Come Walk With Us on the Trans Canada Trail (TCT)

Last weekend – marks the 3 year anniversary since I sold my house determining the course of our lives for the coming 3 ...er 4… or maybe 5 years.  While reflecting on the significance of the date we also concluded that it was finally time to decide whether to quit or continue. The debating and frustration were getting to be too much, in addition to which it is now spring time and therefore the time to either get back onto the trail or find another contract to continue working. Since setting out from Cape Spear Newfoundland on July 1 st , 2019 onto the Trans Canada Trail  so much has happened.   In the past 3 years we have seen and experienced so much natural beauty, amazing wildlife and tremendous hospitality across the nation as we have walked the length and breadth of 8 stunning provinces.  In 420 days on the trail have had so many unique experiences such as hiking through hurricane landfalls, tornado warnings, hail storms, snow blizzards, trail washouts, riv...

We have not published regular blogs in a while. For that we apologize.   Don’t worry we are still here, and still dreaming of continuing.   We are still giving dozens of free presentations every month to youth groups, naturalist clubs, and hiking organizations across Canada about our time on the Trans Canada Trail.   We both recognize that there is a lot to say about our amazing experiences in 2021 crossing Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan getting to Alberta.   We know that there are a ton of wildlife and birding experiences as well as moments from the Trans Canada Trail that we have yet to share.    However both of us have found it hard to find the right words lately to summarize our time throughout third year on the Trans Canada Trail during which we ventured from the shores of the St Lawrence Seaway across Manitoba’s vast open landscapes and to the rolling hills of western Saskatchewan and eastern Alberta.      Things have been tou...