Posts Tagged ‘Hike the Highlands Festival’

Sat 09 Aug 2008 Tom Wilson Uncategorized Comments Off on Jack Pine Trail- Cape Breton Highlands National Park / / / / / / / / / /

Jack Pine Trail- Cape Breton Highlands National Park

After what seems to be a week of rain, I was finally able to hike yesterday on one of Cape Breton Highlands National Park most interesting trails – Jack Pine.  This short 2.3 km trail is about an hour long or more depending if you connect with coastal trail back to the parking lot at Black...Read more

Fri 11 Jul 2008 Tom Wilson Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Cape Breton Island / CBHNP / Hike the Highlands / Hiking / Hiking Cape Breton / Hiking Festival / Hiking Tips / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Hike the Highlands New Digitize 2008 Brochure / / / / / / / / / /

Hike the Highlands New Digitize 2008 Brochure

Brand new for 2008,  Hike the Highlands Festival now has a digitize brochure. Developed by NXTBook and sold by Dawson Communications, this digitize brochure allows you to turn the pages of our  brochure as well zoom in and to print one page at a time.  Instructions on how to use this technology...Read more

Tue 01 Jul 2008 Tom Wilson Uncategorized Comments Off on Broad Cove Mountain / / / / / / /

Broad Cove Mountain

Recently, I had the opportunity to hike Broad Cove Mountain, one of the hikes featured in this year’s Hike the Highlands Festival. I managed to get a picture of a Lady Slipper (see above) on my way up the mountain. Broad Cove mountain is a hiking trail located in the Cape Breton Highlands...Read more

Tue 01 Jul 2008 Tom Wilson Uncategorized Comments Off on Trailpeak – A Wealth of Information on Trails / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Trailpeak – A Wealth of Information on Trails

Trailpeak website provides a wealth of information on trails and divides itself into three sections – water (kayaking kite & surf, canoeing), earth (hiking, mtn. biking, climbing) and snow (cross country skiing, back country and snowshoeing). It has developed a database where their...Read more

Sat 14 Jun 2008 Tom Wilson Uncategorized Comments Off on Daypacks – Deuter Futura 28 AC Pack / / / / / / / / / /

Daypacks – Deuter Futura 28 AC Pack

There are some great daypacks out there for hiking, one of them is the Deuter Futura 28 AC. It is available from Mountain Equipment Co-op but I sure you can purchase it from other outdoor stores. I was impressed by amount of space, the pockets and sections with this day pack. The bottom section of...Read more

Sun 01 Jun 2008 Tom Wilson Uncategorized Comments Off on Plaster Provincial Park Hiking Trail without Snow / / / /

Plaster Provincial Park Hiking Trail without Snow

I had the opportunity to hike Plaster Provincial Park trail, part of the Nova Scotia Provincial Parks system,  recently without snow. I hiked this trail earlier with my wife in March. My impression has not changed one bit. This is a great little trail that has scenery, look-offs, and much more....Read more

Sat 24 May 2008 Tom Wilson Uncategorized Comments Off on International Trails Day – June 7 / / / / / / /

International Trails Day – June 7

International Trails Day is celebrated on the first Saturday in June- this year June 7th.  One of the best ways to celebrate is to get your hiking boots out and go for a Hike with your family and friends on one of the hiking trails in your area.  This is also a great way to start […]Read more

Thu 22 May 2008 Tom Wilson Uncategorized Comments Off on 2008 Hiking Schedule for the Festival Announced / / / / / / / / / / / /

2008 Hiking Schedule for the Festival Announced

This year’s hiking schedule for the 2008 Hike the Highlands Festival has been announced. The list of guided hikes has increased from 18 last year  to 24 in 2008. Some new trails have been added – Money Point,  Bog & Benjies Lake, Plaster Provincial Park Trail, NHN trail in Cape...Read more

Sat 05 Apr 2008 Tom Wilson Hike the Highland sFestival / Hike the Highlands / Hiking / Hiking Boots / Hiking Tips / Uncategorized / Victoria County Hiking Trails Comments Off on Backpacker has a Brand New Website / / / / /

Backpacker has a Brand New Website

Backpacker magazine has a brand new website with more features, more content on gear, hikes, travel, skills and survivial.  Lots of videos, podcasts and blogs on outdoor subjects. You can also join the Backpacker community -Post a trip, gear reviews, comment on forums, create a profile and much...Read more

Mon 31 Mar 2008 Tom Wilson Uncategorized Comments Off on Plaster Provincial Park Trail – A Pleasant Surprise / / / / /

Plaster Provincial Park Trail – A Pleasant Surprise

What a pleasant surprise today – hiking the Plaster Provincial Park Trail. My wife and I had never done the complete trail before and usually spent most of our time at the picnic park as well down at the beach and cove.  We had landed on the beach a few years back when we sea kayaked from...Read more