pics & stories

Seltún, a geothermal area just south of Reykjavik. The smell of sulphur was quite choking in some areas but thrilling to experience. The hot springs range from 80° to 100° C.

Detail of a very old door in downtown Reykjavik.

Celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving at Reynisfjara, the Black Beach, with my last Duchess, Irené.

Johnson Geo Centre, St. John's NL

Saw chickadees and chipmunks eating from people's hands, trumpeter swans, mallards and a blue heron--not eating from people's hands. Fall colours not quite on yet.

I am not great at estimating heights but I think it's around 25 feet high. It's on the Bruce Trail (the white rectangular main trail blaze is visible on the central post) and links the escarpment to the shoreline of Colpoy's Bay below. That was the easiest part of the hike

On First Nations land. The Bruce Trail runs through it.

Why I hike. Owen Sound ON

Pedestrian Tunnel under Hwy 6 Waterdown ON linking sections of the Bruce Trail

how could one cruel minute render him a memory?

Nobody home. Abandoned village of La Manche, NL

La Manche Village Path, NL. Almost 4 kms of ankle-breaking boulders with a 190+ metre elevation and ALLTRAILS rates it as "easy". But I saw a seal 💜💜💜💜

Our reward for hiking paths that sometimes seemed vertical--Newfoundland Chocolate Co. Café at the Visitor's Centre. Note the Newfoundlandisms + translations on the table

And THIS was at the top of the hill!

Whirly Pool Falls. East Coast Trail NL

Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto. Overlooking Flatrock Cove, NL

Our first hike in Newfoundland! At Middle Cove in the Avalon Peninsula. There's a tinge of Grandma Moses in the landscape around here.