Hiking the Bruce Trail: Sydenham, Tews + Webster's Falls

Day Trips, Greenbelt, Hiking, Nature, Weekend GetawaysStephanie BraconnierFebruary 28, 2016Greenbelt, Tews Falls, Webster's Falls, Sydenham Falls, Waterfalls, Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Dundas, Hamilton Waterfalls, Hiking, Detour CafeComment

Hiking the Greenbelt: Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

Can autumn in Ontario be beat? Is October actually the best month of the entire year? Based on our lovely hike this past Thanksgiving weekend, I'm going with no and yes respectively.

Day Trips, Greenbelt, Nature, Provincial ParksStephanie BraconnierOctober 17, 2015Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, Hockley Valley, Greenbelt, Ontario, Autumn, Thanksgiving, Pippa the DogComment

Autumn Algonquin Adventures

Seeking solace in nature and deciding to give up my day job to become a park ranger episode 100: the Algonquin edition.

Camping & Hiking, Nature, Provincial ParksStephanie BraconnierOctober 3, 2015Algonquin Provincial Park, Camping, Canoeing, Rock Lake, AutumnComment

Hiking the Bruce Trail: Cyprus Lake, Indian Head & Halfway Log Dump

All those things you've heard about the exquisite nature and painfully blue waters of the Bruce Peninsula? Absolutely true.

Nature, National Parks, Camping & Hiking, GreenbeltStephanie BraconnierAugust 30, 2015Cyprus Lake, Bruce Trail, Bruce Peninsula, Cyprus Lake, Indian Head, The Grotto, Halfway Log DumpComment

Hiking the Greenbelt: Belfountain & Forks of the Credit Provincial Park

Day Trips, Greenbelt, Nature, Provincial ParksStephanie BraconnierAugust 29, 2015Caledon, Belfountain, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, Horsetail Ferns, Cataract Falls, Limestone Kiln, Cheltenham Badlands, Higher Ground Coffee Co., WaterfallsComment

Spring in Toronto - Cherry Blossoms at High Park

It's that time of year again: the time when residents and visitors alike stream en masse to take ridiculous posed photos of themselves underneath some of the prettiest trees in bloom.

Landscape & Urban Design, Nature, Toronto, Urban ParksStephanie BraconnierMay 9, 2015Cherry Blossoms, High Park, SpringComment

X-Country Ski: Horseshoe Valley

Is it snowing a metric buttcraptonne outside? That can only mean one thing: It's time to ski until you can no longer feel your cheeks.

Day Trips, Nature, Weekend GetawaysStephanie BraconnierFebruary 9, 2015Horseshoe Valley Cross Country Skiing, Horseshoe Valley Nordic Ski Club, Copeland Forest, WinterComment

X-Country Ski the Greenbelt: Mansfield Outdoor Centre

The only thing better than hiking the greenbelt? Skiing the greenbelt.

Day Trips, Greenbelt, NatureStephanie BraconnierFebruary 1, 2015Mansfield Outdoor CentreCross Country Skiing, Mansfield Outdoor Centre, Winter, GreenbeltComment

Hiking the Bruce Trail: Tiffany Falls, Sherman Falls & Canterbury Falls

When winter feels like it is oppressively forcing you to sit on the couch and watch Game of Thrones, FIGHT BACK. Go visit your very own wall of ice at the ends of the earth - i.e., Dundas Valley Conservation Area.

Day Trips, Greenbelt, NatureStephanie BraconnierJanuary 18, 2015Tiffany Falls Conservation Area, Bruce Trail, Dundas, Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Sherman Falls, Canterbury Falls, Hamilton Waterfalls, Winter, Hiking, WaterfallsComment

Weekend Escape: Prince Edward County Marathon

I guess you can't really call going for a marathon an 'escape' but if you've ever had to run, watch, or attempt to get around during the Toronto Waterfront Marathon you will understand how much more desirable it is to be in the rolling countryside during peak colours than running along Lakeshore Drive whilst irate Sunday drivers openly curse your existence.