Posts Tagged ‘Hike the Highlands Festival’

Tue 23 May 2023 Tom Wilson 2023 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Leaves Coming Out / / /

Leaves Coming Out

                      The grass is almost all green and the leaves are coming out on the trees. It is starting to warm up and people are coming outside to enjoy nature. The long weekend has come and gone and people are travelling and visiting...Read more

Mon 24 Apr 2023 Tom Wilson 2023 Hike the Highlands Festival / spring hiking Comments Off on Spring Hiking / / / / / / / /

Spring Hiking

Spring has arrived on Cape Breton Island and there is still some snow in the Highlands. Expect the following conditions when hiking in the spring :  wet conditions on the trail, windfalls & branches down, snow, higher brooks & streams than normal. So it is important to prepare for...Read more

Fri 09 Sep 2022 Tom Wilson 2022 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Festival Opens Today / / / / / /

Festival Opens Today

                      The 19th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival opens today on Friday, September 9th with three hikes. They are – Slatey Point at 9:00 am.,  Middle Head at 2:30 pm., and Broad Cove Mountain at 5:30 pm. All trails...Read more

Thu 21 Jan 2021 Tom Wilson 2021 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on The Challenges in 2021 / / / / /

The Challenges in 2021

There are no shortages of walking & hiking challenges in 2021. Hike the Highlands Festival Society on Cape Breton Island, has two challenges – a) the Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge on July 17, 2021, hike 3 mountains in one day, and b) the Hiker Distance Award program during Hike...Read more

Thu 20 Sep 2018 Tom Wilson 2018 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 6 – Waterfall, Clouds and Wind / / / /

Day 6 – Waterfall, Clouds and Wind

It was a day of contrasts travelling from Ingonish early in the morning, the sea was roaring and waves high especially at Black Brook. The wind was NE but at Cheticamp area it westerly.  Corney Brook trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, was the first hike of the day and it did not...Read more

Mon 17 Sep 2018 Tom Wilson 2018 Hike the Highlands Festival / Money Point / Nature & Landscape Photography Comments Off on Money Point Light – Earn Your View / / / / / / /

Money Point Light – Earn Your View

             Horses at Money Point Light Trail                           Photo credit – Tom Wilson Incredible scenery, horses, breaking waves against rocks, mountains, best describes the...Read more

Wed 20 Sep 2017 Tom Wilson 2017 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Thank-you Hikers / / / / /

Thank-you Hikers

                      Middle Head Group Photo – Last hike of the festival Thank-you hikers for an amazing 10 days of hiking along the Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Highlands and Northern Cape Breton. The 14th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival...Read more