Daily Program – 2020 Hike the Highlands Virtual Festival
Friday, September 11, 2020
1) Hike 2.3 – 4 kms today
2) Today’s Presentation- Hiking during COVID-19 and Trail Etiquette
How are Nova Scotia, Northern Cape Breton and PEI dealing with Hiking during COVID-19 in 2020?
Speakers :
Part 1 – Janet Barlow, Executive Director, Hike NS
Part 2 – Leonard LeBlanc, President, Les Hikers Club, Cheticamp
Part 3 – Michael Salter, Island Trails (PEI)
3) Daily Poll question
Saturday, September 12, 2020
1) Hike 4-14 km today
2) Today’s Presentation – Cape Breton Highlands National Park & COVID-19. Business Resumption: Changes & Challenges
A discussion with Kelly Deveaux, Visitor Experiences Manager, Cape Breton Highlands National Park
3) Daily poll question plus the results of yesterday’s question
Sunday, September 13, 2020
1) Hike 4-14 km today
b) Today’s presentation – The Island Walk – 700 km (PEI) – Bryson Guptill, Island Trails.
PEI’s newest long distance hike- “The Island Walk”, 700 km, 32 days. Ready to welcome hikers in 2021.
c) Daily poll question plus the results of yesterday’s question
Monday, September 14, 2020
1) Hike 4-14 km today
2) Today’s Presentation: Travelling & Trip Planning for International Trips
International Trips require extensive research & trip planning, medical & trip cancellation insurance & more.
Part 1 – Craig Smith, Retired Accountant, International Man of Leisure
Part 2 – Denyese MacDonald, RN, B of Nursing, Works with Surgical Unit in Halifax providing cancer care for patients
Part 3 – Nancy MacDonald, Retired Medical Records & Hospital Stats professional
Evelyn Hiltz, a retired teacher
3) Daily poll question plus the results of yesterday’s question
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
1) Hike 3-12 km today
2) Entertainment –
a) Wild Mountain Thyme – Deron Donovan
b) Lost my Heart in Cape Breton – Juanita Sauve
c) Hike the Highlands song by Terry Smith
d) Wear me Down – Juanita Sauve
e) The Gumboot Clogaroo – Deron Donovan
f) The Old Churchyard – Pauline Scanlon
g) For You – Saskia Griffiths-Moore
3) Daily poll hiking question plus the results of yesterday’s question
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
1) hike 4 -10 km today
2) Hikers Trivia Quiz
3) Daily poll hiking question plus the results of yesterday’s question
Thursday, September 17, 2020
1) Hike 3-8 km today
2) Today’s Session- “The Emergence of Virtual Events in 2020”,
Virtual Events & Zoom Meetings are the new norm during COVID-19. Find out Why?
3) Daily poll hiking question plus the results of yesterday’s question
4) The answers to the Hikers trivia Quiz
Friday, September 18, 2020
1) Hike 2-10 km today
2) Today’s Presentation – Country Walking Magazine – “Walk 1000 miles Challenge in 2020”,
This challenge started in 2016 and now has thousands of participants around the world doing it.
3) Daily poll hiking question plus the results of yesterday’s question
Saturday, September 19, 2020
1) Hike 4- 10 km today
2) Today’s presentation – Ms. Abbie Barnes, Spend More time in the Wild, UK
A film director, blogger, producer, walker/hiker. She has produced over 271 hiking videos on youtube
and hiked most of UK’s long distance walks & 15 National Trails. She is only 24 years old.
3) Daily poll hiking question plus the results of yesterday’s question
Sunday, September 20, 2020
1) Hike 4.7 km – 10 km today
2) Register Now, -Run, Walk or Bike & Donate to 40th Anniversary of Terry Fox Virtual Run. There is a special
40th Anniversary t-shirt for 2020. You can purchased it for $25.00 on their website. Help raise funds to find a cure for cancer.
3) Daily poll hiking question plus the results of yesterday’s question