides / Hiking / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Hiking Tips / Jigging Cove Lake / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Guided Wilderness Hike – An Amazing Experience

Guided Wilderness Hike – An Amazing Experience

“Today I was challenged and rewarded,” can best described my hike today – the Guided Wilderness Hiking Adventures Hike at Ingonish Harbour. This was one of the 18 guided hikes during the 4th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival.  It was full of many nice surprises and interesting...Read more

Sat 15 Sep 2007 Tom Wilson Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / CBHNP / Hike the Highland sFestival / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Guides / Hiking / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Jigging Cove Lake / Nordic Walking Poles / Uncategorized / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Good Opening for the Hiking Festival

Good Opening for the Hiking Festival

The first day of the Hike the Highlands Festival went well and featured the Jack Pine Guided Hike and the opening ceremonies.  There were 31 hikers enjoyed the guided hike of the Jack Pine Trail led by guides Mary MacDonald and Bethsheila Kent and sweeprs Sandra Curtis and Robert Dauphinee.  The...Read more

Fri 14 Sep 2007 Tom Wilson Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / CBHNP / Franey Hiking Trail / Hike the Highlands / Hike the Highlands Guides / Hiking / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Hiking Tips / Jigging Cove Lake / NS Provincial Hiking Trails / Uncategorized / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Festival Starts tomorrow – Friday, Sept. 14

Festival Starts tomorrow – Friday, Sept. 14

The big day has arrived and  our committee is excited and ready to welcome hikers to the 4th annual Hike the Highlands Festival.  Five new hikes, all new evening presentations, opening and closing ceremonies are just some of the reasons why you should not miss our festival. Spectacular highlands...Read more