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6 Month Countdown begins!

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Precisely 6 months from today in spring of 2019 - in collaboration with Bird Studies Canada - we will be in St. John's Newfoundland about to start our 3 year hike along Canada's Great Trail from Coast to Coast to Coast for the protection of Birds, Important Bird Areas and our nation's wild spaces. If you have an interest in ornithology, are a twitcher or simply love to watch birds then please feel free to follow along on facebook or on our website ( www.comewalkwithus.online ). If you have friends interested in the outdoors, wildlife or bird research we would encourage you to share and get the word out and support Canada's birds!   See you on the trail! Remember to follow our entire adventure here : www.comewalkwithus.online

Explorersweb Article - Come Walk With Us

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A Huge thank you to Kristine De Abreu at Explorersweb for the great article on our upcoming trek! Be sure to check it out!     Couple Launches Three-Year Hike Along World’s Longest Trail Kristine De Abreu Long-distance hiking 21/11/2018 The Great Trail, also known as the Trans Canada Trail. In early 2019, Sonya Richmond and her partner Sean Morton from Ontario will embark on a three-year journey along Canada’s 24,000km Great Trail. The longest recreational trail in the world, it links all three coasts and includes a 6,000+km loop into the Northwest Territories. The couple will start at Cape Spear, Newfoundland, the easternmost point of Canada, and continue west to Victoria, British Columbia before turning north. The Great Trail, formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail, took 25 years to complete and was only fully connected in 2017. It links over 400 individual trails and 15,000 communities across Canada. Since its completion, foot travell...

Congratulations to the Inspiring Dana Meise !!

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After a decade of trailblazing and inspiring his fellow Canadians, today Dana Meise completes his trek to visit all three of Canada's oceans along the Trans Canada Trail, now known as the Great Trail .   After starting his hike in 2008 in Newfoundland Dana has since hiked west to Victoria British Columbia and now has completed his trek north and arrived in Tuktoyaktuck Northwest Territories.       Over the years Dana has overcome a number of obstacles, but while doing so has inspired countless Canadians to hike the nation's trails, get outdoors and to explore the geography, history and culture of the country!   Congratulations of your magnificent achievement and at completing your Great Hike!  

Norfolk MYFM 98.9 - Trans Canada Trail Announcement !

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A huge thank you to Norfolk MYFM 98.9 whose article and radio presentation introduced our trek to Norfolk county this morning! Thank you so much! Simcoe couple plan to begin a 23,000 km journey November 14, 2018 07:26 am Some couples like to do things together, special things between just them. For some, it’s going to lovely restaurant or watching a certain movie. For Simcoe couple Sonya Richmond and Sean Morton…they have something else planned all together. They are partnering up with Birds Study Canada. They plan to blog their experiences, post pictures, and speak with students across the country. They will begin their trek in May, and it will take them about three years to complete their 23,000 km walk. More information can be found at www.comewalkwithus.online .

Another night of Preparations...

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  Another night of preparations. It is amazing how much time you spend at a desk preparing for a hike outdoors.  Tonight we spent several hours planning our trek across the nation on the Trans Canada Trail . See you on the trail! Remember to follow our entire adventure here : www.comewalkwith us.online

CBC Article on our upcoming trek! by Conrad Collaco

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Ontario couple to take 3-year walk across Canada, from coast to coast to coast 'We have some savings but our current budget is about $20 a day' Conrad Collaco · CBC News · Posted: Nov 09, 2018 Sonya Richmond and Sean Morton, from Simcoe, Ont., take their first steps, this Spring, in a three-year trek that will take them all over Canada from coast to coast to coast. (Sonya Richmond) Ontario couple to take 3-year trek across Canada from coast to coast to coast. Sonya Richmond and Sean Morton, from Simcoe, Ont., are planning to take a trek, starting this Spring, across all of Canada from coast to coast to coast. 8:20 .   As city planners will tell you, any good place to live is a good place to walk, with lots to see and do within walking distance. For Sonya Richmond and Sean Morton, from Simcoe, Ont., all of Canada, from coast to coast to coast, is walking distance. In the Spring they'll take their first step on a three-year trek acro...