A New Adventure to Share

While we have a great deal to still share about our ongoing adventure across Canada we thought we would also post about something new - the Bruce Trail. 

 
Long before we set out onto the Great Trail or onto the Camino Frances to Santiago we set out onto the famous Bruce Trail in Ontario.  The Bruce Trail is 890 km in length tracing the Niagara Escarpment from Queenston Heights to Tobermory.  It is where our love of long-distance hiking began, where we completed our first thru hike, and where we learned so much about backpacking.  Trekked from 2014-2022 it took us nearly 10 years to complete the Bruce Trail in a series of day hikes, organized end-to-end events, and an educational thru-hike of the Peninsula Section.

To be honest, when we took those first tentative steps onto the Bruce Trail we had no idea what we were doing, carrying a 4-person tent that weighed 12 lbs, enough outfits to have clean clothes for a week, and 12 days of food for 3 people.  Somehow we managed to survive the pain of the learning curve, but if you'd told us that adventure would be the start of a lifetime hiking together, including a 14,000 km hike from the Atlantic to the Pacific on the Trans Canada Trail, we wouldn't have believed you. 

En route we would have a range of experiences.  Participating in organized End to End events, weekend strolls with friends, and thru hiking with a teenager.   Over the course of our trek we would see dozens of bird species, learn about newts and snakes, and explore Ontario's history - all of which anyone can discover along the Bruce Trail. 

If you are interested in more of our adventures then we invite you to 'Come Walk With Us' by checking out our Bruce Trail blog to learn where the adventure began!